Delete old data automatically

[fbfm (Frank Meyer)]

I have the free version of Mattermost in use. Is there a way to automatically delete data after a certain amount of time? I would like to prevent the database from bursting at some point. I miss a general setting in the system console.

[lindy65]

Hi @fbfm,

Thanks for your question,

Is this documentation helpful?

• https://docs.mattermost.com/administration/command-line-tools.html
• https://docs.mattermost.com/deployment/on-boarding.html#administrator-tasks

[fbfm (Frank Meyer)]

no not at all. I do not want to delete groups or users. I just want to prevent the database from growing incessantly.

[lindy65]

Ah, apologies @fbfm,

I misread your question…

The data retention policy is a beta feature of the Enterprise Edition.

[Monika (Monika Whilson)]

This is a very useful information for me. Thanks!