Dedicated Storage Container

Dedicated container storage involves centralizing shared data within a single container, which simplifies and enhances the management of exports, including access control such as read-only or read-write permissions tailored to different node types.

Within the platform context, a Shared Storage Container is recommended for efficiently sharing files across multiple layers or environments within a single account. This container is specifically optimized for high-performance data storage and offers expanded disk space capacity.

Using a separate Shared Storage Container provides several advantages:

1. Isolation for Performance: As an independent container, it can handle occasional high loads without affecting overall application performance, unlike when a single node serves multiple roles.
2. Ease of Management: It allows for selective data removal while retaining essential settings like internal domains and sharing permissions, simplifying project re-integration.
3. Environment Management: Facilitates the management of multiple project clones across different lifecycle stages (e.g., development, testing, production).
4. Automated Backups: By mounting folders containing database backups to the storage container, backups can be automatically stored on remote servers, enhancing data safety during software upgrades.
5. Configuration Sharing: Efficiently shares common configuration files needed by nodes across various layers or environments.

Additionally, a Shared Storage Container can function as external storage, enabling data exports from the platform for access over the Internet.

This capability supports sharing content with third-party services or developers while maintaining controlled access permissions.

It also allows quick access to data hosted on the platform’s NFS server from any location.

This setup enables the creation of intercloud sharing solutions and facilitates operations with the same data across different PaaS installations, leveraging NFS server configurations outlined in relevant guides for implementation.