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What is the difference between Block Storage, File Storage and Object Storage?
What is the difference between Block Storage, File Storage and Object Storage?

This article will explain the differences between the multiple types of storage within the WEkEO cloud infrastructure.

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Written by David Bina
Updated over 4 months ago

There are three types of Storage available on WEkEO:

1. Block Storage

This storage consists of instances, volumes and images. When creating a new instance or attaching a new volume, or creating a new image, you must include their size in the limit of your Plan (Registration and offer plans).

2. File Storage

This storage is for File Shares. It is a separate NFS storage that you can mount to your instance using the NFS protocol. Remember that, to mount File Share on an instance, this instance must have NFS network attached, and must be included in the rules of access to this resource.

You will find more information about File Share in this article:

3. Object Storage

This storage is for S3 buckets. Having a public and a secret keys, you can mount the bucket on any instance using, for example, tools such as s3cmd or s3fs.

To learn more about using buckets on WEkEO, please check this article:

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