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How to attach a Local Storage volume to an Instance

Reviewed on 24 March 2025Published on 23 November 2023

You can attach a Local Storage volume to your Instance at any time, as long as they are both in the same Availability Zone.

Before you startLink to this anchor

To complete the actions presented below, you must have:

  • A Scaleway account logged into the console
  • Owner status or IAM permissions allowing you to perform actions in the intended Organization
  • Created a Local Storage volume
  • At least one Instance with Local Storage capabilities
  1. Click Local Storage in the Storage section of the Scaleway console side menu. Your Local Storage volumes display.
  2. Click Attach to Instance next to the volume of your choice. A pop-up displays.
  3. Select the Instance to which you want to attach your volume from the drop-down.
  4. Click Attach volume to Instance.
Important
  • You can attach up to 15 volumes at a time to a single Instance.
  • Local Storage resources are limited and bound to the characteristics of your Instance (vCPU/RAM). Alternatively, you can use Block Storage to increase the storage capacity of your Instance.
See also
How to create a volumeHow to create a snapshot of a Local Storage volume
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