The Docker for AWS solution includes the Cloudstor volume plugin, which is a storage plugin built by Docker and designed to support popular cloud storage mechanisms for persistent storage.
In the case of AWS, this plugin provides out of the box integration with the following types of persistent storage:
- Elastic Block Store (EBS): Provides block level storage intended for dedicated (non-shared) access. This provides a high level of performance with the ability to detach and attach volumes to different instances, and supports snapshot and restore operations. EBS storage is suitable for database storage or any applications that require high throughput and minimal latency for reading and writing ...
