Local Path Provisioner provides a way for the Kubernetes users to utilize the local storage in each node. Based on the user configuration, the Local Path Provisioner will create `hostPath` based persistent volume on the node automatically. It utilizes the features introduced by Kubernetes [Local Persistent Volume feature](https://kubernetes.io/blog/2018/04/13/local-persistent-volumes-beta/), but makes it a simpler solution than the built-in `local` volume feature in Kubernetes.
Local Path Provisioner provides a way for the Kubernetes users to utilize the local storage in each node. Based on the user configuration, the Local Path Provisioner will create either `hostPath`or `local`based persistent volume on the node automatically. It utilizes the features introduced by Kubernetes [Local Persistent Volume feature](https://kubernetes.io/blog/2018/04/13/local-persistent-volumes-beta/), but makes it a simpler solution than the built-in `local` volume feature in Kubernetes.
## Compare to built-in Local Persistent Volume feature in Kubernetes
## Compare to built-in Local Persistent Volume feature in Kubernetes
### Pros
### Pros
Dynamic provisioning the volume using hostPath.
Dynamic provisioning the volume using [hostPath](https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/storage/volumes/#hostpath) or [local volume](https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/storage/volumes/#local).
* Currently the Kubernetes [Local Volume provisioner](https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/sig-storage-local-static-provisioner) cannot do dynamic provisioning for the local volumes.
* Currently the Kubernetes [Local Volume provisioner](https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/sig-storage-local-static-provisioner) cannot do dynamic provisioning for the local volumes.
