Volumes Block Storage

Generated on 12 Nov 2026

Volumes are network-attached block storage. You can use them with Droplets, use Standard volumes with Kubernetes clusters, and move, resize, or snapshot them at any time.

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How-Tos

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Reference

API and CLI reference documentation for managing volumes, including example requests and available parameters.

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Latest Updates

7 November 2026

  • High Performance Block Storage is now available in private preview in the NYC2, SFO3, ATL1, RIC1, MKC1, and MEM1 datacenters. High Performance volumes use network-attached NVMe storage over NVMe/TCP and deliver up to 60,000 IOPS and 1,200 MB/s per volume, regardless of Droplet type.

    You can create High Performance volumes in the Control Panel or through the API by setting performance_class to b2. Volumes require a minimum size of 128 GiB and are free during the preview.

    To request access, contact your Technical Account Manager (TAM). For more information, see How to Create High Performance Block Storage Volumes.

28 April 2026

  • A remote MCP server is now available for Volumes Block Storage, providing API-based access for AI tools to create, attach, detach, and manage volumes and volume snapshots.

29 August 2024

  • We have increased the volume attach limit for DOKS nodes from 7 to 15.

For more information, see all Volumes Block Storage release notes.

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