# Are all data stored in one node in a multi-node microk8s cluster using default storageclass?

**URL:** <https://discuss.kubernetes.io/t/are-all-data-stored-in-one-node-in-a-multi-node-microk8s-cluster-using-default-storageclass/12492>\
**Category:** microk8s\
**Created:** [August 20, 2020, 3:14am UTC](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/t/are-all-data-stored-in-one-node-in-a-multi-node-microk8s-cluster-using-default-storageclass/12492 "2020-08-20T03:14:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![Sake](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discuss.kubernetes.io/sake/32/5677_2.png) [@Sake](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/u/Sake)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2020, 3:14am UTC](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/t/are-all-data-stored-in-one-node-in-a-multi-node-microk8s-cluster-using-default-storageclass/12492/1 "2020-08-20T03:14:29Z")

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Hi,  
I’ve established a multi-node microk8s cluster, and I’ve enabled the ‘storage add-on’.  
However, I notice that the provisioner the storageclass uses is hostpath, so what I conern is whether this config would store all data in one node, which this provisioner pod on?  
Thanks in advance.

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**Author:** ![balchua1](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discuss.kubernetes.io/balchua1/32/5372_2.png) [@balchua1](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/u/balchua1)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2020, 6:23am UTC](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/t/are-all-data-stored-in-one-node-in-a-multi-node-microk8s-cluster-using-default-storageclass/12492/2 "2020-08-20T06:23:14Z")

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The default storage is based on hostpath. Im not too sure how far you can use it with a multi node microk8s.  
I will recommend using something else if you are using multi node.

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**Author:** ![Sake](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discuss.kubernetes.io/sake/32/5677_2.png) [@Sake](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/u/Sake)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2020, 2:33pm UTC](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/t/are-all-data-stored-in-one-node-in-a-multi-node-microk8s-cluster-using-default-storageclass/12492/3 "2020-08-20T14:33:27Z")

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Hi, @balchua1.  
Thanks for your advice.  
I would use someting instead.

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**Author:** ![metabsd](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discuss.kubernetes.io/metabsd/32/6946_2.png) [@metabsd](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/u/metabsd)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2021, 4:36am UTC](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/t/are-all-data-stored-in-one-node-in-a-multi-node-microk8s-cluster-using-default-storageclass/12492/4 "2021-02-12T04:36:12Z")

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You choose which solution finally?  
Thx in advance!

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**Author:** ![balchua1](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discuss.kubernetes.io/balchua1/32/5372_2.png) [@balchua1](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/u/balchua1)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2021, 9:57am UTC](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/t/are-all-data-stored-in-one-node-in-a-multi-node-microk8s-cluster-using-default-storageclass/12492/5 "2021-02-12T09:57:18Z")

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I have tried longhorn with MicroK8s. Its easy to get it up and running. But i have not tried it with heavy workload, so i can’t comment on its performance.