# Longhorn: distributed storage for my homelab

DevFeed: [Longhorn: distributed storage for my homelab](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/longhorn-distributed-storage-for-my-homelab-10750.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://eduuh.com/blog/longhorn-distributed-storage>)

Author: EduuhMuraya

Published: 2026-02-22T00:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [EduuhMuraya](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/eduuhmuraya.md>)

Topics: [Homelab](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/homelab.md>), [Kubernetes](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/kubernetes.md>), [Replication](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/replication.md>), [GitOps](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/gitops.md>), [configuration](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/configuration.md>)

Tags: [declarative](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/declarative.md>), [distributed](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/distributed.md>), [gitops](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/gitops.md>), [homelab](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/homelab.md>), [infrastructure](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/infrastructure.md>), [kubernetes](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/kubernetes.md>), [replication](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/replication.md>), [self-hosted](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/self-hosted.md>), [storage](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/storage.md>)

## AI overview

A practical account of using Longhorn as distributed block storage across a Kubernetes homelab. It covers replicated volumes, snapshots, incremental backups, disk tags for storage tiers, and declarative management with Flux, including recovery considerations when a node goes offline.

## Source excerpt

How I use Longhorn for distributed block storage across my Kubernetes homelab. Replication, disk tags, GitOps management, and what happens when a node disappears for nine days.