# Discourse stopping working - CPU/RAM load?

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-stopping-working-cpu-ram-load/127889>\
**Category:** Product Support\
**Created:** [7 בספטמבר,‏ 2019,‏ 2:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-stopping-working-cpu-ram-load/127889 "2019-09-07T14:35:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![pfaffman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/pfaffman/32/120154_2.png) [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\
**Post date:** [7 בספטמבר,‏ 2019,‏ 5:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-stopping-working-cpu-ram-load/127889/2 "2019-09-07T17:00:03Z")

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A while back there were some changes in how images are compressed. You’re probably getting slammed by images being processed. It should subside soon,but if you’ve got lots of images it could be a while. You can do a

```
  ps -ax

```

Or

```
 top

```

To see what’s running. Press q to quit top.

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