# Failed to Bootstrap due to out of memory
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/failed-to-bootstrap-due-to-out-of-memory/50252
**Category:** Self-hosting
**Created:** [September 16, 2016, 6:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/failed-to-bootstrap-due-to-out-of-memory/50252 "2016-09-16T18:24:48Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author:  [@KevinWorkman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/KevinWorkman)
#### Post date: [September 16, 2016, 6:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/failed-to-bootstrap-due-to-out-of-memory/50252/1 "2016-09-16T18:24:48Z")
I’m trying to create a new Discourse, falling the steps here: [https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-install-discourse-on-ubuntu-14-04](https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-install-discourse-on-ubuntu-14-04)
I get to the `./launcher bootstrap app` part, and it goes off for about 45 minutes (even though the guide says it should only take 8 minutes), and it comes back with an error:
I was originally trying this with the default setup on Digital Ocean of Ubuntu 16.041 x64, but then I noticed that the guide uses Ubuntu 14.04 x64. So I destroyed my droplet and started a new one, but I get the same exact behavior.
In both cases I’m choosing the 1 GB droplet option, which has worked for me in the past. I’ve checked and rechecked and triple-checked my `app.yml` file, and everything seems to be correct.
Has anybody else encountered this error? Has something changed since the publishing of the guide I’m following?
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### Author:  [@Steven](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Steven)
#### Post date: [September 16, 2016, 6:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/failed-to-bootstrap-due-to-out-of-memory/50252/2 "2016-09-16T18:39:58Z")
When you use the command `free -m`
Do you have a swap ?
It seems that you don’t have enough memory and it kills the bootstrap
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### Author:  [@kuyashi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kuyashi)
#### Post date: [September 16, 2016, 6:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/failed-to-bootstrap-due-to-out-of-memory/50252/3 "2016-09-16T18:40:51Z")
I recommend using Discourse’s official Docker guide:
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You won’t have any issues with the above guide.
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### Author:  [@KevinWorkman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/KevinWorkman)
#### Post date: [September 16, 2016, 7:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/failed-to-bootstrap-due-to-out-of-memory/50252/4 "2016-09-16T19:44:31Z")
Ack, following the official Discourse setup guide did indeed work! Now I feel like a bit of an idiot, but maybe this’ll help somebody in the future who stumbles across the (faulty?) setup guide on Digital Ocean.
Thanks for the help!
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### Author:  [@kuyashi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kuyashi)
#### Post date: [September 16, 2016, 7:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/failed-to-bootstrap-due-to-out-of-memory/50252/5 "2016-09-16T19:45:36Z")
I agree it is confusing, looks like that article was written in 2014 however 😉
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### Author:  [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [September 16, 2016, 9:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/failed-to-bootstrap-due-to-out-of-memory/50252/6 "2016-09-16T21:06:31Z")