Docker Volumes

• https://docs.docker.com/storage/volumes/

• Docker local volumes

• /var/lib/docker/volumes/metadata.db

• docker volume create --name VOLUME_NAME
• docker volume ls: https://docs.docker.com/engine/reference/commandline/volume_ls/
• docker volume rm VOLUME_NAME
• docker volume: https://docs.docker.com/engine/reference/commandline/volume/
• docker volume inspect VOLUME: https://docs.docker.com/engine/reference/commandline/volume_inspect/

• docker inspect -f '{{ .Mounts }}' CONTAINER_NAME

• docker volumes prune
• docker system prune --volumes

docker container inspect grafana  | grep -w Volumes
          "Volumes": null,

docker image inspect grafana/grafana | grep -w Volumes
           "Volumes": null,
           "Volumes": null,

• docker run --name some-mariadb -v /my/own/datadir:/var/lib/mysql -e MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=my-secret-pw -d mariadb:latest

• cd /var/lib/docker/volumes/<volume_name>/_data

Related terms

• docker system df -v (-v show also volume information)
• docker buildx du
• Docker images management: docker images
• Docker-compose: volumes
• docker run -v .../...
• bind mounts
• docker inspect
• Dockerfile
• podman volume
• --mount

Activitites

• Read Introduction to Docker Bind Mounts and Volumes https://4sysops.com/archives/introduction-to-docker-bind-mounts-and-volumes/
• Read https://docs.docker.com/storage/volumes/

See also

• Docker Volumes: docker volume ls, docker volume create, docker volume inspect, docker volumes prune, docker volume create, docker volume rm, docker system df, mounts, --volumes-from, Bind mounts
• Docker: docker-compose, Docker Desktop, Docker Scout, Docker Swarm, Docker Volumes, Docker images management, docker network, docker inspect, docker volume inspect, Dockerfile, Docker Engine release notes,docker kill, moby, Docker-in-Docker, docker context, buildx, docker tag, docker system prune, Docker Hub, hub-tool, /etc/docker/daemon.json, hostconfig.json, dockerd, logs, Docker logging, Backup, docker service, depends on, --dns, --filter, --mount, docker login, docker build, apt remove docker.io, .dockerignore, docker context ls | docker-machine, .docker/, PWD, $HOME/.docker/config.json, Docker ID, --env-file, docker --help