Local Storage Provisioners vs Out Of Tree Storage Plugins

Developers should use Local Storage Provisioners when deploying stateful applications like databases (e meets developers should learn and use oot storage plugins when working with containerized environments like kubernetes that require persistent storage beyond default options, such as for stateful applications, databases, or data-intensive workloads. Here's our take.

Local Storage Provisioners

Nice Pick

Developers should use Local Storage Provisioners when deploying stateful applications like databases (e

Pros

• g
• Related to: kubernetes, persistent-volumes

Cons

• Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case

Out Of Tree Storage Plugins

Developers should learn and use OOT storage plugins when working with containerized environments like Kubernetes that require persistent storage beyond default options, such as for stateful applications, databases, or data-intensive workloads

Pros

• They are essential for integrating specialized storage backends (e
• Related to: kubernetes, container-storage-interface

Cons

• Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case

The Verdict

Use Local Storage Provisioners if: You want g and can live with specific tradeoffs depend on your use case.

Use Out Of Tree Storage Plugins if: You prioritize they are essential for integrating specialized storage backends (e over what Local Storage Provisioners offers.

The Bottom Line

Local Storage Provisioners wins

Developers should use Local Storage Provisioners when deploying stateful applications like databases (e