Storage & Volumes
Persistent storage for your deployments.
Volume Types
Uploads Volume
Enables file upload via dashboard. Files stored on orchestrator, synced to provider volume.
params:
storage:
html:
mount: /usr/share/nginx/html
source: uploads # Enables upload feature
Persistent Volume
Standard Docker volume, persists data across container restarts. Not uploadable from dashboard.
profiles:
compute:
db:
resources:
storage:
- size: 20Gi # Allocates 20GB volume
Volume Lifecycle
1
Creation
Volume created when deployment starts
2
Persistence
Data persists across container restarts
3
Durability
Survives even if provider node restarts
4
Cleanup
Remains after deployment closes (manual cleanup required)
Complete Storage Example
services:
app:
image: node:20-alpine
params:
storage:
# Uploadable static files
public:
mount: /app/public
source: uploads
# Application data (not uploadable)
data:
mount: /app/data
profiles:
compute:
app:
resources:
cpu:
units: 1
memory:
size: 1Gi
storage:
- size: 10Gi # Total storage allocation
deployment:
app:
anywhere:
profile: app
count: 1
Best Practice
Use source: uploads for static content you want to edit via the dashboard (HTML, CSS, JS). Use regular storage for application data that should only be modified by your app.