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# Storages

Storages in Kubernetes are used to manage various aspects of storage required by applications running in a cluster.

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There are two tabs on the Storages page

* Persistent Volumes are storage resources in a cluster that are pre-created and available for use by users.&#x20;
* Persistent Volume Claim is a request for storage by a user. PVCs are similar to pods in the context of compute resources. Pods consume node resources, while PVCs consume PV resources.