# Block Storage

With IONOS Cloud Block Storage, you can quickly provision virtual servers and other Infrastructure-as-a-Service ([<mark style="color:blue;">IaaS</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/support/general-information/glossary-of-terms#iaas)) offerings. Consult our user guides, reference documentation, and FAQs to support your hosting needs.

### Developer Tools

| [<mark style="color:blue;">**Cloud API**</mark>](https://api.ionos.com/docs/cloud/v6/) | [<mark style="color:blue;">**Compute SDKs**</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/reference/#compute-engine-sdks) | [<mark style="color:blue;">**Config Management Tools**</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/reference/general-information/config-management-tools) |
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### Recommended How-To's

| [<mark style="color:blue;">**Setup Storage**</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/cloud/~/revisions/5wuXj7QmyFwJl8Wh3LBN/compute-engine/block-storage/dcd-how-tos/add-block-storage)                 | Learn how to setup additional block storage for your virtual instances. |
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| [<mark style="color:blue;">**Images and Snapshots**</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/cloud/~/revisions/5wuXj7QmyFwJl8Wh3LBN/compute-engine/block-storage/dcd-how-tos/images-and-snapshots)       | Upload your own images or use those supplied by IONOS Cloud.            |
| [<mark style="color:blue;">**Resource Access Control**</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/cloud/~/revisions/5wuXj7QmyFwJl8Wh3LBN/compute-engine/block-storage/dcd-how-tos/resource-access-control) | Manage User Access to various storage elements.                         |

### Learn More

| [<mark style="color:blue;">**Block Storage - Frequently Asked Questions**</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/cloud/~/revisions/5wuXj7QmyFwJl8Wh3LBN/compute-engine/block-storage/block-storage-faq) |
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### Change Log

**10 October 2021 | Live Vertical Scaling Overview section updated**