# Navigating OVHcloud File Storage with Manila CSI (RWX) on Kubernetes clusters (MKS)

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Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://blog.ovhcloud.com/en/posts/manila-csi-ovhcloud-file-storage/>)

Author: Aurélie Vache

Published: 2026-07-16T12:16:24Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [OVHcloud Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/ovhcloud-blog.md>)

Topics: [Kubernetes](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/kubernetes.md>), [cloud-infrastructure](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cloud-infrastructure.md>), [openstack](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/openstack.md>), [Filesystems](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/filesystems.md>), [Terraform](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/terraform.md>), [kubectl](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/kubectl.md>)

Tags: [clusters](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/clusters.md>), [engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/engineering.md>), [file](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/file.md>), [kubernetes](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/kubernetes.md>), [kubernetes-clusters](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/kubernetes-clusters.md>), [managed-kubernetes](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/managed-kubernetes.md>), [mks](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mks.md>), [openstack](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/openstack.md>), [ovhcloud](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ovhcloud.md>), [pv](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/pv.md>), [stateful](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/stateful.md>), [storage](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/storage.md>), [terraform](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/terraform.md>)

## AI overview

A tutorial on integrating OVHcloud File Storage with OVHcloud Managed Kubernetes Service using the OpenStack Manila CSI driver. It explains how to provide shared NFS-backed persistent storage for stateful Kubernetes workloads and outlines the required tools, configuration, and deployment steps.

## Source excerpt

If you run stateful applications on Kubernetes, one common challenge is providing shared persistent storage that can be accessed by multiple workloads.