From b9cb57c5801d87779ce332d9503050f78a2e19c8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Bob Mottram <bob@libreserver.org>
Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2022 20:08:55 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Housekeeping

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 manual/manual.md | 18 ++++++++++++++++++
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diff --git a/manual/manual.md b/manual/manual.md
index aa5c98adf..56bc76617 100644
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@@ -233,6 +233,24 @@ git pull
 chown -R epicyon:epicyon *
 systemctl restart epicyon
 ```
+
+# Housekeeping
+To avoid running out of disk space you will want to clear down old inbox posts. Posts from your instance outboxes will be unaffected.
+
+Create an archive script **/usr/bin/epicyon-archive**:
+
+```bash
+#!/bin/bash
+cd /opt/epicyon || exit 0
+/usr/bin/python3 epicyon.py --archive none --archiveweeks 4 --maxposts 32000
+```
+
+You can adjust the maximum number of weeks and the maximum number of inbox posts as needed. Then add it as a cron entry.
+
+```bash
+echo "*/60 * * * * root /usr/bin/epicyon-archive" >> /etc/crontab
+```
+
 # Registering accounts
 You will notice that within the systemd daemon the *registration* option is set to *open*. In a browser if you navigate to the URL of your instance then you should see a *Register* button. The first account to register becomes the administrator.