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August 11, 2022
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Postgres VACUUM Tuning: What autovacuum Gets Wrong by Default
Autovacuum's defaults were designed for small databases. A few parameters make a large difference at scale — and the documentation buries the relevant ones.
Autovacuum's defaults were designed for small databases. A few parameters make a large difference at scale — and the documentation buries the relevant ones.
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