What is STACKIT File Storage?
STACKIT File Storage is a managed, highly available NFS file storage service for demanding workloads, allowing multiple clients to access files simultaneously over the network. The service runs as a Metro setup with synchronous replication across two availability zones and is available in three performance tiers: Standard, Premium, and Ultra. As a German cloud provider, STACKIT hosts all data in German data centers, ensuring full GDPR compliance.
Core Features
- NFS shares: Shared file access for multiple clients over the network
- Three performance tiers: Standard, Premium, and Ultra for different throughput and latency requirements
- Metro replication: Synchronous data mirroring across two availability zones for increased resilience
- Snapshots: Point-in-time backups, optionally immutable with retention up to 30 days
- System-side encryption: Data is stored encrypted on the server side
Typical Use Cases
Content management systems: CMS platforms with multiple web servers using shared access to media assets and uploads.
Shared storage for multiple VMs: Applications requiring parallel read and write access from multiple instances to the same data.
Media rendering: Video rendering and 3D modeling with parallel access to large datasets, where the Ultra tier delivers the highest performance.
Benefits
- GDPR-compliant, with data stored exclusively in German data centers
- Increased resilience through synchronous Metro replication across two availability zones
- Flexible choice of performance tier depending on workload requirements
- Immutable snapshots as additional protection against data loss
Integration with innFactory
As an official STACKIT partner, innFactory supports you with File Storage: NFS architecture, selecting the right performance tier, snapshot and backup concepts, and migration of existing file systems.
Available Tiers & Options
Standard
- Best price-performance ratio
- General workloads
- Lower performance than Premium/Ultra
Premium
- Higher performance than Standard
- Suitable for more demanding workloads
- Higher cost than Standard
Ultra
- Highest available performance tier
- Highest cost
Typical Use Cases
Technical Specifications
Frequently Asked Questions
Can multiple VMs access File Storage simultaneously?
Yes, STACKIT File Storage provides NFS shares that multiple clients can access simultaneously over the network.
What performance tiers are available?
STACKIT File Storage offers three tiers: Standard, Premium, and Ultra, with increasing performance and correspondingly increasing cost. Concrete performance figures per tier are available on the current STACKIT price list.
How is resilience achieved?
File Storage runs as a Metro setup with synchronous data replication across two availability zones, increasing availability and data protection.
How is my data protected?
Data is encrypted on the system side. In addition, point-in-time snapshots can be created and optionally configured as immutable with a retention period of up to 30 days.
What does STACKIT File Storage cost?
Billing is hourly per GB and tier. Current prices for Standard, Premium, and Ultra are published by STACKIT on its official pricing page.
Note: All product information on this page has been compiled with care, but is provided without guarantee and may be outdated or incomplete. Cloud services evolve rapidly — features, pricing, SLAs, and availability change frequently. Authoritative and up-to-date information can only be found on the official product page of STACKIT (official documentation). This page does not represent an offer by STACKIT.
