Added tmpfs volume creation instructions

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Volumes are used to make persistent storage that you can manage from Portainer.
Note: Creating a standalone volume is only supported in a Docker Swarm and Docker Standalone endpoints.
## Creating a LOCAL volume
* [Creating a local volume](#creating-a-local-volume)
* [Creating an NFS volume](#creating-an-nfs-volume)
* [Creating a CIFS volume](#creating-a-cifs-volume)
* [Creating a tmpfs volume](#creating-a-tmpfs-volume)
## Creating a local volume
Click <b>Volumes</b> from the side menu and then click <b>Create Volume</b>.
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![volumes](assets/create_5.png)
## Creating a tmpfs volume
To create a tmpfs volume within Portainer, go to <b>Volumes</b> and then click on <b>Create volume</b>.
![volumes](assets/create_1.png)
Complete the detail fields for this volume:
* Name: Give your volume a descriptive name.
* Driver configuration:
* Driver: local
* Driver options: Click <b>add driver option</b> and add the following name/value combinations:
* name: <code>type</code>
value: <code>tmpfs</code>
* name: <code>device</code>
value: <code>tmpfs</code>
* name: <code>o</code>
value: <code>size=100m,uid=1000</code> (customize these values to suit your needs)
![volumes](assets/create_tmpfs_1.png)
* NFS: Leave this toggle off
* CIFS: Leave this toggle off
Once complete, click <b>Create the Volume</b>.
This volume can now be attached to a container in the same way as any other volume:
![volumes](assets/create_tmpfs_2.png)
Once attached, you can confirm the tmpfs volume has been mounted correctly within the container:
![volumes](assets/create_tmpfs_3.png)
## :material-note-text: Notes
[Contribute to these docs](https://github.com/portainer/portainer-docs/blob/master/contributing.md){target=_blank}

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Volumes are used to make persistent storage that you can manage from Portainer.
Note: Creating a standalone volume is only supported in a Docker Swarm and Docker Standalone endpoints.
## Creating a LOCAL volume
* [Creating a local volume](#creating-a-local-volume)
* [Creating an NFS volume](#creating-an-nfs-volume)
* [Creating a CIFS volume](#creating-a-cifs-volume)
* [Creating a tmpfs volume](#creating-a-tmpfs-volume)
## Creating a local volume
Click <b>Volumes</b> from the side menu and then click <b>Create Volume</b>.
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![volumes](assets/create_5.png)
## Creating a tmpfs volume
To create a tmpfs volume within Portainer, go to <b>Volumes</b> and then click on <b>Create volume</b>.
![volumes](assets/create_1.png)
Complete the detail fields for this volume:
* Name: Give your volume a descriptive name.
* Driver configuration:
* Driver: local
* Driver options: Click <b>add driver option</b> and add the following name/value combinations:
* name: <code>type</code>
value: <code>tmpfs</code>
* name: <code>device</code>
value: <code>tmpfs</code>
* name: <code>o</code>
value: <code>size=100m,uid=1000</code> (customize these values to suit your needs)
![volumes](assets/create_tmpfs_1.png)
* NFS: Leave this toggle off
* CIFS: Leave this toggle off
Once complete, click <b>Create the Volume</b>.
This volume can now be attached to a container in the same way as any other volume:
![volumes](assets/create_tmpfs_2.png)
Once attached, you can confirm the tmpfs volume has been mounted correctly within the container:
![volumes](assets/create_tmpfs_3.png)
## :material-note-text: Notes
[Contribute to these docs](https://github.com/portainer/portainer-docs/blob/master/contributing.md){target=_blank}