# Volumes — Use a read-only volume

> For some applications, the container needs to write to the volume.

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## Knowledge

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For some applications, the container needs to write to the volume. At other times, the container only needs read access to the data. Multiple containers can mount the same volume. You can simultaneously mount a single volume as read-write for some containers and as read-only for others.

The following example changes the previous one. It mounts the directory as a read-only volume, by adding ro to the (empty by default) list of options, after the mount point within the container. Where multiple options are present, you can separate them using commas.

The --mount and -v examples have the same result.

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```console
$ docker run -d \
  --name=nginxtest \
  --mount source=nginx-vol,destination=/usr/share/nginx/html,readonly \
  nginx:latest
```

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```console
$ docker run -d \
  --name=nginxtest \
  -v nginx-vol:/usr/share/nginx/html:ro \
  nginx:latest
```

Use docker inspect nginxtest to verify that Docker created the read-only mount correctly. Look for the Mounts section

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```json
"Mounts": [
    {
        "Type": "volume",
        "Name": "nginx-vol",
        "Source": "/var/lib/docker/volumes/nginx-vol/_data",
        "Destination": "/usr/share/nginx/html",
        "Driver": "local",
        "Mode": "",
        "RW": false,
        "Propagation": ""
    }
],
```

Stop and remove the container, and remove the volume. Volume removal is a separate step.

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```console
$ docker container stop nginxtest

$ docker container rm nginxtest

$ docker volume rm nginx-vol
```

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