denouel/docker-volume-aufs repository overview

This volume plugin enables to mount a host directory as an aufs volume in docker container.

⁠Benefits

• no need to copy the data in the container
• allow to modify the data from the container without modifying the host data (copy on write)

⁠Installation

docker plugin install denouel/docker-volume-aufs

⁠Usage

docker volume create -d denouel/docker-volume-aufs -o source=/dir myvolume

source has to be an absolute path, /tmp is used if source is unset