Azure AKS Postgres deployment using Storage Account for database

Richard Duane Wolford Jr 201 Reputation points
2021-09-14T18:36:21.927+00:00

I have a requirement to deploy Postgres to AKS but store the data not on PVC but rather directly in a storage account. My first thought was a file share mounted to the Postgres container, but from what I've read this isn't possible because Postgres requires hard links to the database files.

I also need a second AKS cluster to be able to access the same database file simultaneously, which is why I looked at file shares. Is this a workable scenario? We're not using the PaaS option just to reiterate, deployment to AKS is a requirement for us.

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  1. deherman-MSFT 33,626 Reputation points Microsoft Employee
    2021-09-15T18:18:50.24+00:00

    @richardwolford-7948
    You would not be able to user Azure Files with SMB due to the limitation mentioned. However you can try this with Azure Files with NFS. This blog post does a good job covering the setup needed.

    Hope this helps! Please try this out and let us know if you run into any issues.

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