When a backup to S3 runs nightly, it pretty much requires that the disk size be at least 2x the space used. On my 200GB disk, Discourse uses about 50% and during the backup, disk use jumps to just over 90% until the backup is uploaded to S3. [backups takong up disk space] I’m curious if there is …

There was a plan: Reduce local disk space needs by not (redundantly) gzipping backups [image] Reduce local disk space needs by not (redundantly) gzipping backups Development of that feature is currently paused and it isn’t on our current roadmap. I hope we will get to it in 2024.

Sauvegarde nécessite 2x espace disque - le processus pourrait-il être amélioré ?

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Ed_S (Ed S) Août 14, 2025, 7:51 2

Il y avait un plan :
Réduire les besoins en espace disque local en ne compressant pas (redondamment) les sauvegardes

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Sauvegarde nécessite 2x espace disque - le processus pourrait-il être amélioré ?

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