Block Storage

Block Storage provides additional persistent storage volumes that can be attached to VPS instances. Use block storage to scale storage independently of compute resources.

Overview

Block Storage features:

• Persistent: Data persists independently of instances
• Scalable: 10 GB to 10 TB per volume
• Flexible: Attach, detach, resize on the fly
• High Performance: SSD-backed storage
• Snapshots: Create backups anytime
• Redundant: Data replicated for durability

Creating Block Storage

Via Dashboard

1. Navigate to Storage > Block Storage
2. Click Create Volume
3. Configure:
   • Name: Descriptive name
   • Size: 10 GB - 10 TB
   • Region: Same as VPS instance
4. Click Create

Volume ready within 45 seconds.

Attaching Volumes

Attach to VPS

1. Go to volume details
2. Click Attach to VPS
3. Select VPS instance
4. Click Attach

Volume attaches within seconds.

Mounting on Linux

After attaching:

# Check device name
lsblk

# Should see new device, e.g., /dev/sda

# Format (first time only)
sudo mkfs.ext4 /dev/sda

# Create mount point
sudo mkdir /mnt/data

# Mount volume
sudo mount /dev/sda /mnt/data

# Add to /etc/fstab for auto-mount
echo '/dev/sda /mnt/data ext4 defaults 0 0' | sudo tee -a /etc/fstab

Resizing Volumes

Expand volume without downtime:

1. Go to volume details
2. Click Resize
3. Enter new size (must be larger)
4. Click Resize

Then expand filesystem:

# For ext4
sudo resize2fs /dev/sda

# For xfs
sudo xfs_growfs /mnt/data

Pricing

$0.10/GB/month, billed hourly:

Related Documentation

• Storage Overview
• Snapshots
• VPS Managing