# Using Ghaymah Block Storage for Stateful Workloads

## Overview

Ghaymah Block Storage provides persistent storage that remains available even if containers are restarted, replaced, or rescheduled.

It is designed for applications that must preserve data.

## Common Stateful Workloads

- PostgreSQL
- MySQL
- MongoDB
- Elasticsearch
- Jenkins
- GitLab
- File Storage
- Application Uploads

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## Benefits

### Persistent Data

Data remains available after:

- Container restart
- Node failure
- Deployment updates

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### High Performance

Block Storage provides low-latency, high-performance storage suitable for databases and transactional workloads.

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### Easy Scaling

Storage volumes can be expanded without recreating the application.

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### Reliability

Storage is independent of containers, reducing the risk of data loss and improving application resilience.

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## Example Architecture

Application Container
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Persistent Volume
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Ghaymah Block Storage
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 PostgreSQL Database