Tag Volume on MariaDB Docker Image

Quick Tip

If you try the official MariaDB Docker image, you will find out their image is using a docker volume to store the datadir /var/lib/mysql files.
So if you are going to work in a container, it’s a good practice to assign a name to the volume where your database data is being saved.

For example I’m used to create my containers naming the volume like this:

docker run -d --name patomariadb -v patovoldb:/var/lib/mysql mariadb

and it’s easy to find it:

pato@patocontainer ~ $ docker volume ls
DRIVER              VOLUME NAME
local               patovoldb

So remember to tag the volumes of your MariaDB containers for easier future reference when you may need to duplicate or save your data.