Kubernetes: creating a hostPath PersistentVolume in a single node cluster

To create a ‘hostPath’ PersistentVolume in a single node cluster (do not use in a cluster with more than 1 node):

kind: PersistentVolume
 apiVersion: v1
 metadata:
   name: pv1
   labels:
     type: local
 spec:
   storageClassName: manual
   capacity:
     storage: 1Gi
   accessModes:
     - ReadWriteOnce
   hostPath:
     path: "/your-path-for-vol1"

If the above is pv1.yaml, apply with:

kubectl apply -f pv1.yaml

For more info, see the docs here.