I think you can do exactly what you are asking for with the host machine&#x27;s local storage with docker today. Where do these docs fall short for you?<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;docs.docker.com&#x2F;engine&#x2F;userguide&#x2F;dockervolumes&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;docs.docker.com&#x2F;engine&#x2F;userguide&#x2F;dockervolumes&#x2F;</a><p>I would first start with the use case, checkout what came out in docker 1.9 and the read up on what the various volume plugins provide.<p>(I work for ClusterHQ and we read and hear a lot of feedback around the topic, also )