Ultra resilient
Data is replicated three times, guaranteeing 99.99% availability to all our customers, even in case of a disk failure.
Block Storage
Flexible and efficient storage for demanding workloads.
Flexible and efficient storage for demanding workloads.
Flexible vertical scaling
Scale up to 10TB storage capacity with no downtime to adapt to changes. Attach or detach Block Storage volumes without having to reboot your Instances.
Easy setup and migration
Create a Block Storage volume in seconds using our console, CLI, API or Terraform provider. Easily move your data from one Instance to another by detaching and then reattaching your volumes without any downtime.
Technical specifications
Operations5,000 IOPS guaranteed & soon 10,000 IOPS
Storage typeFull SSD
Volume size1GB to 10TB
Volumes per InstanceUp to 15 volumes
Service level99.99% SLA
ResiliencyTriple replication
SnapshotsEnabled
Built-in withInstances, Kubernetes Kapsule, Managed Database
Block Storage use cases
Save data after Instance or cluster deletion. Ideal for quickly accessible and easily transferable data and backups. Kubernetes Kapsule automatically uses Block Storage when you create persistent volumes.
As databases require a lot of IOPS, Block Storage is perfect for storing them. You can also increase your volumes as your project grows with hot resize to accommodate a frequently fluctuating application workload.
Expand the storage space up to 10TB on your Instances for larger production when you exceed the capacity of your local volume. Each block volume is then accessible as a local drive.
Why choose Scaleway?
Our European, multi-cloud & open source DNA
Based in France with builders and customers all over the world, our services are located within the European Union and protected by its regulations.
Sustainable by design
100% of electricity consumed in our data centers comes from renewable energy. Decommissioned hardware is securely reused & recycled.
24/7 Ticket support
Our technical assistance is available 24/7 to answer all your questions and assist you. Upgrade to support plan to reach directly by phone.
Transparent & predictable billing
Our services are designed to offer you the best price/performance ratio, with straightforward and predictable billing.
From €0.06 ex. VAT/GB/month
Get started with tutorials
How to create a Block Storage volumeLearn more
How to increase your Block Storage volume sizeLearn more- Managing Block Storage volumes with the Scaleway CSILearn more
Frequently asked questions
The size of local storage depends on your Instance type. With today’s configurations, the maximum local storage available is 600GB. Block Storage allows you to create bigger volumes and these volumes are persistent which means that they can live without being attached to an Instance.
Block Storage offers 5,000 input/output operations per second (IOPS) through powerful SSDs. This guarantees 99.99% availability to all our customers. However, this performance is subject to fluctuation during peak load periods.
A block volume is persistent which means that it can live without being attached to an Instance. Nevertheless, the following can be expected:
- When the Instance is deleted via the Scaleway console, you will be asked if you want the distant block volumes to be deleted as well or not;
- When the Instance is deleted via API, all the attached volumes are deleted as well which include the block volumes.