Longhorn on Windows
author of the fork, 2026
Longhorn gives Kubernetes replicated block storage and assumes Linux throughout. This fork attaches its volumes to Windows nodes.
Longhorn replicates block storage across a Kubernetes cluster so a disk survives the machine under it, and it is written for Linux nodes throughout. This fork attaches Longhorn volumes to Windows: the node discovers and reuses its targets rather than opening a new session on every retry, staging persists across a restart, deletion disconnects the disk cleanly, the engine reaches the local data path over named pipes, Windows containers receive their credentials through the sandbox, and the images carry the Windows metadata the registry needs to hand the right one to the right node.