# Creating Storage

> Source: https://parallelworks.com/docs/storage/creating-storage

## Creating Storage

:::info Note
This page is a quick-start guide for creating a storage resource from scratch. You can also add pre-configured storage resources from the ACTIVATE Marketplace. For more information, please see [**Navigating the Marketplace**](/docs/marketplace).
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Navigate to one of the **Storage** pages: **Lustre**, **NFS**, or **Buckets**.

Click **+ Add Storage**.

![Screenshot of the user clicking + Add Storage in the Storage page.](/content-images/docs/storage/creating-storage/click-add-storage.png)

On the next page, you can choose which type of storage to create.

![Screenshot of the Storage page immediately after clicking the + Add Storage button.](/content-images/docs/storage/creating-storage/blank-bucket-creation.png)

Select a **Storage Type**. The visible options depend on which storage category you're creating (Lustre, NFS, or a bucket).

Enter a **Storage Name**. The **Description** and **Tags** are optional.

If you're configuring a Lustre storage, select whether it will be **Ephemeral** or **Persistent**. Please see [**Storage Types**](/docs/storage#storage-types) for more information.

Click **Add Storage**.

![Screenshot of the user clicking Add Storage after configuring a storage resource.](/content-images/docs/storage/creating-storage/bucket-click-add-storage.png)

Next, you’ll see the default settings page for the new storage. Please see [**Configuring Storage**](/docs/storage/configuring-storage) for the next steps.

![Screenshot of the Sessions tab inside a storage resource's configuration settings.](/content-images/docs/storage/creating-storage/blank-storage-sessions.png)

:::info Note
After you create a persistent storage resource, it will appear in the **Storage Resources** module on the **Home** page. You can hide storage resources from the **Home** page by clicking the eye icon  on the **Storage** page.

However, ephemeral storage resources will not appear on the **Home** page because they cannot be started independently; they must be attached to a cluster, where the storage will be created, started, and deleted along with the cluster.

For more information, please see [**Storage Types**](/docs/storage#storage-types).

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## Favoriting Storage

When you create a persistent storage resource, it will automatically be added to the **Storage Resources** module on your **Home** page.

You can also add frequently used storage resources to your **Dashboard** by clicking the slashed heart  icon. The icon will change to a plain heart  after you click it.

![Screenshot of the user selecting the favorite icon on the Storage page.](/content-images/docs/storage/creating-storage/click-storage-favorite.png)

The storage resource will now appear in **Storage Resources** on the **Dashboard**.

![Screenshot of the favorited storage resource appearing on the user's Dashboard.](/content-images/docs/storage/creating-storage/new-storage-home.png)

:::info Note
You cannot favorite ephemeral storage resources.
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## Which type of storage should I use?

Lustre is a high input/output filesystem, so we recommend using Lustre storage resources only when you're completing compute work that needs that type of performance.

The other storage resources work well for general use.