Changing the Allocated Space For Local Backups

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By default, we allocate 20% of server space for backups. If existing backups on the server exceed the allotted space, Borg will not create new backups or do anything else which requires a backup (staging pushes, clones, etc).

Why would that happen? Maybe you have a really large site. Maybe you take 24 manual backups on the 30 minute mark because you’re paranoid. Whatever the reason, 20% doesn’t always cut it. Fortunately, you can increase this value.

Accessing the Config File

The available space varies per server size, but you can change it with this command:

nano /opt/gridpane/backups/snapshots/config

Contents of the Config File

Once you’re in that file, it will look like this:

[repository]
version = 1
segments_per_dir = 1000
max_segment_size = 524288000
append_only = 0
storage_quota = 11000000000
additional_free_space = 0
id = (hidden for the KB, will show on your server)
key = (hidden for the KB, will show on your server)

The value you want to change is “storage_quota”. Save, write, and exit the file.

Bytes/GB Conversion

It’s in bytes and converts to GB like so:

1 GB = 10^9 bytes = 1,000,000,000 bytes

10GB10000000000
15GB15000000000
20GB20000000000
25GB25000000000
30GB30000000000
35GB35000000000
40GB40000000000
45GB45000000000
50GB50000000000
55GB55000000000
60GB60000000000
65GB65000000000
70GB70000000000
75GB75000000000

Further Reading

For further information about how backup systems work, the available options for configuring them, and for setting up remote backups (available on V2), please see the articles listed below.

Strategy

Recommended Backup Strategy

V2 Backup Documentation