How Krystal Cloud Block Storage works
A Block Storage volume attaches to a VM like a physical disk. The VM sees a raw block device it can format and mount, which makes it the right layer for boot volumes, database files and application data that one VM needs fast, direct access to.
When to use Block Storage
Use it for database disks, boot and system volumes, build caches, and any application data that needs low-latency access from a single VM.
Look elsewhere if you need the same data mounted across several VMs at once, where File Storage fits better. If you’re storing large unstructured assets that don’t need to be a mounted disk, Object Storage costs less per gigabyte.
What you get with Block Storage
Triple-copy redundancy
Every block is written three times across a distributed cluster, with no single point of failure. If a node fails, your data is already replicated and your VM recovers immediately.
Disk snapshots
Two disk snapshots per disk are included as standard. Add offsite backups on separate infrastructure for a second copy.
Resize on demand
Grow a volume as your data grows. Billing adjusts per gigabyte, and you only pay for what you provision.
Built on the Krystal Cloud storage platform
Cloud Block Storage attaches to the VMs you already run. The NVMe speed doesn't come from a disk bolted to a single host. It's delivered from the same distributed storage platform that runs the rest of Krystal Cloud, so a volume isn't tied to one compute node or storage appliance. You get low-latency NVMe access and distributed resilience together, across data centres in London, Amsterdam and New York. For the full platform detail, see Krystal Cloud Storage.
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Why choose Krystal for NVMe Block Storage
UK-based engineering support
Our support team are engineers based in the UK. When you get in touch, you're speaking to someone who understands the platform and can work with you to get it sorted.
Pay for what you use
Compute is billed by the second. You only pay for what you use, and you can cancel at any time.
Certified security
Krystal holds ISO 27001 certification for information security and Cyber Essentials Plus, the UK government's cybersecurity certification.
Matched with renewable energy
We match our energy use with renewables, so enough renewable energy is produced to cover what we consume. Krystal is a Certified B Corp and 1% for the Planet member, with over five million trees funded through our reforestation programme.
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