diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 45dbfce..bb8208d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ On the Debian host:
minor, currently `v1.36`
- SSH access to worker nodes
- SSH access to the OCI edge host
-- enough persistent storage for `/data/openebs/local` and `/data/docker`
+- enough persistent storage for `/data/openebs/local` and Docker's data root
After a clean Debian reinstall, bootstrap the host package set and desktop
configuration first:
@@ -672,11 +672,10 @@ destroy/create cycles. Those critical volumes are declared explicitly as
retained local PVs so a rebuilt cluster binds back to the same host paths
instead of creating fresh directories.
-For the current lab, the HP Debian laptop's NVMe is managed by LVM volume group
-`data-vg` and mounted under `/data`. OpenEBS retained hostpath data lives under
-`/data/openebs/local`, and Docker data should live under `/data/docker` where
-the host is configured that way. This keeps retained PVs, container layers,
-Buildx state, and image caches from filling `/`.
+For the current lab, the HP Debian laptop's root filesystem is on NVMe, so the
+standard Docker root `/var/lib/docker` is acceptable. OpenEBS retained hostpath
+data still lives under `/data/openebs/local`, and larger service data such as
+Gitea, Ollama models, and app volumes should stay under `/data`.
## Gitea
@@ -685,9 +684,8 @@ always-on Docker Compose service from `infra/gitea/docker-compose.yml`, not as a
Kubernetes workload. This keeps Git available when the Kubernetes cluster is
destroyed and rebuilt.
-The default data path is `/data/homelab-gitea/data` on the HP laptop NVMe. The
-Docker root is also expected to live on the `/data` storage path rather than the
-root filesystem.
+The default data path is `/data/homelab-gitea/data` on the HP laptop NVMe.
+Docker may use the standard `/var/lib/docker` root because `/` is also on NVMe.
Public source browsing stays available through
`https://lab2025.duckdns.org/git/`. Registration is disabled and anonymous users
diff --git a/README.md.tmpl b/README.md.tmpl
index b43f2d4..68d89b6 100644
--- a/README.md.tmpl
+++ b/README.md.tmpl
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ On the Debian host:
minor, currently `v1.36`
- SSH access to worker nodes
- SSH access to the OCI edge host
-- enough persistent storage for `/data/openebs/local` and `/data/docker`
+- enough persistent storage for `/data/openebs/local` and Docker's data root
After a clean Debian reinstall, bootstrap the host package set and desktop
configuration first:
@@ -672,11 +672,10 @@ destroy/create cycles. Those critical volumes are declared explicitly as
retained local PVs so a rebuilt cluster binds back to the same host paths
instead of creating fresh directories.
-For the current lab, the HP Debian laptop's NVMe is managed by LVM volume group
-`data-vg` and mounted under `/data`. OpenEBS retained hostpath data lives under
-`/data/openebs/local`, and Docker data should live under `/data/docker` where
-the host is configured that way. This keeps retained PVs, container layers,
-Buildx state, and image caches from filling `/`.
+For the current lab, the HP Debian laptop's root filesystem is on NVMe, so the
+standard Docker root `/var/lib/docker` is acceptable. OpenEBS retained hostpath
+data still lives under `/data/openebs/local`, and larger service data such as
+Gitea, Ollama models, and app volumes should stay under `/data`.
## Gitea
@@ -685,9 +684,8 @@ always-on Docker Compose service from `infra/gitea/docker-compose.yml`, not as a
Kubernetes workload. This keeps Git available when the Kubernetes cluster is
destroyed and rebuilt.
-The default data path is `/data/homelab-gitea/data` on the HP laptop NVMe. The
-Docker root is also expected to live on the `/data` storage path rather than the
-root filesystem.
+The default data path is `/data/homelab-gitea/data` on the HP laptop NVMe.
+Docker may use the standard `/var/lib/docker` root because `/` is also on NVMe.
