Hi @jeremy-oaks_9309 , Just wanted to respond to this real quick: I have ~80k packages (~600GB) -- so we're opting for the stand-alone database for performance purposes Based on this information we still recommend using the embedded database; it's almost always going to be more performant as well as simpler to maintain. 80k is not that many packages by any stretch. While @pg_user_8607 is correct in that it's a bit easier to monitor database performance, investigate issues like bad queries, and do DBA maintenance tasks - that's all technically "our job". From a user perspective, the only required "database maintenance" should be backing up the files. We certainly don't mind the help (and users like @pg_user_8607 have helped us out a lot!!), and it may be quicker if you "know what you're doing" to get to a root issue, since we're not all exactly experts at all these layers. But I just wanted to make sure you were aware of the pros-and-cons. Thanks, Steve