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// * storage/persistent_storage/persistent-storage-local.adoc

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= Installing the Local Storage Operator by using the {product-title} web console

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Install the Local Storage Operator (LSO) to provision and manage local persistent storage volumes in your cluster using the {product-title} web console.

The LSO is not installed in {product-title} by default. Use the following procedure to install and configure this Operator to enable local volumes in your cluster.

.Prerequisites
* Access to an `openshift-local-storage` project.
* Access to the {product-title} web console.

.Procedure
. Log in to the {product-title} web console.

. Navigate to *Ecosystem* -> *Software Catalog*.

. Type *Local Storage* into the filter box to locate the LSO.

. Click *Install*.

. On the *Install Operator* page, select *A specific namespace on the cluster*. Select *openshift-local-storage* from the drop-down menu.

. Adjust the values for *Update Channel* and *Approval Strategy* to the values that you want.

. Click *Install*.

.Result
After finishing, the LSO is listed in the *Installed Operators* section of the {product-title} web console.