A Deep Dive Into the Directory Quotas Design of a Distributed File System

As an open-source distributed file system, JuiceFS introduced the directory quota feature in version 1.1. The released commands support setting quotas for directories, fetching directory quota information, and listing all directory quotas. For details, see the Command Reference document.

In designing this feature, our team went through numerous discussions and trade-offs regarding its accuracy, effectiveness, and performance implications.

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