rancherOS/docs/os/configuration/resizing-device-partition/index.md

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title: Resizing a Device Partition in RancherOS layout: os-default

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Resizing a Device Partition

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The resize_device cloud config option can be used to automatically extend the first partition (assuming its ext4) to fill the size of it's device.

Once the partition has been resized to fill the device, a /var/lib/rancher/resizefs.done file will be written to prevent the resize tools from being run again. If you need it to run again, delete that file and reboot.

#cloud-config
rancher:
  resize_device: /dev/sda

This behavior is the default when launching RancherOS on AWS.