# Attaching Additional Block Storage to your Instance

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### Initiate Creation

Navigate to the **Block Storage** tab on the console and click on **Create New**

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### Select Resources

Choose the **Project** and the specific **Instance** to which you want to attach the block storage.

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### Configure Storage

Select the **Source Type** (choose *No Image* for new block storage), define the required storage size based on your needs and IOPS, and assign a name.

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### Tiers & performance

| Tier          | Baseline IOPS/GB | Good for                                 |
| ------------- | ---------------- | ---------------------------------------- |
| **Standard**  | 10               | General-purpose apps, web servers        |
| **Premium**   | 20               | Databases and higher I/O workloads       |
| **Pro**       | 30               | Latency-sensitive or sustained heavy I/O |
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### Finalize Setup

Select the billing cycle and click on **Create** to attach the block storage.

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#### Reboot the Instance <a href="#reboot-the-instance" id="reboot-the-instance"></a>

Once the block storage is successfully attached, reboot the instance to ensure the changes take effect.

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