Prune pict-rs on local instance? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by calr0x@lemmy.world to c/lemmy@lemmy.ml

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I'm running a small instance just for myself and a friend. We basically use it to access the Lemmy fediverse.

I was under the impression that our instance would not download imagery that was not hosted on it but the pict-rs "files" directory ended up with 45 gig of data which ultimately filled up the VPS storage space.

Is there a command that I can automate to prune this regularly or does anyone have a solution?

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[-] housepanther@lemmy.goblackcat.com 6 points 1 year ago

I just took a look at the repository for pict-rs and unfortunately nothing in the official docs about cleaning up images. Did you happen to use a bot to assist you in finding communities? If so this might be the reason. After two weeks of running, my image size is only 2.2mb. I should also ask you what the size of your database is. The activity table can get awfully big and very quickly.

[-] calr0x@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I did use a bot..

[-] housepanther@lemmy.goblackcat.com 2 points 1 year ago

Ah, I see. I hope some maintenance tools will be forthcoming.

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