# Start the container with an external volume? \[May 25\] **URL:** \ **Category:** Discord-Discussions\ **Created:** [November 3, 2022, 9:52am UTC](https://community.nocodb.com/t/start-the-container-with-an-external-volume-may-25/484 "2022-11-03T09:52:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![NocoDB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/6f9a4e/32.png) [@NocoDB](https://community.nocodb.com/u/NocoDB)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2022, 9:52am UTC](https://community.nocodb.com/t/start-the-container-with-an-external-volume-may-25/484/1 "2022-11-03T09:52:50Z")
> πŸ™‹β€β™‚οΈ **jota** _asked_ ## Hi guys, a general doubt: #### I’m using NocoDB linked to a AWS RDS Postgres instance (through NC\_DB env var). In this case, should I still start the container with an external volume? The code snippet on this example (linked to an external Postgres database instance) defines a volume, but I don’t know if it’s really necessary (since the ECS code snippet uses Fargate withouth any external volume) ---
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> πŸ’ **o1lab** _replied_ #### If you are using NC\_DB - external volume is not required. However, you will have to configure s3 to store files. This could be done via our app store which is within (team and settings - left bottom) # ---
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> πŸ™‹β€β™‚οΈ **jota** _replied_ #### Can you give me a common example of which kind of file would be stored to s3? # ---
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> πŸ™‹β€β™‚οΈ **jota** _replied_ #### Is it necessary for internal NocoDB files or just in case I want to export something? # ---
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> πŸ’ **o1lab** _replied_ #### the files u upload to attachment column # ---
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> πŸ™‹β€β™‚οΈ **jota** _replied_ #### Great # ---
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> πŸ™‹β€β™‚οΈ **jota** _replied_ #### Thanks a lot for the help. I’m trying NocoDB for my company and, if it works, I’ll definitely become a larger sponsor (as a company; nowadays I’m a small sponsor using personal funds) # ---
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> πŸ’ **o1lab** _replied_ #### thank you, really appreciate it # ---
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