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Lightsail Postgresql database storage keep decreasing when idle
i have provisioned AWS database lightsail with postgresql 16.3, but i when the instance is created, when monitoring free-storage metrics, the storage keep decreasing, but i am not having any database connection, the instance is freshly created and no operation has been done. Can anybody help why is this happening?
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Looks to me there are some maintenance tasks running. These tasks include auto-vacuum processes, log rotations, and other routine system maintenance activities that run automatically to optimize database performance and ensure data integrity. Even without any user-initiated connections or operations, these background processes can generate logs and temporary files, gradually consuming storage space.
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yes, it seems the storag is now stablize. thank you for the answer