B'mod default, id-data f'container hija ephemeral — titlifx meta r-container jitneħħa. Volumes (u bind mounts) jipprovdu persistent storage li tħadd barra mill-kontajners, essenzjali għal databases u kwalunkwe data li trid tissobrevwivi restart/removal tal-kontajners.
Il-problema: containers huma ephemeral
A container's writable layer is DELETED when the container is removed:
→ data written inside the container (e.g. a database's files) is LOST
→ containers are meant to be disposable/replaceable → don't store important data in them
→ For persistent data, you need storage OUTSIDE the container's lifecycle.
