# PostgreSQL Tuning — Nexus Autoparts

**Server:** 48 GB RAM, 8 cores, SSD (QEMU)  
**Applied:** 2026-04-26  
**Requires restart:** Yes (done)

## Configuration Changes

File: `/etc/postgresql/17/main/postgresql.conf`

| Parameter | Before | After | Rationale |
|-----------|--------|-------|-----------|
| `shared_buffers` | 128 MB | **8 GB** | ~25% of RAM for PostgreSQL buffer cache |
| `work_mem` | 4 MB | **64 MB** | Larger sorts/joins without disk spilling |
| `maintenance_work_mem` | 64 MB | **1 GB** | Faster VACUUM, CREATE INDEX, ALTER |
| `effective_cache_size` | 4 GB | **36 GB** | Planner knows OS cache is large |
| `max_wal_size` | 1 GB | **8 GB** | Fewer checkpoints under heavy write load |
| `checkpoint_completion_target` | 0.5 | **0.9** | Spread checkpoint I/O over more time |
| `wal_buffers` | - | **16 MB** | WAL buffer sizing |
| `random_page_cost` | 4.0 | **1.1** | SSD-appropriate random read cost |
| `effective_io_concurrency` | 1 | **200** | SSD can handle many concurrent requests |
| `max_connections` | 100 | **200** | Headroom for Celery, Quart, Dashboard, PgBouncer |

## Verification

```bash
sudo -u postgres psql -d nexus_autoparts -c "SHOW shared_buffers;"
```

## Backup

A backup of the previous config is stored at:
`/etc/postgresql/17/main/postgresql.conf.backup.<timestamp>`

## pg_hba Adjustment for Monitoring

Added Docker network access for postgres-exporter:
```
host    nexus_autoparts    postgres    172.17.0.0/16    trust
```