> 
> Am 25.05.2021 um 19:03 schrieb Ben Cotton <bcot...@redhat.com 
> <mailto:bcot...@redhat.com>>:
> 
> https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/FedoraCloudBtrfsByDefault
> 
> == Summary ==
> 
> For cloud installs of Fedora, we want to provide advanced file system
> features to users in a transparent fashion. Thus, we are changing the
> file system for the Cloud Edition to Btrfs so we can leverage its
> features and capabilities to improve the quality of experience for
> Cloud users.
> 
> ...
> == Detailed Description ==
> 
> Fedora Cloud Edition will switch to using Btrfs for its images. The
> configuration for the Cloud Edition will match the setup used on the
> desktop variants, as this has been very well-tested with production
> deployments across multiple Fedora Linux releases now.
> 
> This includes the same subvolume layout that is used on the desktop
> variants [[Changes/BtrfsByDefault|as introduced in Fedora Linux 33]],
> as well as transparent Zstd compression
> [[Changes/BtrfsTransparentCompression|as introduced in Fedora Linux
> 34]].


Wonder why a cloud image would just have a special affinity for a desktop 
system. Who runs their desktop in the cloud?

And there is a reason why the partition layout of server and desktop differs.  


> == Release Notes ==
> 
> The default file system on the cloud is now Btrfs, following the
> desktop change in Fedora Linux 33. Fedora Server, IoT, and CoreOS are
> still specifically excluded.

It wasn't long ago that the plan was to better align cloud and server. 
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