# JournalingHostingExtensions.AddVolatileJournalStorage(ISiloBuilder, string)

[Type overview](/orleans/docs/api/csharp/microsoft.orleans.journaling/orleans.journaling.journalinghostingextensions/) | [Methods](/orleans/docs/api/csharp/microsoft.orleans.journaling/orleans.journaling.journalinghostingextensions/methods/)

[Source](https://github.com/dotnet/orleans/blob/8bc9fd244427351ad24ccc039a9e7642a42c1cc4/src/Orleans.Journaling/JournalingHostingExtensions.cs#L234)

```csharp
public static ISiloBuilder AddVolatileJournalStorage(this ISiloBuilder builder, string name)
```

Registers an independent named volatile in-memory journal storage provider.

### Parameters

- `builder` (`ISiloBuilder`): The silo builder.
- `name` (`string`): The provider name.

### Returns

The silo builder.