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# Create persistent storage

> Create storage that can be shared between instances

Persistent storage allows you to create data volumes that persist beyond the lifecycle of individual instances and can be attached to different instances as needed.

# Step-by-Step Guide

<Steps>
  <Step title="Navigate to the Storage tab">
    Go to the `Storage` tab in your Instances page, and click on `Create Disk`.

    <Frame>
      <img src="https://mintcdn.com/primeintellect/u4gd9w_CirhPniY2/images/shared-disk/shared-disk-page.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=u4gd9w_CirhPniY2&q=85&s=43ed59ce569010a61fbaef5d2dc59c84" alt="Storage page" width="1600" height="1059" data-path="images/shared-disk/shared-disk-page.png" />
    </Frame>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Choose a provider to provision the disk and select the datacenter where the disk should be created.">
    <Frame>
      <img src="https://mintcdn.com/primeintellect/u4gd9w_CirhPniY2/images/shared-disk/provision-disk-list.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=u4gd9w_CirhPniY2&q=85&s=d0afb70c008c6516ffae5e2df2191235" alt="Select storage provider" width="1600" height="755" data-path="images/shared-disk/provision-disk-list.png" />
    </Frame>

    <Frame>
      <img src="https://mintcdn.com/primeintellect/u4gd9w_CirhPniY2/images/shared-disk/provision-disk-list2.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=u4gd9w_CirhPniY2&q=85&s=23fc46a8f59a637e6b0bead138c8d29d" alt="Select storage datacenter" width="1600" height="902" data-path="images/shared-disk/provision-disk-list2.png" />
    </Frame>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Configure disk size">
    Enter your desired disk size and click `Create Disk`.

    <Frame>
      <img src="https://mintcdn.com/primeintellect/u4gd9w_CirhPniY2/images/shared-disk/provision-disk-size-field.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=u4gd9w_CirhPniY2&q=85&s=14bed9a0b533d2bcd812ca832f8ccc1c" alt="Enter disk size" width="1600" height="1026" data-path="images/shared-disk/provision-disk-size-field.png" />
    </Frame>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Wait for disk provisioning">
    The disk will begin provisioning. You can only attach disks that have an `Active` status.

    <Frame>
      <img src="https://mintcdn.com/primeintellect/u4gd9w_CirhPniY2/images/shared-disk/shared-disk-page-with-disk.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=u4gd9w_CirhPniY2&q=85&s=1a0c4cfdea8a557133eb5c5576f3037f" alt="Shared disk page with disk" width="1600" height="1059" data-path="images/shared-disk/shared-disk-page-with-disk.png" />
    </Frame>
  </Step>
</Steps>