StorageClass apiVersion: storage.k8s.io/v1beta1 metadata: name: fast provisioner: kubernetes.io/gce-pd parameters: type: disk-ssd And then you request a claim in the container spec for the available disk which is unmounted when container is removed but can be re-mounted while data persists. A gce PD can also be mounted in READ only mode on multiple containers. The disk must be created/available