From 03350c13c4e258993fda45190703efd299b47283 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Gerrit Gogel Date: Sun, 12 Feb 2023 15:07:17 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Update README.md --- README.md | 19 +++++++++---------- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 6deaddb..6cc4b0b 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -159,9 +159,11 @@ Networks: **If you set up Seafile from scratch you can skip this part.** - The [official Docker deployment](https://manual.seafile.com/docker/deploy%20seafile%20with%20docker/) uses [bind mounts](https://docs.docker.com/storage/bind-mounts/) to the host path instead of actual docker volumes. This was probably chosen to create compatibility between a native install and the docker deployment. This deployment uses [named volumes](https://docs.docker.com/storage/volumes/), which come with several advantages over bind mounts and are the recommended mechanism for persisted storage on Docker. The default path for named volumes on Docker is `/var/lib/docker/volumes/PROJECT-NAME_VOLUME-NAME/_data`. Of course you could also use the old paths but it is not best practice according to the Docker documentation. + This deployment uses [named volumes](https://docs.docker.com/storage/volumes/), which come with several advantages over bind mounts, used in the official Seafile Docker deployment. They are the recommended mechanism for persisted storage on Docker. + + The default path for named volumes on Docker is `/var/lib/docker/volumes/PROJECT-NAME_VOLUME-NAME/_data`. - To migrate storage from the official Docker deployment run: + To migrate storage from the official Docker deployment or native (non-Docker) deployment run: ``` mkdir -p /var/lib/docker/volumes/seafile_seafile-data/_data mkdir -p /var/lib/docker/volumes/seafile_seafile-mariadb/_data @@ -172,17 +174,14 @@ Networks: cp -r /opt/seafile-mysql/db /var/lib/docker/volumes/seafile_seafile-mariadb/_data mv /var/lib/docker/volumes/seafile_seafile-data/_data/seafile/seahub-data/custom /var/lib/docker/volumes/seafile_seahub-custom/_data mv /var/lib/docker/volumes/seafile_seafile-data/_data/seafile/seahub-data/avatars /var/lib/docker/volumes/seafile_seahub-avatars/_data - ``` - - *Tip:* If you want to use a different path, like a separate drive, to store your Docker volumes, simply create a symbolic link like this: + If you are migration from a native (non-Docker) deployment, you additonaly need to change the ownership of the folders: ``` - service docker stop - mv /var/lib/docker/volumes /var/lib/docker/volumes-bak - mkdir -p /mnt/external/volumes - ln -sf /mnt/external/volumes /var/lib/docker - service docker start + chown -R root:root /var/lib/docker/volumes/seafile_seafile-data + chown -R root:root /var/lib/docker/volumes/seafile_seafile-mariadb + chown -R root:root /var/lib/docker/volumes/seafile_seahub-custom + chown -R root:root /var/lib/docker/volumes/seafile_seahub-avatars ``` 5. ***(Optional) Reverse Proxy***