# Memory use gradually ramps up after restart

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/memory-use-gradually-ramps-up-after-restart/325117
**Category:** Self-hosting
**Tags:** server-resources
**Created:** [September 5, 2024, 2:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/memory-use-gradually-ramps-up-after-restart/325117 "2024-09-05T14:37:08Z")
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### Author: ![Ed\_S](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/ed_s/32/134015_2.png) [@Ed\_S](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ed_S)
#### Post date: [September 6, 2024, 11:28am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/memory-use-gradually-ramps-up-after-restart/325117/7 "2024-09-06T11:28:02Z")

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If it’s easy to monitor CPU and (disk) I/O activity, I’d recommend watching those, rather than memory use. Especially I/O. If CPU is low and I/O is high, and the forum is slow, that could indicate an impactful shortage of RAM.

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