[tor-bugs] #18865 [Metrics/CollecTor]: actively monitor resources like available storage space

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#18865: actively monitor resources like available storage space
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 Reporter:  iwakeh             |          Owner:  iwakeh
     Type:  enhancement        |         Status:  new
 Priority:  Medium             |      Milestone:
Component:  Metrics/CollecTor  |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal             |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  ctip               |  Actual Points:
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Comment (by karsten):

 I think I'd rather want us to fix the underlying problem of using massive
 amounts of disk space.  The best way to achieve that is to improve how
 we're producing (xz-compressed) tarballs.  Right now, we're creating those
 tarballs by first writing the uncompressed tarball to disk and then
 compressing it.  Oh, and of course, we have the directories on disk that
 we're creating tarballs from.  I hope we can find a better way.  (If
 there's already a ticket for that, please feel free to paste a link to
 this ticket.)

 I also just asked the Tor admins to send me automatic email notifications
 in case the disk is about to run full.  That should be a good enough band-
 aid.

 Sound okay?

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