Can I attach a volume to multiple Droplets?

Validated on 27 Apr 2023 • Last edited on 29 Mar 2024

You can only attach a volume to one Droplet at a time. This is because Droplets recognize volumes and block storage as locally-attached drives.

As a workaround, you can mount a remote directory on a Droplet with the volume attached. We recommend using SSHFS or NFS.

Why does my Droplet show almost 100% disk usage even after attaching a new volume?

Adding a volume to your Droplet doesn’t increase its main disk size. You need to resize the Droplet to increase its main disk size.

Why is my resized volume smaller than I expected?

Filesystem tools often don’t report the capacity reserved for metadata and the root user, and some report size in different units.

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