* ### How do I change the space reserved by the virtual disk?
* ### How do I create a growable disk?
By default, the entire disk space is reserved in advance. To create a growable disk that only reserves the space that is actually used, add the following environment variable:
By default, the entire disk space is reserved in advance. To create a growable disk that only allocates space that is actually used, add the following environment variable:
```yaml
environment:
ALLOCATE: "N"
DISK_FMT: "qcow2"
```
Keep in mind that this will not affect any of your existing disks, it only applies to newly created disks.
This can also be used to convert any existing disks to the ```qcow2``` format.