| Variable | DELETE_ON_INGEST_QUEUE | |
| Description | Deletes events from the ingest queue | |
| Default | true | |
Deletes events from the ingest queue when they have been saved in LogScale. It is still important to configure Kafka retention on the ingest queue.
ini
DELETE_ON_INGEST_QUEUE=trueThe Kafka retention defines how long data can be kept on the ingest queue and, thus, how much time LogScale has to read the data and store it internally.
See KAFKA_SERVERS for more information and an example.