# Is it normal for /var/lib and /var/log to each take over 5G space?

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**Created:** [January 9, 2017, 1:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-normal-for-var-lib-and-var-log-to-each-take-over-5g-space/55403 "2017-01-09T13:01:20Z")\
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> [@snakeninny](#):
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> Seems to me that the diff and log are taking too much space. Is that normal?

`/var/lib/docker/aufs` holds the disk of your docker image, so yes, that is normal, there is an entire linux there.

`/var/log/nginx` hold every request that hits your forum, so it will be bigger the more access you have. However it rotates for you.

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