From 1ef033078dd149fb4c66c0f3359e3de35d807279 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: James Carppe Date: Tue, 3 Dec 2024 19:53:09 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] GITBOOK-11: Expand docs on persistent storage requirements --- start/install-ce/server/kubernetes/baremetal.md | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) diff --git a/start/install-ce/server/kubernetes/baremetal.md b/start/install-ce/server/kubernetes/baremetal.md index dbb17f48..f2107b46 100644 --- a/start/install-ce/server/kubernetes/baremetal.md +++ b/start/install-ce/server/kubernetes/baremetal.md @@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ The installation instructions also make the following assumptions about your env Portainer requires data persistence, and as a result needs at least one StorageClass available to use. Portainer will attempt to use the default StorageClass during deployment. If you do not have a StorageClass tagged as `default` the deployment will likely fail. +{% hint style="info" %} +We recommend using block storage for Kubernetes rather than network storage for the best performance and reliability, but do pay attention to the IOPS of your block storage devices when choosing the volume to use as some options are slower than others. +{% endhint %} + You can check if you have a default StorageClass by running the following command on your cluster: ```