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Add docs about RAM requirements for the indexer

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Description

With the ingest API, it's quite easy to take several GB of RAM. A user struggled on Kubernetes as he limited the indexer pod RAM to 2GB.

He solved the issue by reducing max_queue_memory_usage to 500MB instead of the default value 2GiB.

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Research direction

Start with the ingest API and indexer configuration documentation, focusing on the max_queue_memory_usage setting and its default value. Document how queue memory affects RAM requirements for Kubernetes deployments and explain the reported 500MB adjustment for a pod limited to 2GB.

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Assessment

Tech stack
kubernetes
Domain
documentation, infrastructure
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
48/100

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