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Certified Kubernetes Administrator CKA (Kubernetes v1.35 curriculum) · Domain 4: Storage

Volumes vs PersistentVolumes; PV and PVC lifecycle (Available, Bound, Released) and binding rules

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Last reviewed September 25, 2026 · Leer en español

A container's own filesystem disappears when the container restarts. Volumes solve that, and Kubernetes offers two levels of abstraction for them.

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