home-network/docker.org

Docker Setup

• links
• data location
  • modify docker configuration to point to new location
    • reasons we aren't using fstab mount
    • Docker Storage Layout
      • storage layout diagram
      • storage layout table
    • commands
• Docker compose scripts
  • Forgejo
  • Calibre
  • N8N

links

• TOC - Home System

data location

modify docker configuration to point to new location

reasons we aren't using fstab mount

• Preferred: use `/etc/docker/daemon.json` with `data-root`
• Avoid: fstab bind mount to `/var/lib/docker` — fragile at boot

Docker Storage Layout

storage layout diagram

/mnt/storage/docker/
├── lib/           ← Docker engine (images, containers, volumes)
├── compose/       ← All your compose projects
│   ├── calibre/
│   │   ├── docker-compose.yml
│   │   └── data/
│   ├── forgejo/
│   └── n8n/

storage layout table

Path	Purpose
/mnt/storage/docker/lib	Docker engine data (images, containers)
/mnt/storage/docker/compose	Parent for all docker-compose projects
/mnt/storage/docker/compose/calibre	Calibre compose setup
/mnt/storage/docker/compose/calibre/data	Calibre persistent volume
/mnt/storage/docker/compose/forgejo	Forgejo compose setup
/mnt/storage/docker/compose/n8n	N8N compose setup

commands

cd /etc/docker
nvim  daemon.json

{
  "data-root": "/mnt/storage/docker/lib"
}

Docker compose scripts

Forgejo

Calibre

N8N