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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nStorage devices<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
If you want to create a template that you can use to spin new custom instances, you can do so at the Storage view in the control panel. This is handy if you\u2019ve configured the server using your own installation media<\/a> or by importing your own server image<\/a>. Or if you\u2019ve set up a configuration that you\u2019ll want to use later, for example, by setting up your perfect LAMP stack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n There are a couple of things to note: you can only create templates from MaxIOPS storage and the server that the device is attached to should be shut down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Attaching and detaching storage are done at the server settings. In the Resize view, you can detach or delete devices that are currently attached or attach new or existing storage. If you detach a device, it still remains in your Storage view in the control panel and is also billed according to our standard pricing<\/a>. Deleting a storage device removes it completely from your account and the data is lost permanently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Storages can also be deleted at the Storage view in your control panel. Always proceed with caution when deleting storage devices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n All storage devices on UpCloud are block-storage and can be scaled up when not in active use. Note that you can only scale up using this method as downscaling could risk deleting data on your storage device.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Go to your server settings and the Resize section. You can use the sliders or edit the size on the right to increase the storage space. While doing so, you\u2019ll see the calculated new monthly cost of your server based on your selections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n While using our simple server plans, keep the system storage as is and add a secondary storage device<\/a> per your needs to retain the plan pricing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Once you\u2019ve set the storage sizes to their new values, click the Save changes<\/em> button to confirm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Scaling up a device will allocate more storage space to your server. However, the changes are not updated automatically on your operating system. This is somewhat technical due to different OS requirements. Therefore, we\u2019ve written a separate article to help with the process of resizing storage<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":27181,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","community-category":[108,109,110],"class_list":["post-24298","tutorial","type-tutorial","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","community-category-quick-start","community-category-upcloud-services","community-category-storage"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/studiogo.tech\/upcloudold\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tutorial\/24298","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/studiogo.tech\/upcloudold\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tutorial"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/studiogo.tech\/upcloudold\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/tutorial"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/studiogo.tech\/upcloudold\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24298"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/studiogo.tech\/upcloudold\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27181"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/studiogo.tech\/upcloudold\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24298"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"community-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/studiogo.tech\/upcloudold\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/community-category?post=24298"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Storage](\"https:\/\/upcloud.com\/media\/storage-custom-images.png\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nAttaching, detaching and deleting storage<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
![\"Deleting](\"https:\/\/upcloud.com\/media\/deleting-storage.png\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nResizing storage<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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