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Migrating Messenger storage to optimize performance

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Re: Migrating Messenger storage to optimize performance

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Post by midom »

tomnipotent wrote: post #2

TL;DR - Moved from HBase to MyRocks engine on MySQL sitting on top of NVMe storage via their Lightning Server [1], which is a JBOF (just a bunch of flash) setup using x16 PCIe. [1] https://code.facebook.com/posts/989638804458007/introducing-...

+ app server / schema rework

Re: Migrating Messenger storage to optimize performance

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Post by oerpli »

They say that they brought some new search features to mobile, though I would prefer if they fixed their search on desktop (or in general) first, as it only returns results from recent messages.

Until sometime in 2016/2017 it was possible to look for specific things at whatever time (e.g. 2011) and now even things from <3y ago don't return anything.

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Post by tagx »

bigato wrote: post #5

What about giving me an easy option to export my messages while you are at it?

You can use the download your information tool to download all your data on FB, including all your messages https://www.facebook.com/help/212802592074644

A Brooklyn based artist did this recently and made a book of his conversation history (and covered an apartment with some of the pages). You can find a bit more information and pictures at https://www.halfspace.uk/messages-2011-2017

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Post by bigato »

tagx wrote: post #7
bigato wrote: post #5

What about giving me an easy option to export my messages while you are at it?

You can use the download your information tool to download all your data on FB, including all your messages https://www.facebook.com/help/212802592074644 A Brooklyn based artist did this recently and made a book of his conversation history (and covered an apartment with some of the pages). You can find a bit more information and pictures at https://www.halfspace.uk/messages-2011-2017

I said "easy". And by the way, the second link is dead.

Re: Migrating Messenger storage to optimize performance

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Post by godelmachine »

tomnipotent wrote: post #2

TL;DR - Moved from HBase to MyRocks engine on MySQL sitting on top of NVMe storage via their Lightning Server [1], which is a JBOF (just a bunch of flash) setup using x16 PCIe. [1] https://code.facebook.com/posts/989638804458007/introducing-...

Have they published a paper on this on Facebook Research?
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