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Specify disk persistence behavior for paid Key Value instances
Paid Render Key Value instances now support three different disk persistence modes:
- Journal + Snapshot: Append writes to a journal and periodically save full snapshots.
- This matches the behavior of all paid Key Value instances before this release.
- Snapshot only: Disable journaling while continuing to save periodic snapshots.
- Off: Disable all disk-backed persistence.
Reducing persistence can improve write performance for loss-tolerant use cases, such as a shared cache.
You specify your instance's persistence mode on creation:

You can change your instance's persistence mode in the Render Dashboard or using the Render API. Note the following:
- Changing your persistence mode requires a restart, during which your Key Value instance is unavailable for a few seconds.
- If you change your mode to or from Off, all data in your instance is lost after the restart.
Learn more about Key Value persistence modes in the documentation.