---
title: "Create a volume"
description: "Create a Block Storage volume from the MyAccount dashboard, choosing a size, plan, and whether to encrypt it."
content_type: "how-to"
product: "volumes"
platform: "MyAccount"
url: "/myaccount/volumes/how-to/create-a-volume/"
topic: ["create"]
---

# Create a volume

Creating a volume from the MyAccount portal takes a name, a size, and a plan, and leaves you with an
**Available** volume ready to attach to a node. The IOPS come bundled and are set for you from the
size.

## Before you begin

- A MyAccount account with credit.
- A node to attach the volume to later (you can create the volume on its own and attach it when you
  are ready). See [Create a node](/myaccount/node/how-to/create-a-node/).

## Create the volume

1. Open **Storage > Volumes**.
2. Click **Create Volume**.
3. Enter a **Volume Name**.
4. Move the slider to choose the **Volume Size** (100 GB to 16 TB). The **IOPS** field fills in
   for you, scaled to the size.
5. Choose **Hourly** or **Committed**. **Committed** has a term and an end date, and asks what
   to do when the term ends: renew it, or switch to hourly. See
   [Convert a volume to committed](/myaccount/volumes/how-to/convert-a-volume-to-committed/) for
   what each means.
6. (Optional) Check **Enable Encryption** to encrypt the volume. A passphrase is optional.
   See [Encrypt a volume](/myaccount/volumes/how-to/encrypt-a-volume/) for what encryption means
   for snapshots and later use.
7. Click **Launch Volume**.

The volume shows in your list with the status **Available** when it is ready.

The volume shows **Available** until a node uses it. Next, [attach it to a node](/myaccount/volumes/how-to/attach-a-volume/) and [mount it](/myaccount/volumes/how-to/mount-a-volume-on-linux/) in the node's operating system. [Troubleshooting Volumes](/myaccount/volumes/troubleshooting/volumes/) covers a volume that fails to create.