DigitalOcean Kubernetes (DOKS) is a managed Kubernetes service that lets you deploy Kubernetes clusters without the complexities of handling the control plane and containerized infrastructure. Clusters are compatible with standard Kubernetes toolchains, integrate natively with DigitalOcean Load Balancers and volumes, and can be managed programmatically using the API and command line. For critical workloads, add the high-availability control plane to increase uptime with 99.95% SLA.
You’ll typically use a volume when you want data to persist after a container process exits. If you delete volumes with kubectl
using the pvc
option, the volume will be permanently deleted.
When you delete a cluster from the control panel, you can select the associated volumes to delete them automatically. You can select a subset or all the volumes associated with the cluster.
You can also manually delete the associated volumes from the control panel. In this case, visit the control panel and manually delete the volume.
Note that while you can currently delete volumes and load balancers from the control panel, we recommend that you use kubectl
to manage all cluster-related resources.
You can also use doctl
or the API to delete the associated resources automatically when you destroy a cluster.
For more about managing persistent volumes, see:
Other Kubernetes Components in the DigitalOcean Community’s Introduction to Kubernetes.
Kubernetes Objects in the official Kubernetes Concepts guide
Persistent Volumes in the official Kubernetes Storage guide