Fwd: Re: Batch import of images

[Per Funke]

Very reassuring!!  Thank you! I think I will manage, following your
instructions.
Winter is coming, that's  the right time for this project.

We may meet again, electronically.
Per

On Tue, Nov 1, 2022 at 7:29 PM Andreas Schleth <schleth_es at web.de> wrote:

> Hi Per,
>
> don't fret. I have some 50k images in one of my databases and I have
> heard of people having ~10x that amount. I do not have speed problems
> even if my setup is quite slow as the images reside on a NAS (rotating
> rust) via NFS. Having everything on a fast SSD is probably a better idea.
>
> It might then be a good idea to uncheck "search for new images on
> startup" in the settings (top in the second section). This will speed up
> the start dramatically.
> After that you need to manually trigger the search with the Maintenance
> menu whenever you have added new images.
>
> btw: I loved your writeup. You will have much fun tagging new images in
> KPA - this is where it really shines!
>
> Cheers, Andreas
>
> Am 01.11.22 um 11:40 schrieb Per Funke:
> > Lovely!
> > Thank you very much! It will be an interesting operation.
> > A seemingly complete road map for me.
> >
> > I will definitely need another beer when done.
> > Best not buy before the finish line is crossed though :0)
> >
> > Besides I do like the data format and I was surprised the XML is
> > processed so fast.
> > What's the max number of images that is possible for KPA to handle?
> > Or phrased it another way: What's the highest number of images you
> > have encountered up to now?
> > I have some 25000 more images...
> > It could be useful to have an idea (if I have to create another
> > instance/initfile).
> >
> > Per
> >
>
>
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