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By default docker get installed under /var/lib/docker . If you don't have enough space there then you might have to do following
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#Check if /var is getting filled | |
df -k | |
#If /var space is not more than 50GB do following | |
sudo su | |
#Stop Docker | |
service docker stop | |
#Copy all files to folder that have enough space | |
#usually in linux boxes there is enough space under /export | |
#Create a dummy directory 'mkdir /export/apps/docker' | |
cp -R /var/lib/docker/ <Your other folder> | |
#Create backup | |
mv /var/lib/docker/ /var/lib/docker.backup | |
#Create softlink so in above example it would be 'ln -s /export/apps/docker/ /var/lib/docker' | |
ln -s <Your other folder> /var/lib/docker | |
#Start docker | |
service docker start | |
#Run following command to check change (look for Data file and Metadata File value) | |
docker info | |
#If everything is fine then | |
rm -rf /var/lib/docker.backup |
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