# Large Javascript file under assets folder

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/large-javascript-file-under-assets-folder/204571>\
**Category:** Self-hosting\
**Created:** [September 27, 2021, 4:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/large-javascript-file-under-assets-folder/204571 "2021-09-27T16:26:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![awesomerobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/awesomerobot/32/142900_2.png) [@awesomerobot](https://meta.discourse.org/u/awesomerobot)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2021, 5:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/large-javascript-file-under-assets-folder/204571/2 "2021-09-27T17:04:39Z")

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When you first load a Discourse site, the full JavaScript application is sent to the browser (it’s then cached so subsequent page loads are much faster). That’s what that 3MB file is.

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