# What is the best docker storage backend to use on a VPS?

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**Category:** Self-hosting
**Tags:** docker
**Created:** [18.Октябрь.2015 07:57:37 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-the-best-docker-storage-backend-to-use-on-a-vps/34646 "2015-10-18T07:57:37Z")
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### Author: ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/codinghorror/32/110067_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [18.Октябрь.2015 23:11:03 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-the-best-docker-storage-backend-to-use-on-a-vps/34646/5 "2015-10-18T23:11:03Z")

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Never, ever use device mapper. That is a one way ticket to corruption town, sooner or later. It is buggy as hell and has been for a year despite Red Hat saying “it works now” over and over.

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