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Is it possible to run a docker host that has no harddrive? (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by Passerby6497@lemmy.world to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
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So I had a micro PC that was running one of my core services and it only supports NVMe drives. Unfortunately, this little guy cooked itself and I'm not in a position to replace the drive. The system is still good and is fairly powerful, so I want to be able to reuse it.

I'm thinking I want to set up some kind of netboot appliance on another server to be able to allow me to boot the system without ever having a local disk. One thing I want to is run some docker images (specifically Frigate) but i wont be able to write anything to persistent storage locally. NFS shares are common in my setup.

Is it even possible to make a 'gold image' of a docker host and have it netboot? I expect that memory limitations (16GB) will be my main issue, but I'm just trying to think of how to bring this system back into use. I have two NAS appliances that I can use for backend long term storage (where I keep my docker files and non-database files anyway), so it shouldn't be too difficult to have some kind of easily editable storage solution. I don't want to use USB drives as persistent storage due to lifespan concerns from using them in production environments.

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[–] Passerby6497@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Hell 50 bucks you can get a decent SSD.

If only it were that easy, I would have already thrown a spare 2.5" into the system, but it's only got a single nvme slot for local storage.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You can get an NVME drive for <$50, in fact I saw a 128GB one online for ~$15 from a reliable brand (Patriot).

[–] Passerby6497@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

That's actually doable. Thanks for that friend.