# Disallow use of bind mounts (`hostPath` volumes)

The volume of type `hostPath` allows pods to use host bind mounts (i.e. directories and volumes mounted to a host path) in containers. Using host resources can be used to access shared data or escalate privileges. Also, this couples pods to a specific host and data persisted in the `hostPath` volume is coupled to the life of the node leading to potential pod scheduling failures. It is highly recommended that applications are designed to be decoupled from the underlying infrastructure (in this case, nodes).

## Policy YAML

[disallow_bind_mounts.yaml](best_practices/disallow_bind_mounts.yaml)

````yaml
apiVersion: kyverno.io/v1
kind: ClusterPolicy
metadata:
  name: disallow-bind-mounts
spec:
  validationFailureAction: audit
  rules:
  - name: validate-hostPath
    match:
      resources:
        kinds:
        - Pod
    validate:
      message: "Host path volumes are not allowed"
      pattern:
        spec:
          =(volumes):
          - X(hostPath): "null"
````