# Storage Cleanup Complete

**Date**: 2026-01-18  
**Action**: Cleaned up systemd journal logs in Blockscout container (VMID 5000)  
**Status**: ✅ **SUCCESS**

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## Cleanup Results

### Disk Usage Before Cleanup:
- **Used**: 7.4GB (4%)
- **Available**: 179GB
- **Journal Size**: ~4.0GB

### Disk Usage After Cleanup:
- **Used**: 3.6GB (2%)
- **Available**: 183GB
- **Journal Size**: <100MB (limited by SystemMaxUse)
- **Freed Space**: **3.8GB** ✅

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## Actions Completed

1. ✅ **Cleaned up archived journal logs**
   - Deleted 31 archived journal files (each 128MB)
   - Freed 3.8GB of space
   - Kept only active journal (limited to 100MB)

2. ✅ **Configured journal limits**
   - Added `SystemMaxUse=100M` to `/etc/systemd/journald.conf`
   - Restarted `systemd-journald` service
   - Prevents future journal bloat

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## Storage Pool Impact

### thin2 Pool Status:
- **Before**: 88.78% used (210.5 GB / 237.1 GB)
- **Expected After**: ~86.9% used (~206.7 GB / 237.1 GB)
- **Freed**: ~3.8GB
- **Status**: ⚠️ **IMPROVED** - Still monitoring recommended

### Remaining Space:
- **Before**: 26.6 GB available
- **After**: ~30.4 GB available ✅
- **Improvement**: +3.8GB freed

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## Verification

To verify cleanup and monitor future usage:

```bash
# Check journal size
ssh root@192.168.11.12 'pct exec 5000 -- journalctl --disk-usage'

# Check disk usage
ssh root@192.168.11.12 'pct exec 5000 -- df -h /'

# Check storage pool
ssh root@192.168.11.12 'pvesm status | grep thin2'
```

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## Future Maintenance

### Automated Cleanup (Optional)

To prevent future journal bloat, you can set up a cron job:

```bash
# Add to crontab on Proxmox host
# Clean up journal logs weekly (keep last 100MB)
0 2 * * 0 pct exec 5000 -- journalctl --vacuum-size=100M > /dev/null 2>&1
```

### Monitor Journal Size

Check periodically:
```bash
ssh root@192.168.11.12 'pct exec 5000 -- journalctl --disk-usage'
```

Should show: `< 100MB` (configured limit)

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## Summary

✅ **Cleanup Successful**
- Freed 3.8GB of space
- Configured journal limits to prevent future issues
- Improved thin2 pool availability from 26.6GB to ~30.4GB

⚠️ **Note**: thin2 pool is still at ~87% usage, but the cleanup has provided more breathing room. Continue monitoring and consider additional cleanup if needed.

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## Next Steps (Optional)

1. **Monitor thin2 pool usage** over the next few days
2. **Review other containers** on thin2 for potential cleanup
3. **Consider redistributing** containers to other pools if needed
4. **Set up alerts** for storage pool usage > 85%

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**Status**: ✅ Cleanup complete, monitoring recommended