# Docker uses root partition, might need more storage space

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/docker-uses-root-partition-might-need-more-storage-space/69298
**Category:** Self-hosting
**Tags:** server-resources
**Created:** [3 سبتمبر 2017، 8:23م UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/docker-uses-root-partition-might-need-more-storage-space/69298 "2017-09-03T20:23:49Z")
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### Author: ![dax](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/dax/32/244677_2.png) [@dax](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dax)
#### Post date: [3 سبتمبر 2017، 11:48م UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/docker-uses-root-partition-might-need-more-storage-space/69298/4 "2017-09-03T23:48:31Z")

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This topic, though related to digital ocean block storage, can help you at least for uploads:

> [@Need a how-to guide for using DigitalOcean Block Storage for image uploads](https://meta.discourse.org/t/need-a-how-to-guide-for-using-digialocean-block-storage-for-image-uploads/49535/10):
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> The man makes a point. It appears to be less than 1/3 the speed on the simplest of benchmarks. (I checked and both the host and the storage are at SFO2.) root#:dd if=/dev/zero of=/tmp/output conv=fdatasync bs=384k count=1k 1024+0 records in 1024+0 records out 402653184 bytes (403 MB, 384 MiB) copied, 0.590498 s, 682 MB/s root#:dd if=/dev/zero of=/mnt/volume-sfo2-01/test conv=fdatasync bs=384k count=1k 1024+0 records in 1024+0 records out 402653184 bytes (403 MB, 384 MiB) copied, 1.99937 s, 201…

You should read all the topic, there are pros and cons.

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