Setting Up ClickHouse TTL Policies to Expire Old Data Automatically
How to configure ClickHouse TTL expressions on MergeTree tables to delete or relocate aged data, verify expiration through system tables, and recover from a misfiring policy.
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How to configure ClickHouse TTL expressions on MergeTree tables to delete or relocate aged data, verify expiration through system tables, and recover from a misfiring policy.
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