1. Check current base size
docker info
2. Stop docker
sudo service docker stop
3. Backup Image and Container & clear Docker
mv /var/lib/docker/image /<someplace> mv /var/lib/docker/containers /<someplace> rm -rf /var/lib/docker
4. Increase the size
cd /usr/bin/ sudo docker daemon --storage-opt dm.basesize=50G
4. Restart and check Base Disk
sudo service docker start docker info