Create Volume

Navigate to barrack.ai/volumes and click Create Volume to open the volume creation modal. If the button is disabled, hover over it to see the specific requirement (incomplete profile or insufficient balance).

Requirements

Profile Complete

Complete your profile at barrack.ai/account with billing information (name, address, postal code, country).

Minimum Balance

Account balance must meet minimum:

USD: $1.00

EUR: €1.00

INR: ₹100.00

Region Capabilities

Legacy Tier (CANADA-1)

Volume Type: SSD only

Size Range: 100 GB - 102,400 GB

Bootable Volumes: ✅ Supported (Ubuntu)

Clone/Resize: ❌ Not available

Pricing: $0.10/GB/month

Advanced Tier (Nordic)

Regions: FINLAND-1/2/3, ICELAND-1

Volume Types: NVMe or HDD

Size Range: NVMe (100-10,000 GB), HDD (100-16,000 GB)

Bootable Volumes: ❌ Not supported

Clone/Resize: ✅ Available

Pricing: NVMe

0.30/ GB / m o n t h, HDD

0.08/GB/month

Creating a Volume

Step 1: Select Region

Choose your deployment region from the dropdown:

CANADA-1 - Legacy Tier (bootable volumes, SSD)

FINLAND-1/2/3, ICELAND-1 - Advanced Tier (clone/resize, NVMe/HDD)

Step 2: Enter Volume Name

Requirements:

Length: 3-30 characters

Allowed: Letters, numbers, hyphens (-), underscores (_)

Cannot start or end with hyphen/underscore

Must be unique within selected region

Examples:

✅ Valid: data-volume-1, backup_storage, prod_db_vol

❌ Invalid: vo (too short), -data (starts with hyphen), my volume (contains space)

Step 3: Select Volume Type & Size

Legacy Tier (CANADA-1)

Advanced Tier (Nordic)

Volume Type: SSD (automatically selected)

Size Range: 100 GB - 102,400 GB

Pricing:

$0.10/GB/month (USD)

€0.10/GB/month (EUR)

₹10/GB/month (INR)

Size Input:

Enter numeric value (GB suffix is automatic)

Use up/down arrows or keyboard ↑/↓ to adjust by 100 GB

Real-time pricing updates as you adjust size

Step 4: Configure Bootable Volume (CANADA-1 Only)

To create a bootable volume:

Enable "Make Bootable" toggle

Select Ubuntu image from dropdown

Image selection is required when bootable is enabled

Bootable Volume Restrictions:

Cannot be detached once attached to an instance

Attachment is permanent for instance lifetime

Cannot be converted to non-bootable after creation

Non-Bootable Volumes:

Can be attached and detached freely (when instance is SHUTOFF)

Available in all regions

No OS image required

Step 5: Create Volume

Click Create to submit. Volume creation typically completes within 30 seconds.

After Creation:

Volume appears in volumes list with "Available" status

Billing begins immediately (hourly rate based on size)

Volume is ready for attachment to instances

Troubleshooting

Profile incomplete error

Insufficient credits error

Duplicate name error

Invalid volume size error

Invalid volume type error

Bootable volumes not supported error

OS image required error

Support

Email Support

Contact support for volume creation assistance

Include: Volume name, region, error messages

Next: Attach Volume

Connect your volume to an instance

Requirements: Volume Available, Instance SHUTOFF

Create Volume

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Create Volume

Requirements

Region Capabilities

Creating a Volume

Step 1: Select Region

Step 2: Enter Volume Name

Step 3: Select Volume Type & Size

Step 4: Configure Bootable Volume (CANADA-1 Only)

Step 5: Create Volume

Troubleshooting

Support