From 315e0143f65da3485dcbcd2f6a3172a351618aec Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Daniel Baumann Date: Thu, 28 Nov 2019 05:53:08 +0100 Subject: Adding upstream version 1.19.0. Signed-off-by: Daniel Baumann --- docs/getting-started.md | 9 +++++---- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) (limited to 'docs/getting-started.md') diff --git a/docs/getting-started.md b/docs/getting-started.md index 44e257383..065da1c70 100644 --- a/docs/getting-started.md +++ b/docs/getting-started.md @@ -159,10 +159,11 @@ Find the `SEND_EMAIL="YES"` line and change it to `SEND_EMAIL="NO"`. ## Change how long Netdata stores metrics -By default, Netdata uses a database engine uses RAM to store recent metrics. For long-term metrics storage, the database -engine uses a "spill to disk" feature that also takes advantage of available disk space and keeps RAM usage low. +By default, Netdata uses a custom database which uses both RAM and the disk to store metrics. Recent metrics are stored +in the system's RAM to keep access fast, while historical metrics are "spilled" to disk to keep RAM usage low. -The database engine allows you to store a much larger dataset than your system's available RAM. +This custom database, which we call the _database engine_, allows you to store a much larger dataset than your system's +available RAM. If you're not sure whether you're using the database engine, or want to tweak the default settings to store even more historical metrics, check out our tutorial: [**Changing how long Netdata stores @@ -229,4 +230,4 @@ Take a look at some more advanced features and configurations: Or, learn more about how you can contribute to [Netdata core](../CONTRIBUTING.md) or our [documentation](../docs/contributing/contributing-documentation.md)! -[![analytics](https://www.google-analytics.com/collect?v=1&aip=1&t=pageview&_s=1&ds=github&dr=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Fnetdata%2Fnetdata&dl=https%3A%2F%2Fmy-netdata.io%2Fgithub%2Fdocs%2FGettingStarted&_u=MAC~&cid=5792dfd7-8dc4-476b-af31-da2fdb9f93d2&tid=UA-64295674-3)](<>) +[![analytics](https://www.google-analytics.com/collect?v=1&aip=1&t=pageview&_s=1&ds=github&dr=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Fnetdata%2Fnetdata&dl=https%3A%2F%2Fmy-netdata.io%2Fgithub%2Fdocs%2Fgetting-started&_u=MAC~&cid=5792dfd7-8dc4-476b-af31-da2fdb9f93d2&tid=UA-64295674-3)](<>) -- cgit v1.2.3