Attach high-performance NVMe SSD block volumes to any cloud server. Resize on the fly, snapshot for backups, and detach to move between instances — all without downtime.
Block Storage gives you the flexibility of a local disk with the durability and convenience of cloud infrastructure.
All block storage volumes are backed by enterprise NVMe SSDs delivering consistent IOPS and low latency for I/O-intensive workloads.
Attach and detach volumes to any LightYear Cloud Compute or Optimized Compute instance in the same region with a single API call.
Expand your volume without downtime. Grow storage capacity as your data grows — no reformatting, no migration, no service interruption.
Take point-in-time snapshots of any volume for backup or disaster recovery. Clone volumes instantly to spin up identical environments.
All data is encrypted at rest using AES-256. Encryption is automatic and transparent — no configuration required.
Predictable I/O performance regardless of other tenants. Ideal for databases and applications that require stable read/write throughput.
Create volumes in any of our 16 global regions and attach them to servers in the same region for maximum performance.
Volumes are attached over a high-speed private network fabric, ensuring your storage I/O never competes with public internet traffic.
From creation to mounted filesystem in under two minutes.
Choose your size and region. Your volume is provisioned in seconds.
Select a server in the same region. The volume appears as a raw block device.
Format with your preferred filesystem (ext4, xfs, btrfs) and mount it.
Use it like any local disk. Resize online when you need more space.
$0.10 per GB per month. No IOPS charges, no throughput fees.
Block Storage volumes can be created in any size from 10 GB to 10 TB. Pricing is always $0.10/GB/month. Contact support for volumes larger than 10 TB.
Block Storage is the right tool for persistent, high-performance data needs.
Attach a dedicated volume to your database server for consistent IOPS and easy capacity expansion without rebuilding.
Provide persistent storage for stateful containers and Kubernetes pods that need durable, re-attachable volumes.
Mount large volumes for video editing, rendering, and transcoding pipelines that require fast sequential I/O.
Separate log and metrics data from your OS disk for easier management, rotation, and capacity planning.
Share a data volume between multiple development instances or snapshot it to create reproducible test environments.
Use a block volume as a staging area for backup jobs before shipping data to object storage for long-term retention.
Every block storage volume comes with the full feature set — no tiers, no add-ons, no hidden costs.
Why use block storage instead of just making your server disk larger?