diff --git a/variables.tf b/variables.tf
index 3a78330..242891d 100644
--- a/variables.tf
+++ b/variables.tf
@@ -58,4 +58,10 @@ variable "instance_type" {
           )
           error_message = "Instance_type must be set to a valid vm instance type."
       }
+}
+
+variable "volume_size" {
+  description = "Instance volume size in Gigabytes"
+  default = 10
+  type = number
 }
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