rancher/local-path-provisioner
Dynamically provisioning persistent local storage with Kubernetes observed · 2026-10-19
Health v2 · maintenance only
92/100
- Activity 100
- Release rhythm 77
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-10-21. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 75.0
- age_days: 2946
- days_rel: 77
- days_push: 2
- n_releases_24m: 7
Adoption not part of the score
2945 stars · 531 forks observed · 2026-10-19
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Local Path Provisioner is a Kubernetes storage provisioner that dynamically creates hostPath or local persistent volumes from node-local storage. It offers a simpler alternative to Kubernetes' built-in local volume provisioning, which lacks dynamic provisioning support.
Use cases
- dynamically provision persistent volumes in kubernetes
- use node local storage for kubernetes pods
- set up persistent storage on single-node k3s clusters
- create hostPath persistent volume claims automatically
- replace manual local volume provisioning in kubernetes
- provide simple persistent storage for self-hosted kubernetes workloads
When to choose
- you need dynamic provisioning of local/hostPath volumes in Kubernetes
- you run single-node or small clusters where data locality is acceptable
- you want a lightweight alternative to the built-in local volume provisioner
- you use k3s or edge clusters without external storage
When to avoid
- you need volume capacity limits enforced
- you require data replication or high availability across nodes
- you need volumes to survive node failure
- you need a full CSI driver with advanced features like snapshots or expansion
Facets
service · maturity active
deployment container-orchestration self-hosted go kubernetes storage-provisioner persistent-volumes hostpath local-storage csi dynamic-provisioning storage containers devops docker linux
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/rancher/local-path-provisioner · fetched 2026-10-19 · e53497dc5e8c
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| rancher/local-path-provisioner | main | 92 |
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