Answers: <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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Answers: 2017-06-20T17:56:36.737Z
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Body: <p>Docker daemon allows, according to documentatio, using memory storage driver for its images.
  Has anybody any daily business experiences with that?</p>
  
Tags: <docker><scalability>
Title: Docker memory storage
UserDisplayName: Ta Mu
ThreadText: # 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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