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What is Longhorn?

A cloud-native distributed block storage system for Kubernetes. Longhorn creates replicated volumes across nodes and supports incremental backups to S3-compatible storage.

Related Calculators

Longhorn Storage

Calculate the total storage required for Longhorn distributed block storage, including replica overhead, snapshot retention, and S3 backup sizing on Hetzner Object Storage.

Related Generators

Longhorn S3 Backup

Generate Longhorn S3 backup configuration: credentials Secret, BackupTarget settings, StorageClass, and RecurringJob YAML. Works with Hetzner Object Storage, AWS S3, and any S3-compatible endpoint.

Related Comparisons

Longhorn vs Rook/Ceph

Longhorn vs Rook/Ceph for Kubernetes distributed storage — compare setup complexity, resource usage, performance, object storage, and production suitability.

Longhorn vs OpenEBS

Longhorn vs OpenEBS for Kubernetes persistent storage — compare replica strategies, backup support, UI, and local vs distributed storage options.

Related Terms

CSI (Container Storage Interface)PVC (PersistentVolumeClaim)