Preparing for installation on VMEdit online Refer to the following topics to prepare for your VM-based deployments. Licenses and entitlements (VM)Your IBM® Concert license determines the components and programs that you are entitled to use.Setting up alternate storage pathBefore installing container runtimes such as Docker, Podman, or k3s, ensure that the default storage paths have sufficient disk space available. If your root file system (/) has limited capacity, you can configure the runtime to use an alternate directory, such as /mnt/container-storage, to avoid running out of space and prevent potential system stability issues. By identifying an alternate storage path with sufficient capacity and configuring the container runtime to use it, you can improve system stability, enhance flexibility for managing container storage and resources, and prevent disk space issues on the root file system. The following instructions guide you through the process of creating an alternate storage path for your container runtime.Setting up custom PostgreSQL configuration (VM)You can customize your PostgreSQL configuration settings. Concert offers the capability to create a custom.conf file for PostgreSQL configuration and mount it as a volume in the PostgreSQL deployment. This is an optional feature that allows you to tailor the external PostgreSQL databases to meet youspecific requirements. By creating a custom.conf file, you can define custom configuration settings, such as connection limits, memory allocation, and query optimization, which can then be applied to your PostgreSQL databases.Parent topic: Deploying on a virtual machine (VM)