Turn off time series data in a cockroachdb single-node-cluster

Question

Is there a way to turn off the the recording of time series data in a single node cluster via some start up flags? I'm using cockroachdb version 20.1.2.

It appears this property will turn it off

timeseries.storage.enabled=false

or you can set these to 0s

timeseries.storage.resolution_10s.ttl=0s
timeseries.storage.resolution_30m.ttl=0s

I'm running cockroach in a docker container and would like to set these properties when cockroach starts but I get errors when I try to set those properties as flags. Meaning this throws an error for invalid flag:

start-single-node --timeseries.storage.enabled=false --insecure

Is there a way to turn off timeseries data storage on startup without running queries to change cluster settings?

Answer 1

There is no other way.

Building and storing timeseries is a cluster-wide job and is controlled through cluster settings.

This is distinct from node-level features that can be controlled through command line flags.

You can find some details on this on the cluster settings page:

In contrast to cluster-wide settings, node-level settings apply to a single node. They are defined by flags passed to the cockroach start command when starting a node and cannot be changed without stopping and restarting the node.