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Docker volumes are filling up disk

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    timconsidine
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    wrote on last edited by timconsidine
    #3

    I seem to recall there is/was a vulnerability which exposed something like this.
    Dredging memory banks - maybe you can search for something like this - my searches aren’t returning anything - sorry.

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      I tried docker inspect. Looks like it's a WordPress instance from a single user. Shouldn't WordPress clean this up on its own? There are thousands of magick-*.txt files taking up hundreds of GB. I think the oldest one is from around June 16th.

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      • timconsidineT timconsidine

        I seem to recall there is/was a vulnerability which exposed something like this.
        Dredging memory banks - maybe you can search for something like this - my searches aren’t returning anything - sorry.

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        @timconsidine Thanks! I’ll try to search around a bit more with that in mind. Good to know it might not be just a one-off issue.

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          Sounds to me like they are likely tmp files that can all be deleted https://stackoverflow.com/questions/35550850/lot-of-temp-magick-files-created-in-temporary-folder#39446027

          I use Cloudron with Gandi & Hetzner

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            I tried deleting the files gradually starting from the oldest ones, and everything seems fine so far. Looks like they were really just leftover tmp files.

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              Unfortunately, I just checked and the files are back again – only two for now. It seems something is still generating them.

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                Is it still WordPress and imagemagick temp files?

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                  Is it still WordPress and imagemagick temp files?

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                  @joseph said in Docker volumes are filling up disk:

                  Is it still WordPress and imagemagick temp files?

                  Yes, still in the same location and same naming pattern – seems to be temporary files from WordPress using ImageMagick.

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                    An idea is put a cronjob into the WP app to clean up /tmp .

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                      An idea is put a cronjob into the WP app to clean up /tmp .

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                      @joseph I don't know if this can help, but I added to Wp cron this command:

                      55 1,13 * * * rm -rf /app/data/public/wp-content/cache/* > /dev/null 2>&1
                      

                      You can extend this also to /tmp folders.

                      I added this line to save space before backup. You can edit this according to backup scheduled times

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                        Is it related to a plugin? I know that by default wp-cron jobs were not always running in WP so I had to force create a cron job to run wp-cron on a schedule
                        It is supposed to be the reponsibility of WP Plugins to cleanup after them, by using the wp-cron, but it is by default disabled afaik. So what I have scheduled for a long time in Cloudron is */30 * * * * wget -q -O - https://wp.xxx.xxx/wp-cron.php?doing_wp_cron >/dev/null 2>&1

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                          Thanks a lot everyone for the advice πŸ™
                          I’ve added some cleanup jobs to the WP cron for now.
                          I’ll let you know if it helps.

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                          • SansGuidonS SansGuidon

                            Is it related to a plugin? I know that by default wp-cron jobs were not always running in WP so I had to force create a cron job to run wp-cron on a schedule
                            It is supposed to be the reponsibility of WP Plugins to cleanup after them, by using the wp-cron, but it is by default disabled afaik. So what I have scheduled for a long time in Cloudron is */30 * * * * wget -q -O - https://wp.xxx.xxx/wp-cron.php?doing_wp_cron >/dev/null 2>&1

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                            @SansGuidon Cloudron cron jobs works perfectly with Wordpress...

                            @archos Keep us posted πŸ™

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                              @SansGuidon Cloudron cron jobs works perfectly with Wordpress...

                              @archos Keep us posted πŸ™

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                              @p44 said in Docker volumes are filling up disk:

                              @SansGuidon Cloudron cron jobs works perfectly with Wordpress...

                              @archos Keep us posted πŸ™

                              Glad it works for you. WP would constantly complaining those WP-cron jobs were disabled (see Cloudron docs, they mention wp-cron is disabled https://docs.cloudron.io/packages/wordpress-managed/ ), so I came with the fix I mention to get rid of the warnings/errors shown in my WP instance πŸ˜† maybe my solution is outdated yet it runs for so long now.

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                                @p44 said in Docker volumes are filling up disk:

                                @SansGuidon Cloudron cron jobs works perfectly with Wordpress...

                                @archos Keep us posted πŸ™

                                Glad it works for you. WP would constantly complaining those WP-cron jobs were disabled (see Cloudron docs, they mention wp-cron is disabled https://docs.cloudron.io/packages/wordpress-managed/ ), so I came with the fix I mention to get rid of the warnings/errors shown in my WP instance πŸ˜† maybe my solution is outdated yet it runs for so long now.

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                                @SansGuidon Mentioned guide also say "To add custom cron events, use Cloudron's built-in cron or use a plugin like WP Crontrol." And it works like a sharm... πŸ˜‰

                                Before Cloudron I had a lot of problems publishing scheduled posts because WP Cron is activated only when user visits the website. Cloudron guide say "WordPress' built-in cron task schedule wp-cron is disabled since it is not effective for low traffic websites."

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                                  @SansGuidon Mentioned guide also say "To add custom cron events, use Cloudron's built-in cron or use a plugin like WP Crontrol." And it works like a sharm... πŸ˜‰

                                  Before Cloudron I had a lot of problems publishing scheduled posts because WP Cron is activated only when user visits the website. Cloudron guide say "WordPress' built-in cron task schedule wp-cron is disabled since it is not effective for low traffic websites."

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                                  @p44 said in Docker volumes are filling up disk:

                                  @SansGuidon Mentioned guide also say "To add custom cron events, use Cloudron's built-in cron or use a plugin like WP Crontrol." And it works like a sharm... πŸ˜‰

                                  Before Cloudron I had a lot of problems publishing scheduled posts because WP Cron is activated only when user visits the website. Cloudron guide say "WordPress' built-in cron task schedule wp-cron is disabled since it is not effective for low traffic websites."

                                  Interesting to know, however what I remember is that my site would appear non healthy without forcing some cron jobs to trigger, so I guess that's why I had to add this line in my cron tab, despite Cloudron is supposed to make that not necessary. Weird. Anyway if that works like a charm for everyone but me, I guess I might have different needs πŸ€”

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                                    @p44 said in Docker volumes are filling up disk:

                                    @SansGuidon Mentioned guide also say "To add custom cron events, use Cloudron's built-in cron or use a plugin like WP Crontrol." And it works like a sharm... πŸ˜‰

                                    Before Cloudron I had a lot of problems publishing scheduled posts because WP Cron is activated only when user visits the website. Cloudron guide say "WordPress' built-in cron task schedule wp-cron is disabled since it is not effective for low traffic websites."

                                    Interesting to know, however what I remember is that my site would appear non healthy without forcing some cron jobs to trigger, so I guess that's why I had to add this line in my cron tab, despite Cloudron is supposed to make that not necessary. Weird. Anyway if that works like a charm for everyone but me, I guess I might have different needs πŸ€”

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                                    @SansGuidon It still does not work for you?

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                                      The cron job is working perfectly, temporary files are no longer accumulating. Many thanks to everyone for the advice. βœ…

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                                      • archosA archos

                                        The cron job is working perfectly, temporary files are no longer accumulating. Many thanks to everyone for the advice. βœ…

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                                        @archos which one exactly?

                                        Conscious tech

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                                        • archosA archos

                                          The cron job is working perfectly, temporary files are no longer accumulating. Many thanks to everyone for the advice. βœ…

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                                          @archos Great πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘

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