# Postgres using 100% of CPU

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/postgres-using-100-of-cpu/45261>\
**Category:** Self-hosting\
**Tags:** server-resources\
**Created:** [June 5, 2016, 12:19am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/postgres-using-100-of-cpu/45261 "2016-06-05T00:19:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![mpalmer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/mpalmer/32/45740_2.png) [@mpalmer](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mpalmer)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2016, 2:55am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/postgres-using-100-of-cpu/45261/7 "2016-06-05T02:55:29Z")

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Yes, you’ll need to let those queries run, because otherwise the scheduler will just keep spawning them and you’ll be playing whack-a-mole with them forever.

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