GKE adds Cloud Storage FUSE CSI driver support for dedicated clusters
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Google Kubernetes Engine now supports the Cloud Storage FUSE CSI driver for dedicated clusters and node pools running GKE version 1.36.0-gke.1266000 and higher. This feature allows for more integrated access to Cloud Storage buckets from within GKE workloads. Users must specify the custom-endpoint mount option to enable the driver.
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- Google Kubernetes Engine
Cloud Storage FUSE CSI driver is now supported for Google Cloud Dedicated clusters and node pools running GKE version 1.36.0-gke.1266000 and higher. To use the driver, you must specify the custom-endpoint mount option by using either the gcsfuse CLI or the configuration file format. For more information, see About Cloud Storage FUSE CSI driver for GKE .
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https://docs.cloud.google.com/release-notes#May_26_2026