Update ingester configuration for improved chunk handling

jb3 · jb3 · commit 2aad0a4176c5 · 2026-05-23T23:39:53.000+01:00
diff --git a/kubernetes/namespaces/loki/loki_values.yml b/kubernetes/namespaces/loki/loki_values.yml
@@ -33,11 +33,13 @@ loki:
       s3ForcePathStyle: true
 
   ingester:
+    wal:
+      flush_on_shutdown: true
     # Flush a chunk after this long with no new writes (even if not full)
-    chunk_idle_period: 5m
+    chunk_idle_period: 30m
     # Max age for any chunk regardless of activity
-    max_chunk_age: 10m
-    chunk_target_size: 1048576  # 1MB
+    max_chunk_age: 2h
+    chunk_target_size: 10485760  # 10MB
     chunk_encoding: snappy
 
   compactor:
