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Scale

Learn how to scale your Piglet Run resources up or down.

Overview

Piglet Run supports scaling:

  • Database: Adjust PostgreSQL resources
  • Storage: Expand disk capacity
  • Services: Scale service resources

Quick Scale

Scale database resources:

pig scale db --cpu 4 --memory 8G

Scale Database

Increase Resources 

pig scale db --cpu 4 --memory 16G

Adjust Connection Limits 

pig scale db --max-connections 200

Configure Shared Buffers 

pig scale db --shared-buffers 4G

Scale Storage

Expand Disk 

pig scale storage --size 100G

Add Storage Volume 

pig scale storage add --mount /data/extra --size 50G

Scale Services

VS Code Server 

pig scale service vscode --memory 4G

JupyterLab 

pig scale service jupyter --memory 8G

Resource Limits

View current resource allocation:

pig scale status

Example output:

Service     CPU    Memory   Storage
---------   ----   ------   -------
PostgreSQL  2      4G       20G
VS Code     1      2G       -
Jupyter     1      2G       -
Nginx       0.5    512M     -

Configuration

Scale settings in /etc/piglet/resources.yml:

resources:
  postgres:
    cpu: 2
    memory: 4G
    storage: 20G
  vscode:
    cpu: 1
    memory: 2G
  jupyter:
    cpu: 1
    memory: 2G

Best Practices

  • Monitor resource usage before scaling
  • Scale gradually to avoid disruption
  • Test changes in development first

Next Steps