How can I redirect storage of Multipass VMs?

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I've just been trying out Multipass and can see great value in using it for training and testing. Unfortunately with the small SSD I use as the root volume in my server it quickly ran out of space.

I can't seem to locate the path where the disks are stored and it doesn't appear to be configurable. Is there a nice way to use a custom path for VM storage and image storage?

score 4 · Accepted Answer · edited May 30 '23 at 23:14

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It's currently supported through the MULTIPASS_STORAGE environment variable. How to set it up for various systems is documented here.

You will need to start from scratch, or migrate the data on your own. An alternative approach using symbolic links is described here.

edited May 30 '23 at 23:14

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answered Jun 09 '20 at 08:54

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this feature is very important, millions of people uses small SSDs as primary disk these days – jhonatan teixeira Feb 03 '22 at 01:14

How can I redirect storage of Multipass VMs?

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