[Question] How do I add storage locations to Lemmy? (lemmy.basedcount.com)

submitted 1 year ago by Atalocke@lemmy.basedcount.com to c/selfhost@lemmy.ml

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Soon, I'll need to increase the storage capacity of my Lemmy server. I use a Digital Ocean VPS running Debian 11. I don't really need to increase the RAM, CPU, or other core system resources so I planning on adding some block storage to my VPS. My question is: How can I tell Lemmy/Pict-rs to store/retrieve new data here without losing my existing data?

Assume the volume will be positioned on /mnt/vol-1.

Thanks in advance!

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[-] Vendetta9076@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

You could something like mergefs to just merge both drives together. Then you wouldn't need to add a new pathway.

[-] poVoq@slrpnk.net 1 points 1 year ago

https://git.asonix.dog/asonix/pict-rs.git#user-content-filesystem-to-object-storage-migration

[-] Atalocke@lemmy.basedcount.com 1 points 1 year ago

Thanks!

[-] rikudou@lemmings.world 0 points 1 year ago

You could just move the data to the new location and then make it a symbolic link to the new disk.

[-] RagingToad@feddit.nl 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Could even be a hard link.. (some applications don't like symbolic links).

Edit: or a mount point.

Make sure to stop the application, mount the drive and link it, start the application again You have a backup? :-)

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