Strapi import functionality is very very very slow (max 45KB/s)

[alexbudin]

Bug report

Required System information

• Node.js version: 18.20
• NPM version: 10.5
• Strapi version: 4.24.1
• Database: SqlLite
• Operating system: linux-x64

Describe the bug

An export takes less than a minute, but an strapi import takes hours.
My export file is 180MB, mostly because of images.

When i try an import it it takes ages to do

this is the transfer rate of an import of a file that sits on the same machine that is not even encrypted. The screenshot below is of an in-progress transfer. Teh speeds fluctuate between 20KB to 44.8KB. The funny thing is that it never goes over 44.9KB/s

I thought of trying strapi export / import since the transfer option has never worked. I think most people using Strapi agree that you need a miracle to make a transfer work, but regardless, this is about the import functionality.

I dont understand how it can copy a file at the rate of 44KB/s. What does this import do? How does it work?

npm run strapi import -- -f export_20240506221330.tar.gz

Steps to reproduce the behavior

Just do an import of a previously exported strapi instace that has assets.

Expected behavior

An import that does not take 56-67 minutes for 180MB or images.

[alexbudin]

This is the total import time

75minutes (1h 15minutes) - this is crazy

[alexbudin]

Also seems the Logos did not import at all :(

I swear its better off to copy file manually from one instance to another than use all these tools.

[alexbudin]

Any help here please?

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[alexbudin]

This is not a question. Its a bug

[alexbudin]

@derrickmehaffy can you please help. This is not a question.

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I have the same issue.

@alexbudin I've noticed that if I export with the --no-compress option, the import is significantly quicker - although still slow.