Persistent Volumes for
Any Kubernetes Stack
Any Infrastructure
Any Infrastructure
LINSTOR: Storage Orchestration
Any Workload
The Storage Layer
Your Stack Needs
Modern infrastructure demands fast, reliable, and scalable storage beyond traditional virtualization. Applications now need consistent data access across dynamic environments, making adaptable storage essential for resilient, high-performance platforms.
Challenge
The Kubernetes Storage Challenge
- Databases requiring consistent low latency
- AI/ML pipelines with massive data requirements
- Legacy applications transitioning to containers
- Multi-cloud deployments for resilience
- Edge computing with resource constraints
Solution
LINSTOR: One Platform, Any Environment
- Any Kubernetes Distribution
- Any Infrastructure Provider
- Any Storage Backend
- Any Workload Type
- Any Deployment Model
The LINBIT Difference:
Storage that treats state as critical
and makes Kubernetes safe for stateful workloads
Synchronous block replication with in-kernel DRBD provides reliable data replication without hacks. By avoiding CNI overhead, it delivers predictable latency and performance, stores full replicas on real nodes, and is designed to work with Kubernetes rather than against it.
Challenge
The Kubernetes Storage Challenge
- Node, Cluster Failure, Zone Outage
- Databases requiring consistent low latency
- AI/ML pipelines with massive data requirements
- Legacy applications transitioning to containers
- Multi-cloud deployments for resilience
- Edge computing with resource constraints
Solution
LINSTOR: One Platform, Any Environment
- Any Kubernetes Distribution
- Any Infrastructure Provider
- Any Storage Backend
- Any Workload Type
- Any Deployment Model
Customer Success Stories
LINSTOR, ThinLVM, and DRBD are now the holy trinity of our current storage solution.
Production-Ready Persistent Volumes
Enabling stateful workloads on Kubernetes
Performance Architecture
- Direct host networking path
- Locality-aware scheduling
- NVMe and NVMe-oF support
- Configurable replication levels
Data Protection
- Synchronous replication (RPO=0)
- Asynchronous DR replication
- Application-consistent snapshots
- Automated failure recovery
Operational Excellence
- Easy implementation
- Declarative storage policies
- Prometheus metrics
- Rolling updates
Works with Your Entire Stack
Native integration across the Kubernetes ecosystem
Kubernetes Distributions
- Red Hat OpenShift
- SUSE Rancher
- Amazon EKS
- Azure AKS
- Google GKE
Databases & Data Services
- PostgreSQL / MySQL
- MongoDB / Cassandra
- Elasticsearch
- Kafka / RabbitMQ
- MinIO / S3-compatible
Backup & Protection
- Velero
- Kasten K10
- Trilio
- CloudCasa
- CSI Snapshots
Observability
- Prometheus
- Grafana
- Kubernetes Events
- kubectl
- Custom Dashboards
See LINSTOR for Kubernetes In Action
Kubernetes Storage
Reliable, high-performance persistent volumes for any Kubernetes workload.
Synchronous Replication
Ensure data consistency with writes committed across multiple nodes.
Snapshot Shipping Built In
Ship snapshots to S3-compatible storage or remote clusters — no third-party backup tools required.
Operational Visibility
Gain deep insight into performance and health with native LINSTOR and DRBD metrics.
Architecture
Modern infrastructure demands fast, reliable, and scalable storage beyond traditional virtualization. LINSTOR delivers a resilient, Kubernetes-native storage architecture designed for continuous availability, predictable performance, and operational stability. By separating management from data paths and enabling direct node-to-node replication, the architecture scales cleanly while keeping application I/O fast and isolated from control operations.
Built for enterprise platforms running mission-critical workloads, LINSTOR provides the confidence to grow, adapt, and modernize infrastructure without compromising reliability or performance.
Components Explained
- Kubernetes – Orchestrates workloads and delegates storage provisioning to LINSTOR
- LINSTOR Operator – Deploys and manages all LINSTOR components in Kubernetes
- LINSTOR CSI Driver – Translates PVC requests into LINSTOR volume operations
- LINSTOR Controller – Central control plane for storage placement and lifecycle
- LINSTOR Satellites – Node-level agents executing local storage operations
- DRBD – Block-level replication for high availability
- Storage Backend – Local node storage managed and replicated by LINSTOR
- PVC – Kubernetes storage request backed by a replicated LINSTOR volume
- Application Pods – Consume storage transparently as block devices
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Assessments are based on research by LINBIT engineers. Individual environments may vary.
Storage Economics Done Right
How architectural choices impact TCO
Hidden Costs of Cloud Storage
- IOPS charges that escalate
- Cross-AZ replication fees
- Snapshot storage accumulation
- API request charges
- Vendor lock-in premium
LINSTOR's Efficiency Model
- Utilize local storage on compute nodes
- No IOPS or throughput limits
- Predictable, linear scaling
- Commodity hardware compatible
- Up to 60% reduction in storage TCO
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