change-docker-location.md

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  • How to change docker container and image default storage location?

$ docker info | grep "Docker Root Dir"
Docker Root Dir: /var/lib/docker

$ sudo systemctl stop docker

$ sudo mkdir /etc/systemd/system/docker.service.d
$ sudo touch /etc/systemd/system/docker.service.d/docker.conf
$ sudo vi /etc/systemd/system/docker.service.d/docker.conf

Be careful not to forget to check storage-driver with docker info command

/etc/systemd/system/docker.service.d/docker.conf

[Service]
ExecStart=
ExecStart=/usr/bin/dockerd --graph="/mnt/new_volume" --storage-driver=overlay2 

$ sudo systemctl daemon-reload
$ sudo systemctl start docker