<p>According to the <a href="https://devops.stackexchange.com/questions/1377/docker-memory-storage">documentation</a>, memory storage is intended for testing purposes only and should never be used in production.  The only practical purpose I can think of for this might be state testing, such as with Serverspec or Inspec, to validate configurations.  Using memory storage for this purpose <em>might</em> be a little faster and use less disk storage.  I'm not sure those benefits are worth the effort to implement.</p>

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2017-06-20T17:56:36.737Z
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Dave Swersky
<p>Docker daemon allows, according to documentatio, using memory storage driver for its images.
Has anybody any daily business experiences with that?</p>

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# Docker memory storage

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-06-20)

Docker daemon allows, according to documentatio, using memory storage driver for its images.
Has anybody any daily business experiences with that?

**Tags:** docker, scalability


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### Answer by username_1 on 2017-06-20. Score: 6 | Accepted answer

According to the [documentation](https://devops.stackexchange.com/questions/1377/docker-memory-storage), memory storage is intended for testing purposes only and should never be used in production. The only practical purpose I can think of for this might be state testing, such as with Serverspec or Inspec, to validate configurations. Using memory storage for this purpose *might* be a little faster and use less disk storage. I'm not sure those benefits are worth the effort to implement.


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