[Qgis-user] [EXTERNAL] Re: Geopackage slow on NAS if not read-only

Thu Mar 16 05:04:04 PDT 2023

Hi Jorge
I understand what you are pointing at and I use databases such as
Postgres/PostGIS also with good results. The thing is that working with
data in files sometimes has advantages and that is certainly how shapefiles
have been used. The geopackage has been suggested as a replacement for the
shapefile in the context of regular QGIS usage without any caveat saying
that geopackages only replace the storage and transfer role of shapefiles
and that geopackages should not be used for editing in a shared
environment, as is perfectly possible with shapefiles and widely practiced.
Not all users have access to database systems such as Postgres. I'm just
looking for some clarity on best practices for the common scenario of
working with QGIS using file based data in a network environment.

Árni

On Thu, 16 Mar 2023 at 11:47, Jorge Gustavo Rocha via QGIS-User <
qgis-user at lists.osgeo.org> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> For data storage and manipulation databases are suitable. Files are not.
>
> Geopackages are wonderful to transfer data between systems or to archive
> an entire project (snapshot of data, styles and the project itself).
>
> Regards,
>
> Jorge
> On 16/03/23 11:30, Árni Geirsson via QGIS-User wrote:
>
> Thank you Jarosław. Isn't it strange that this was discussed 5 years ago
> and SMB file sharing is very common? Would a linux based NAS be able to use
> another protocol? What are my options for file based data sharing in QGIS?
> Abandoning geopackages is not a realistic option for me, but I could get a
> different kind of NAS unit, if that helps, what kind then? What amazes me
> is how little I see this discussed. There was a message in this thread this
> morning from Thomas Struller, but I am not sure it is about the same root
> problem, maybe Thomas can elaborate.
> Should this perhaps be discussed in another forum, closer to the
> development of geopackage/sqlite?
>
> Árni Geirsson
>
> On Thu, 16 Mar 2023 at 09:52, Sadowski Jarosław <jaroslaw.sadowski at cpk.pl>
> wrote:
>
>> Long story short: gpkg is bad idea for network drives as SMB/NAS etc
>>
>>
>>
>> Sources:
>> Write-Ahead Logging (sqlite.org)
>> <https://www.sqlite.org/wal.html#advantages>
>>
>> writing gpkg and sqlite on samba shares fails · Issue #628 · r-spatial/sf
>> · GitHub <https://github.com/r-spatial/sf/issues/628>
>>
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>> Geirsson via QGIS-User
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>> *Subject:* [EXTERNAL] Re: [Qgis-user] Geopackage slow on NAS if not
>> read-only
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>> Yes, as far as I know, the NAS unit uses SMB as the file sharing
>> protocol. I used another NAS from QNAP before this one, also using SMB and
>> with the same problem. I thought pretty much all of the Linux based NAS
>> units were using SMB and if that is the problem, it should be widespread,
>> but I don't see any signs of that. Is SMB a problem for geopackage?
>>
>> I did a quick test in QGIS: A dataset of 178.000 line features is
>> rendered in about 1 second from a read only geopackage. When I remove the
>> read only flag, it is rendered in about 5 seconds.
>>
>> If I store the geopackage on the local hard drive, the problem
>> disappears, read-write or read-only does not matter.
>>
>> I have had suspicions about SMB being part of the problem but I don't
>> know enough about file access deep down in the operating system to
>> understand it.
>>
>>
>>
>> Árni Geirsson
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>> On Thu, 16 Mar 2023 at 01:45, jhubbslist--- via QGIS-User <
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>>
>> Árni -
>>
>>
>>
>> Are you using SMB/CIFS to access this NAS, and are you using wifi or
>> Ethernet to connect to it?
>>
>>
>>
>> - Jeff
>>
>>
>>
>> On 3/15/23 3:30 PM, Árni Geirsson via QGIS-User wrote:
>>
>> Hello all QGIS and geopackage users.
>>
>> I store my geopackages on a Synology RackStation NAS unit, like all other
>> documents that are kept on a shared drive in the office. For larger
>> datasets, the rendering is very slow, unless I open the properties dialog
>> for the file in Windows and check the read only box. After that, the
>> features are rendered blazingly fast. Nothing else is changed to see the
>> dramatic difference in the rendering speed. Luckily, I don't need to edit
>> many of the larger datasets, such as road networks and elevation contours
>> and the geopackage can be kept read only. Shapefiles are not affected.
>>
>> What explains this and does anyone know how to solve the problem?
>>
>> Do other users experience this?
>>
>>
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>> Árni Geirsson
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