# Overlay2 is no longer installed in Docker by default (because it's deprecated)

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/overlay2-is-no-longer-installed-in-docker-by-default-because-its-deprecated/389264
**Category:** Bug
**Created:** [November 20, 2025, 6:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/overlay2-is-no-longer-installed-in-docker-by-default-because-its-deprecated/389264 "2025-11-20T18:06:59Z")
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### Author: ![mcmcclur](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/mcmcclur/32/115456_2.png) [@mcmcclur](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mcmcclur)
#### Post date: [November 24, 2025, 2:30am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/overlay2-is-no-longer-installed-in-docker-by-default-because-its-deprecated/389264/6 "2025-11-24T02:30:21Z")

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> [@pfaffman](#):
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> When? This just got merged. About 3 hours ago.

My DigitalOcean history says I set it up 11 hours ago, or about 10:30 AM EST. I guess I got lucky!

I had updated the discourse-math plugin and was trying to figure out how to install it into my production Discourse. I didn’t want to mess up the instance that I actually use so I set up another.

[https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-math/65770/242](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-math/65770/242)

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