# Extreme memory usage due to bad mail credentials

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/extreme-memory-usage-due-to-bad-mail-credentials/120080>\
**Category:** Self-hosting\
**Tags:** server-resources\
**Created:** [11 ביוני,‏ 2019,‏ 9:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/extreme-memory-usage-due-to-bad-mail-credentials/120080 "2019-06-11T21:46:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/codinghorror/32/110067_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)\
**Post date:** [12 ביוני,‏ 2019,‏ 4:19am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/extreme-memory-usage-due-to-bad-mail-credentials/120080/7 "2019-06-12T04:19:13Z")

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Unlikely, as failure to set up email correctly is easily the number one all time support request for Discourse.

I think there was something unique about your configuration problem, perhaps?

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