...effectively only reclaim a marginal amount of space if you don't regular delete pipelines/materials. (Oops...)
On Sat, 12 Jul 2025, 22:26 Chad Wilson, <[email protected]> wrote: > Removing the flyweight directory will only save space if you have a large > number of unused/deleted materials since the last time you cleaned up the > folder. In other words it will effectively only reclaim > > You need sufficient space for an entire git clone for every material that > is listed in the Materials page. If you are using the git path material > plugin with many different paths, and your repositories are very large, you > may need a lot of space. (GoCD does not yet support blobless clones on the > server as would possibly help in this situation) > > I would review your repository sizes and materials to assess how much > space you require given these constraints. > > -Chad > > > On Sat, 12 Jul 2025, 07:16 Obiageli Adegbite, <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Thank you for responding, I read that and delete the flyweight but it >> simple refills just as quickly as you delete them. My pipeline is set to >> auto update = true an the space gets eaten up just as quickly >> >> On Tuesday, 8 July 2025 at 12:26:07 UTC-4 Sriram Narayanan wrote: >> >>> Per Ketan’s advice in the past, one can clear the files within the >>> flyweight directory. >>> >>> See >>> >>> >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/go-cd/CAMUPJd4HFuj%2BPnwX_jV-ib3tj2rwRK2a%2BBXJta6czMM22jYfmw%40mail.gmail.com >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/go-cd/CAMUPJd4HFuj%2BPnwX_jV-ib3tj2rwRK2a%2BBXJta6czMM22jYfmw%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> >>> >>> On Tue, 8 Jul 2025 at 11:30 PM, Obiageli Adegbite <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Hello, >>>> >>>> I am running into an issue where the flyweight is consuming 99% of the >>>> gocd server space. During my investigation. It appears some of the >>>> flyweight is being replicated multiple times. >>>> >>>> My understanding of the flyweight is not clear, perhaps you can shed >>>> light on what the flyweight is actually doing. My understanding of the >>>> flyweight is that GoCD should clone the material (in my case git) >>>> repository the first time, and from then on, it should just poll for >>>> changes (the size shouldn't increase much). It should also have only one >>>> directory per material. >>>> >>>> In my case I am using the gocd-git-path-material-plugin alot which >>>> allows me to use point to different paths, I also point to different >>>> branches. I am not sure if based on every different path or branch we have >>>> a unique flyweight. Can you please clarify and also share suggestions >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "GoCD Users" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>> To view this discussion visit >>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/go-cd/363d5578-a789-4b8c-b90d-7bf4c627c31bn%40googlegroups.com >>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/go-cd/363d5578-a789-4b8c-b90d-7bf4c627c31bn%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>> . >>>> >>> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "GoCD Users" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/go-cd/025a4ee9-31a4-4ccb-88f3-cbe2487eb9f2n%40googlegroups.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/go-cd/025a4ee9-31a4-4ccb-88f3-cbe2487eb9f2n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "GoCD Users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/go-cd/CAEe7TByN93yr_C84ogA_3vKraCB%2BLa4WxeM5LWdDjcPspTJ5qQ%40mail.gmail.com.
