# Running Umbrel on ubuntu - how to use the SSD?

**URL:** <https://community.umbrel.com/t/running-umbrel-on-ubuntu-how-to-use-the-ssd/14379>\
**Category:** Support and Troubleshooting\
**Created:** [November 23, 2023, 7:28am UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/running-umbrel-on-ubuntu-how-to-use-the-ssd/14379 "2023-11-23T07:28:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![haste](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e0b2c6/32.png) [@haste](https://community.umbrel.com/u/haste)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2023, 7:28am UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/running-umbrel-on-ubuntu-how-to-use-the-ssd/14379/1 "2023-11-23T07:28:04Z")

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So I’m running Umbrel on ubuntu on a VIM3 by Khadas. Ubuntu and Umbrel are installed onto the emmc inside the VIM3.

Everything works fine and I see my 1TB SSD mounted on /dev/sda1. I installed Bitcoin, but it seems to be writing the blockchain on the emmc, not onto the 1TB SSD. What can I do to change this?

 ![Screenshot 2023-11-23 at 14-23-47 Umbrel](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/getumbrel/original/2X/0/0836b734310e8f34f0ba947baaadfa678e63fa5e.jpeg)  
 ![khadas-space](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/getumbrel/original/2X/4/4117d7e9b958d4e1c0d5d700ec1acf2d513261f6.png)

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**Author:** ![haste](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e0b2c6/32.png) [@haste](https://community.umbrel.com/u/haste)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2023, 12:33pm UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/running-umbrel-on-ubuntu-how-to-use-the-ssd/14379/2 "2023-11-25T12:33:11Z")

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Managed to solve this with the help on Telegram. Had to install Umbrel with the option to provide a different installation path:

```auto
curl -L https://umbrel.sh | bash -s -- --install-path path/to/external/drive

```