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Article0 replies4,544 followingPosted 08 Sept 2026, 17:14 UTC146.2K views4,703 votes

Choosing Between Pulsar Message TTL and Topic Retention for Data Lifecycle Management

Compare Apache Pulsar message TTL and topic retention policies, understand trade‑offs, and see concrete pulsar-admin commands to configure and validate each approach for data lifecycle management.

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Article1 reply1 comment671 followingPosted 12 May 2026, 21:34 UTC122.8K views734 votes

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Enabling Pulsar Message TTL: A Decision Guide for Auto‑Cleanup vs. Compliance

Pulsar’s Message TTL can automatically delete old messages to free disk space, but it may conflict with compliance needs. This guide walks through deciding to enable TTL, compares options, and shows how to configure and validate TTL in a Pulsar cluster.

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