Public source browsing stays available through
`https://lab2025.duckdns.org/git/`. Registration is disabled and anonymous users
diff --git a/apps/demos-static/public/homelab-catalog/index.html b/apps/demos-static/public/homelab-catalog/index.html
index c7311d8..8a1e6b2 100644
--- a/apps/demos-static/public/homelab-catalog/index.html
+++ b/apps/demos-static/public/homelab-catalog/index.html
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
debian
Address: 192.168.100.73
Tailscale: 100.85.138.30
- Storage: /data/docker
+ Storage: /var/lib/docker
dns-edge-worker
diff --git a/bootstrap/host/group_vars/debian_pc.yml b/bootstrap/host/group_vars/debian_pc.yml
index bcdc854..8f30bc5 100644
--- a/bootstrap/host/group_vars/debian_pc.yml
+++ b/bootstrap/host/group_vars/debian_pc.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ debian_pc_ollama_igpu_enable: "false"
debian_pc_persistent_directories:
- /data/openebs/local/registry
- - /data/docker
- /data/ollama/models
- "/home/{{ debian_pc_user }}/git-server"
- "/home/{{ debian_pc_user }}/backups/gitea"
diff --git a/docs/service-catalog.md b/docs/service-catalog.md
index 2974b29..6ac0552 100644
--- a/docs/service-catalog.md
+++ b/docs/service-catalog.md
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ Update `homelab.yml`, then run `scripts/render-service-catalog`.
| Host | Role | Address | Tailscale | Storage |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
-| debian | control-plane | 192.168.100.73 | 100.85.138.30 | /data/docker |
+| debian | control-plane | 192.168.100.73 | 100.85.138.30 | /var/lib/docker |
| rpi4 | dns-edge-worker | 192.168.100.89 | 100.77.80.72 | /nvme-storage/docker |
| opi5_pimox | pimox | 192.168.100.80 | | opi5_ssd |
| oci_edge | public-edge | 132.145.170.74 | 100.118.255.19 | |
diff --git a/homelab.yml b/homelab.yml
index 2573b15..02fc908 100644
--- a/homelab.yml
+++ b/homelab.yml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ hosts:
user: jv
lan_ip: 192.168.100.73
tailscale_ip: 100.85.138.30
- docker_root: /data/docker
+ docker_root: /var/lib/docker
data_root: /data
kubeconfig: /home/jv/.kube/config
rpi4:
diff --git a/jeannie b/jeannie
index db8a4d7..26ce046 100755
--- a/jeannie
+++ b/jeannie
@@ -1067,7 +1067,7 @@ check_gitea_reachable() {
}
check_debian_docker_root() {
- local expected_root="${LAB_DEBIAN_DOCKER_ROOT:-/data/docker}"
+ local expected_root="${LAB_DEBIAN_DOCKER_ROOT:-/var/lib/docker}"
local actual_root
if ! command -v docker >/dev/null 2>&1; then
@@ -1082,7 +1082,7 @@ check_debian_docker_root() {
}
fix_debian_docker_root() {
- local expected_root="${LAB_DEBIAN_DOCKER_ROOT:-/data/docker}"
+ local expected_root="${LAB_DEBIAN_DOCKER_ROOT:-/var/lib/docker}"
local daemon_file="/etc/docker/daemon.json"
local current_root=""
@@ -1228,7 +1228,7 @@ homelab_preflight() {
echo "Running homelab preflight checks from ${HOMELAB_INVENTORY_FILE:-${REPO_ROOT}/homelab.yml}..."
preflight_check "Gitea reachable at ${LAB_GITEA_LOCAL_URL:-http://${LAB_GITEA_HOST:-192.168.100.73}:${LAB_GITEA_HTTP_PORT:-3000}/}" check_gitea_reachable || failures=$((failures + 1))
- preflight_check "Debian Docker root is ${LAB_DEBIAN_DOCKER_ROOT:-/data/docker}" check_debian_docker_root || failures=$((failures + 1))
+ preflight_check "Debian Docker root is ${LAB_DEBIAN_DOCKER_ROOT:-/var/lib/docker}" check_debian_docker_root || failures=$((failures + 1))
preflight_check "Debian Tailscale IP ${LAB_DEBIAN_TAILSCALE_IP:-unset}" check_debian_tailscale_ip || failures=$((failures + 1))
preflight_check "RPi Docker root is NVMe or fallback" check_rpi_docker_root_state || failures=$((failures + 1))
preflight_warn "RPi Tailscale IP ${LAB_RPI_TAILSCALE_IP:-unset}" check_rpi_tailscale_ip
@@ -4340,7 +4340,7 @@ status_report() {
printf 'date: %s\n' "$(date -Is)"
printf 'uptime: %s\n' "$(uptime -p 2>/dev/null || uptime)"
status_run "memory" free -h
- status_run "disk" df -h / /data /data/docker /data/openebs/local
+ status_run "disk" df -h / /data /data/openebs/local
status_section "Systemd"
status_systemd_units ssh docker containerd kubelet tailscaled homelab-gitea-runner