🐘 Simple Nomad 🐘
For the #Mastodon #server instances out there, is there a guideline on drive space that anyone could recommend? If I ran an instance it would be a user base of just a handful, but I’m curious about storage limits. The other issues with being an #administator I think I can track down, but this is alluding me.
Nov 18, 2022 at 3:18amWeb
Show threadfackNov 18, 2022

@simplenomad i would recommend setting up object storage with an s3 compatible provider, as that's where the 98% of the space is used. psql db is minuscule, as is the redis instance.

if you go traditional, you're probably safe with about 30GB of storage, but you'll need to ensure the cleanup scripts work, for pruning old files

Show threadJeff the AlienNov 18, 2022

@simplenomad completely configurable with tootctl on the command line and now with settings in the Admin panel, you can now set purge times for different media.

However, to your actual question, initial storage will be larger then once things get moving it tends to even out. I'm running an instance with 2 whole users, but I also relay, so my actual media storage is a bit more.

My instance has been up since June and I'm sitting with 15Gb of stored media right now.

Show threadClipper Chip Nov 18, 2022
@simplenomad If @jerry is back from his walk and has time, he may have an idea.
Show threadJerry 🦙💝🦙Nov 18, 2022
@simplenomad I had several hundred over the course of 5 years and my storage was at about 300gb.
Show thread🐘 Simple Nomad 🐘Nov 18, 2022
@jerry hmmm, good to know… I cannot imagine that many users at all, it will be a small instance (mainly want to do it out of nerd curiosity), but it would be fun to look for ways to run both a tight AND secure ship.
Show threadsmegNov 18, 2022
@simplenomad My instance has ~10 active users (more registered) and I clear the remote media cache daily. Disk storage used is just under 100GB. DB size is just over 6GB.