Post A21okDkxeN3d41Zi2S by mxuribe@uribe.cafe
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(DIR) Post #A1wclapHC1vff7gJnM by melmc@melmc.nohost.me
2020-12-07T03:02:31.150949Z
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@mxuribe Wise Pleroma guru, I wonder if you can help me with a Pleroma problem? I have found that although I can follow certain accounts from a Mastodon account, when I try to follow the same accounts from my Pleroma instance all I get is a request sent indication and no further response. I would appreciate any advice you could give me.
(DIR) Post #A21okDkxeN3d41Zi2S by mxuribe@uribe.cafe
2020-12-09T13:13:06.084258Z
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@melmc I've seen this happen on occasion where the front-end doesn't update to reflect newly-added accounts, but the back-end does have that info. I can't seem to reproduce the conditions that create that scenario (at least not consistently), otherwise i would have reported it as a bug to the pleroma folks. What i do to "fix it" is kill my browser session, or log in from a different web browser - just to confirm that the newly-followed account has been added. Then, i stop worrying about it, and eventually the cache expires by itself and things begin to reflect reality (usually a few hours or so). Mind you, this is not ideal, but since i'm running an older version of pleroma, and have been on the fedivrse less and less lately, this bug hasn't been too painful for me. Considering that your version of pleroma is likelier newer than mine, either try the method that i use (which is admittedly very cheesy), or you might want to report this to the pleroma folks; though be prepared to inform them of the conditions that seem to trigger that issue. Sorry, I know this doesn't help you much.
(DIR) Post #A222tfiqRS55lMzBdA by melmc@melmc.nohost.me
2020-12-09T17:48:51.618252Z
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@mxuribe I tried another browser. It did not make any difference. Oh well, I did discover that the android Fedilab app will allow me to follow both my Pleroma account and chosen twitter feeds, So, that should facilitate my sharing between Twitter and the Fediverse.
(DIR) Post #A3Ib1iB8c60ycND52e by melmc@melmc.nohost.me
2021-01-16T15:18:46.042611Z
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@mxuribe I have been having periodic memory issues with my Pleroma instance for the last 2 days. I asked questions about it on Matrix. It appears I have a couple of options: creating a swap file or increasing the ram size of my droplet on Digital Ocean at an increased cost of $5 more per month. I currently have 1Gb of Ram and 25Gb of disk space. What do you think?
(DIR) Post #A3L84Hzy5o2f5sk4ky by mxuribe@uribe.cafe
2021-01-17T14:48:23.167891Z
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Hi @melmc happy new year! I hope you had a nice, restful holiday season! Now, as to your memory troubles... I've never reached for swap file whenever I've had memory issues. Then again I'll assume your researching has lead you to this decision point (so someone must have advised you that swap considerations might help). My experience has shown me that an "easy" thing to do is throw more memory at a problem. That is usually easier than rolling up your sleeves to do plumbing work with swap files. But, before you go up to the next level up droplet on D.O., have you tried rebooting the droplet? (Before doing so you want to ensure that you know the proper pleroma commands for starting/re-starting your instance of course.) Also, as lightweight and great as pleroma might be, could this also be a manifestation of a bug? Luckily you have that screenshot with those errors...Have you tried reaching out to the developers of pleroma? Not only would that help them and others like you and me who use their software globallly), but maybe it is an easy fix for them, and you avoid spending unnecessary money on a droplet. Side note: i know i run an older version of pleroma than you, but i've run it on the cheapest $5/month droplet since pleroma roughly first came out...and i've not had memory issues...though it is certainly also possible that your instance is far more popular than the trafic that i receive. Anyway, if i were you, might want to consider reaching out to the pleroma devs (i honestly don;t know how approachable or not they are)...before considering plunking down more dough on an upgraded droplet. Failing all this of course, then move up the $10 droplet. Good luck!
(DIR) Post #A3L84IE9F5NtnrNOrI by melmc@melmc.nohost.me
2021-01-17T20:38:24.614730Z
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@mxuribe I am also wondering about disk space issues. Is there any way I can limit the disk space I use for my Pleroma installation? As far as restarting is concerned, Pleroma starts automatically when the server boots. Several times, not knowing anything better to do when things didn't seem to be working, I just typed in the reboot command at the timeline prompt. That has been enough to get things working again so far. Thanks for your assistance. Blessings.
(DIR) Post #A3LFyT9KWIKZZdrBB2 by mxuribe@uribe.cafe
2021-01-17T22:01:25.680517Z
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@melmc Good to hear about the automatic restarting for pleroma! As far as restricting disk usage, there a few ways to skin this cat. From a bare server perspective, you would need to research terms like "disk quota" or "storage quota". It's possible but more than I can put into a post here. Though that route might create more errors if pleroma tries to push against that sort of limitation. Now for storage limits on the pleroma (application) side of things, that **may** be possible...but that's beyond my skills. Sorry. There is another (not great but not awful) option: digitalocean allows buying extra storage for a droplet without upgrading the whole droplet. I can't recall how expensive but I **think** it is cheaper than fully upgrading the droplet. I hope that helps!
(DIR) Post #A3LI08xikKulS4Lvsm by melmc@melmc.nohost.me
2021-01-17T22:29:43.427132Z
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@mxuribe I can double my disk space to 50gb and my ram to 2gb for another $5/mo. Is there a minimum amount of disk space to keep free to avoid problems? I plan on monitoring the situation, assuming I don't have any problems which necessitate taking immediate action.
(DIR) Post #A3LKHOkPVg7NExTy3E by mxuribe@uribe.cafe
2021-01-17T22:49:39.205391Z
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@melmc Hmmm...$5/month seems like that's the next level up droplet...not a bad thing, I guess I figured getting only more storage might be cheaper (cheaper than upgrading the droplet). Nevertheless that extra RAM/memory might help the original issue you noted. Now as far minimal storage, I can't say. Honestly I'm still on the regular 25GB and I'm fine. So my opinion is 50GB is way more than sufficient...but maybe your instance is loading up on images which is stuffing your disk? (I'm assuming your instance only manage you as the only user, like mine...if you have more users, that's a clue to your expanded storage needs) 😊
(DIR) Post #A3LKHP28RmIQ7vm7g8 by melmc@melmc.nohost.me
2021-01-17T22:55:14.754724Z
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@mxuribe I am the only user but follow quite a lot and have more than a few followers. Also, I post frequently.
(DIR) Post #A3LLZgqD4qb6WUTtD6 by mxuribe@uribe.cafe
2021-01-17T23:07:13.501952Z
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@melmc I guess that might do it. 😊 Here's hoping the 50GB can do the trick. Also here's an article on helping find what is using up your storage: https://www.nuxified.org/article/hunting-down-disk-space-hogs-linux-command-line/ Good luck!
(DIR) Post #A3LLZhDxeXb1i9arEO by melmc@melmc.nohost.me
2021-01-17T23:09:45.426628Z
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@mxuribe Thanks for the reference. I will study it.
(DIR) Post #A3PFaP7Y2hW8bo2Bcm by melmc@melmc.nohost.me
2021-01-19T20:21:29.804339Z
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@mxuribe On the issue of disk space growth, someone on matrix suggested that I decrease the instance setting for "remote post retention days". The setting is described as "The default amount of days to retain remote posts when pruning the database". This would seem to imply that Pleroma is set up to do some sort of database pruning. I have reduced my setting from 90 days to 30 days. Do you think this will limit the increase of my instance in disk space use?