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title: "Exoscale Flexible Storage Template"
date: 2021-07-22
tags: ["update"]
url: https://changelog.exoscale.com/exoscale-flexible-storage-template/
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# Exoscale Flexible Storage Template

<p style="" class="">Today we released the <b>Exoscale Flexible Storage Template</b>. </p><p style="" class="">Many available compute instance templates are specifically designed for cloud platforms and instantly available. The drawback is that many of them are based on a single  partition and a predefined filesystem chosen by the vendor. This often does not fit with specific customer requirements.</p><p style="" class="">The Exoscale Flexible Storage Template exactly addresses these issues. It empowers users to <b>manage their instance's storage</b> exactly as they need it and will enable to easier resize volumes, create further partitions or optionally implement encryption. </p><p style="" class="">A Flexible Storage instance is easily created by using the <a href="https://community.exoscale.com/documentation/tools/exoscale-command-line-interface/" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Exoscale CLI</a>.</p><div class="medium-insert-images"><figure>
    <img src="exoscale-flexible-storage-template-image-01.jpg" alt="Image #1" loading="lazy">
        
</figure></div><p style="" class="">In our documentation we give a <b>detailed guidance</b> on <a href="https://community.exoscale.com/documentation/compute/flexible-storage-template/" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">how to use the Exoscale Flexible Storage Template</a>.</p>

[Learn more about the template](https://www.exoscale.com/blog/flexible-storage-template/) 

