Gregory Stark writes:
VACUUM doesn't require shutting down the system, it doesn't lock any tables or otherwise prevent other jobs from making progress. It does add extra i/o but
In addition to what Gregory pointed out, you may want to also consider using Autovacuum. That may also help.
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