apache / apache/couchdb

Auto-cleanup Nouveau indexes

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Description

## Summary / Desired Behaviour / Possible Solution

Make Smoosh automatically [cleanup Nouveau indexes](https://docs.couchdb.org/en/latest/api/database/cleanup.html#post--db-_nouveau_cleanup) to optimize disk usage.

## Additional context

[Related Slack thread](https://couchdb.slack.com/archives/C49LEE7NW/p1732102415451979)

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

Research direction

Start by tracing how Smoosh performs its existing cleanup work and read the linked Nouveau cleanup API documentation. Determine when automatic cleanup should run and verify that Smoosh invokes the Nouveau index cleanup endpoint without disrupting its other work.

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Assessment

Tech stack
erlang
Domain
databases
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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