The default path setup suggested by some docker developers that encourages people to use mounts like `/movies`, `/tv` and`/downloads` is very suboptimal and it makes them look like two or three file systems, even if they aren’t (*Because of how Docker’s volumes work*). It is the easiest way to get started. While easy to use, it has a major drawback. Mainly losing the ability to hardlink or instant move, resulting in a slower and more I/O intensive copy + delete is used.
The default path setup suggested by some docker developers that encourages people to use mounts like `/movies`, `/tv`, `/books` or`/downloads` is very suboptimal and it makes them look like two or three file systems, even if they aren’t (*Because of how Docker’s volumes work*). It is the easiest way to get started. While easy to use, it has a major drawback. Mainly losing the ability to hardlink or instant move, resulting in a slower and more I/O intensive copy + delete is used.
Sonarr, Radarr and Lidarr gets access to everything because the download folder(s) and media folder will look like and be one file system. Hardlinks will work and moves will be atomic, instead of copy + delete.
Sonarr, Radarr, Readarr and Lidarr gets access to everything using `/data` because the download folder(s) and media folder will look like and be one file system. Hardlinks will work and moves will be atomic, instead of copy + delete.
```none
```none
data
data
├── torrents
├── torrents
│ ├── movies
│ ├── movies
│ ├── music
│ ├── music
│ ├── books
│ └── tv
│ └── tv
├── usenet
├── usenet
│ ├── movies
│ ├── movies
│ ├── music
│ ├── music
│ ├── books
│ └── tv
│ └── tv
└── media
└── media
├── movies
├── movies
├── music
├── music
├── books
└── tv
└── tv
```
```
@ -54,13 +59,14 @@ data
Plex, Emby, JellyFin and Bazarr
Plex, Emby, JellyFin and Bazarr
Plex, Emby, JellyFin and Bazarr only needs access to your media library, which can have any number of sub folders like Movies, Kids Movies, TV, Documentary TV and/or Music as sub folders.
Plex, Emby, JellyFin and Bazarr only needs access to your media library using `/data/media`, which can have any number of sub folders like Movies, Kids Movies, TV, Documentary TV and/or Music as sub folders.