InfluxDB: Preventing disk space saturation

This documentation is part of the Getting started guide. View the full guide here: How to quickly set up and manage InfluxDB with best practices.

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InfluxDB is optimized for large volumes of time series data. Because it does not automatically delete old data, unmanaged databases can quickly fill up available storage. Stackhero helps you avoid this by supporting built-in InfluxDB features for efficient data management.

InfluxDB provides two main solutions:

1. Retention policies: Automatically delete data older than a specified period, such as 365 days. This keeps your storage use predictable and avoids manual cleanup.
2. Downsampling data: Store high-resolution data for recent periods and aggregated data for older periods. For example:
   • Keep 1-second resolution for the last 5 minutes.
   • Store maximum, minimum, and average values at 1-minute intervals for the past 24 hours.
   • Retain hourly aggregates for older data.

Retention policies let you store relevant history without consuming excessive disk space. For more on downsampling, see the official InfluxDB downsampling documentation.