# Consider increasing the configuration parameter "max\_wal\_size"
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/consider-increasing-the-configuration-parameter-max-wal-size/47049
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [10 juli 2016 om 04:10 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/consider-increasing-the-configuration-parameter-max-wal-size/47049 "2016-07-10T04:10:06Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@diegoeis](https://meta.discourse.org/u/diegoeis)
#### Post date: [10 juli 2016 om 04:10 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/consider-increasing-the-configuration-parameter-max-wal-size/47049/1 "2016-07-10T04:10:06Z")
Hi, I’m trying change the smtp address of my smtp email server. I edit my app.yml, change the address, :wq to save, and try rebuild the app. In a specific point, the system warn me this error.
```plaintext
Using spork-rails 4.0.0
0: spork-rails (4.0.0) from /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.3.0/specifications/spork-rails-4.0.0.gemspec
Bundle complete! 99 Gemfile dependencies, 179 gems now installed.
Gems in the group development were not installed.
Bundled gems are installed into ./vendor/bundle.
I, [2016-07-10T04:04:40.895077 #13] INFO -- : > cd /var/www/discourse && su discourse -c 'bundle exec rake db:migrate'
2016-07-10 04:05:40 UTC [46-1] LOG: checkpoints are occurring too frequently (24 seconds apart)
2016-07-10 04:05:40 UTC [46-2] HINT: Consider increasing the configuration parameter "max_wal_size".
2016-07-10 04:06:00 UTC [46-3] LOG: checkpoints are occurring too frequently (20 seconds apart)
2016-07-10 04:06:00 UTC [46-4] HINT: Consider increasing the configuration parameter "max_wal_size".
2016-07-10 04:06:19 UTC [46-5] LOG: checkpoints are occurring too frequently (19 seconds apart)
2016-07-10 04:06:19 UTC [46-6] HINT: Consider increasing the configuration parameter "max_wal_size".
2016-07-10 04:06:36 UTC [46-7] LOG: checkpoints are occurring too frequently (17 seconds apart)
2016-07-10 04:06:36 UTC [46-8] HINT: Consider increasing the configuration parameter "max_wal_size".
2016-07-10 04:06:53 UTC [46-9] LOG: checkpoints are occurring too frequently (17 seconds apart)
2016-07-10 04:06:53 UTC [46-10] HINT: Consider increasing the configuration parameter "max_wal_size".
```
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### Author:  [@diegoeis](https://meta.discourse.org/u/diegoeis)
#### Post date: [12 juli 2016 om 11:57 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/consider-increasing-the-configuration-parameter-max-wal-size/47049/2 "2016-07-12T11:57:10Z")
I think I solved this issue making the commands given by @codinghorror in this post:
[https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-using-almost-95-of-40gb-total-drive-space-is-this-a-problem/43966/2?u=diegoeis](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-using-almost-95-of-40gb-total-drive-space-is-this-a-problem/43966/2)
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### Author:  [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [12 juli 2016 om 21:08 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/consider-increasing-the-configuration-parameter-max-wal-size/47049/3 "2016-07-12T21:08:50Z")
Were you out of disk space? The `wal` stuff has to do with postgres streaming its real time log of database changes to disk.
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### Author:  [@JammyDodger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JammyDodger)
#### Post date: [8 juni 2024 om 12:45 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/consider-increasing-the-configuration-parameter-max-wal-size/47049/4 "2024-06-08T12:45:31Z")
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