how do you handle ephemeral storage for stateful apps in Kubernetes?

hey everyone, ive been wrestling with a challenge in my kubernetes deployments lately and wanted to get your thoughts. were running some stateful applications like databases and message queues that, by nature, need persistent storage. but for certain auxiliary components or transient data, ephemeral storage seems like a good fit to avoid the overhead of persistent volumes. but how do you best manage ephemeral storage for these stateful apps? are there specific patterns or best practices for defining and using it effectively within pods, especially when dealing with restarts or scaling events? looking forward to hearing your experiences and solutions!