Mongo: Docker run throws error no space left error for /data/db

[bimalm]

Getting Below error when run the docker

docker run -d -p 3000:27017 --name m1 --net mongo-net mongo mongod

2016-11-25T08:56:26.387+0000 I STORAGE [initandlisten] error creating journal dir /data/db/journal boost::filesystem::create_directory: No space left on device: "/data/db/journal"
2016-11-25T08:56:26.387+0000 I STORAGE [initandlisten] exception in initAndListen std::exception: boost::filesystem::create_directory: No space left on device: "/data/db/journal", terminating
2016-11-25T08:56:26.388+0000 I CONTROL [initandlisten] dbexit: rc: 100

[bimalm]

I didn't face the issue when mount a volume to /data/db
ocker run -d -p 3000:27017 -v /Users/user/work/m1:/data/db --name m1 --net mongo-net mongo mongod

Look like it has something to do with docker image

[yosifkit]

I would guess that you are on a Mac using "Docker for Mac". I think that the VM provisioned by docker does not have enough space and so mounting you host's directory gave it the space that it needed.

[bimalm]

@yosifkit thats right. I could clean up some space by deleting unused docker instances and this error gone away

[lupa18]

Also works if added: --smallfiles
In compose you can use:
command: mongod --smallfiles

[DonMartin76]

What I've also seen on Docker for Mac is that the available disk space can be exhausted by too many local images. Removing unused images can help then.