From 0242369392f1251f56c26d48f228f28ddb0682ab Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Chris Lu Date: Sun, 23 Oct 2022 14:15:48 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Updated FAQ (markdown) --- FAQ.md | 12 ++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+) diff --git a/FAQ.md b/FAQ.md index 9f21eb7..0d8740a 100644 --- a/FAQ.md +++ b/FAQ.md @@ -1,3 +1,15 @@ +### How many volumes do I need? + +The SeaweedFS volume here is different from common storage volume. +| SeaweedFS Volume | Common Volume | +| --- | --- | +| A disk file | A disk | +The following is all about SeaweedFS volumes. + +SeaweedFS assumes there are many SeaweedFS volumes. Data placement, replication, collection, S3 buckets, TTL, CSI mount, etc, are all based on volumes. So if the error is `no free volumes left`, please add more volumes. + +The default volume size is 30GB, and default to 8 volumes. Very likely you would need to customize a bit. Either through reducing the volume size, or increasing the `-max` value. + ### How to access the server dashboard? SeaweedFS has web dashboards for its different services: