I recently installed Discourse again, but in Hetzner servers. Now I have 4GB of RAM and 40GB of space. By default it created the 2GB swap file [image] Is that enough?

Which Linux distro did you use for the install on the servers? I would have recommended using a swapfile instead of a swap partition. Swapfiles are the default nowadays on most distros and are more flexible in terms of adjusting the swappiness.

I don’t believe a swap partition was mentioned? [afbeelding] alltiagocom: it created the 2GB swap file I think 2GB swap + 4GB RAM is enough. I don’t think you’d need more swap unless you’re running other stuff on your server as well.

My apologies, you are correct. Should have made sure to drink more coffee before replying :wink:

It depends how much there in plugins in use, AI etc. For me 4+2 wasn’t enough.

I’m not an expert so I just took some screenshot along the way: [SCR-20251221-ilhi] [SCR-20251221-imkv] This was right after it completed: [SCR-20251221-imvf] Then, I let it run for a little bit longer, because I was seeing the 0 and 1 bars (I’ assuming those are the cores?) both hitting around…

@NateDhaliwal and @Rubi I didn’t do anything myself, it created it automatically, so I’m assuming it’s swapfile? I just followed the official instructions to install and let it do its thing. Hope that clarifies? @Jagster I don’t have a lot of stuff. No AI, at least not that I installed anything mys…

Yep, it is a swapfile. IIRC a change was made earlier this year to create a swapfile if under 5GB RAM (I think it used to be 1 GB?).

Clearly enough, plenty of spare capacity, you are good to go :+1:

[afbeelding] merefield: Watch it using htop during a build. I might give this a go myself next time. Do you just open a separate terminal window and type htop? Any recommended options? I’ll do an internet search for more general information about it.

Should I increase the swap file from 2GB?

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merefield (Robert) 20 december 2025 om 16:52 2

Watch it using htop during a build. Probably enough.

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Should I increase the swap file from 2GB?

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