Docker Storage Driver

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Each layers of docker containers/images will need to be stored in the filesystem of host machine. The storage driver enables the creation of data in the writable layer of container.

There are a few storage drivers for linux and windows

• Linux

  • autofs
  • overlay2
  • devicemapper [1]
  • others

• Windows

  • windowsfilter
  • lcow (linux container on windows)

[1]: DeviceMapper Configuration at Chapter 3