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Portway provides persistent storage through Docker volumes, allowing your applications to maintain data across deployments and restarts.

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Volume types

Portway supports named volumes defined in your Docker Compose file. Only volume type volumes are supported for security and portability reasons. 
services:
  database:
    image: postgres:15
    volumes:
      - db-data:/var/lib/postgresql/data
    environment:
      POSTGRES_DB: myapp
      POSTGRES_USER: user
      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: password

volumes:
  db-data:
    driver: local

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Volume persistence

  • Data persistence: Volumes maintain data across container restarts and redeployments
  • Backup: Regular backups are handled automatically by the platform
  • Scaling limitations: Services with volumes cannot be scaled beyond a single instance
Services with persistent volumes cannot be scaled to multiple instances. This ensures data consistency and prevents conflicts.

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Best practices

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Database storage

Store database files in named volumes to ensure data persistence: 
services:
  postgres:
    image: postgres:15
    volumes:
      - postgres-data:/var/lib/postgresql/data

volumes:
  postgres-data:

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Application data

Use volumes for user uploads, logs, or other persistent application data: 
services:
  app:
    image: myapp:latest
    volumes:
      - app-uploads:/app/uploads
      - app-logs:/app/logs

volumes:
  app-uploads:
  app-logs:

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Configuration files

For configuration that needs to persist between deployments: 
services:
  nginx:
    image: nginx:alpine
    volumes:
      - nginx-config:/etc/nginx/conf.d

volumes:
  nginx-config:

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Limitations

  • Only named volumes are supported (no bind mounts or tmpfs)
  • Services with volumes cannot use autoscaling
  • Volume access is limited to the service that defines them