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Docker

4 posts
Jan 2024 – Nov 2025

Using systemd to run a Docker container only when an SMB mount is mounted

I have a Linux machine that mounts several shares from my NAS via Samba. I'd like it to run fscrawler in a Docker container for each of those shares, but only when the shares are working properly — if the share goes away while fscrawler is running, fscrawler will …

Making a Docker container depend on a disk being mounted

Quick and easy way to make a Docker container depend on an external disk being connected and mounted.

Setting up KVM virtual machines using a bridge network on an Ubuntu host

I recently wanted to set up a VM on my home Ubuntu 22.04 LTS server, with the following goals: 1. the VM uses KVM virtualization, for performance 2. the guest VM is assigned an IP via DHCP by my home network router 3. the guest VM is accessible by …

How to move Docker's data directory from /var/lib

I recently had to move Docker's data directory on my home NAS (from the root filesystem to the storage array). I found some incomplete and inconsistent information on the Web about how to do this, so for future reference here's the process I used to do …