Namespace scoped default storage classes

A method comprising:

• receiving, via an application programming interface (API) of a cluster, a persistent volume claim (PVC) with a specification of a software application;
• identifying a namespace based on namespace attribute of the PVC;
• identifying a storage class which is declared as a default storage class for the identified namespace based on one or more other attributes of the PVC and injecting storage criteria of the default storage class into the specification of the software application;
• and
• deploying the software application via a node within the identified namespace according to the predefined storage attributes of the default storage class injected into the specification of the software application.

A computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions, that when read by a processor, cause the processor to perform a method comprising:

• receiving, via an application programming interface (API) of a cluster, a persistent volume claim (PVC) with a specification of a software application;
• identifying a namespace based on a namespace attribute of the PVC;
• identifying a storage class which is declared as a default storage class for the identified namespace based on one or more other attributes of the PVC and injecting storage criteria of the default storage class into the specification of the software application;
• and
• deploying the software application via a node within the identified namespace according to the predefined storage attributes of the default storage class injected into the specification of the software application.