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Seeing bloated Docker images or odd performance on legacy servers?

If your server uses the default vfs driver under LXD, you’re likely missing out.

Our guide shows you how to switch to fuse-overlayfs, reducing disk usage and improving container startup speeds - especially on our legacy LXD stack.

Step summary:
•Stop Docker and snapshot your server (backup first!)
•Remove existing containers/images (they won’t work after switching)
•Edit /etc/docker/daemon.json, set "storage-driver": "fuse-overlayfs"
•Restart Docker and validate with docker info

🔗 Full walkthrough: https://webdock.io/en/docs/how-guides/docker-guides/how-change-the-docker-storage-driver

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