# How to improve file system caching with ext4 / inode cache?

**URL:** <https://forum.storj.io/t/how-to-improve-file-system-caching-with-ext4-inode-cache/26626>\
**Category:** Node Operators\
**Tags:** ext4, hardware\
**Created:** [June 13, 2024, 7:47pm UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/how-to-improve-file-system-caching-with-ext4-inode-cache/26626 "2024-06-13T19:47:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![Alexey](https://storj.bcdn.literatehosting.com/user_avatar/forum.storj.io/alexey/32/41_2.png) [@Alexey](https://forum.storj.io/u/Alexey)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2024, 4:35am UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/how-to-improve-file-system-caching-with-ext4-inode-cache/26626/5 "2024-06-14T04:35:20Z")

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I would recommend to take a look on this thread:

> [@Metadata cache ext4 (RAM maxed)](https://forum.storj.io/t/metadata-cache-ext4-ram-maxed/26216):
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> Hi, I maxed out my system RAM and is not enough for my nodes. Less than 1gb per TB. I have ext4 in a Ubuntu 22 server. How can I add a 4tb SSD specialized for metadata caching? First cache in RAM then SSD. My system is slowing down with this massive gargabe deleting

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