# Sidekiq is consuming too much memory

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/sidekiq-is-consuming-too-much-memory/280933
**Category:** Self-hosting
**Created:** [October 3, 2023, 7:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sidekiq-is-consuming-too-much-memory/280933 "2023-10-03T19:02:39Z")
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### Author: ![Don](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/don/32/228726_2.png) [@Don](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Don)
#### Post date: [October 3, 2023, 7:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sidekiq-is-consuming-too-much-memory/280933/2 "2023-10-03T19:54:00Z")

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Increase the Sidekiq memory fixed it for me.

> [@Sidekiq is consuming too much memory, restarting](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sidekiq-is-consuming-too-much-memory-restarting/48395/38):
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> Also, if your server has enough total RAM, you can increase the memory allocation for Sidekiq. Place this in the env: section of app.yml: UNICORN\_SIDEKIQ\_MAX\_RSS: 1000 The default maximum is, I believe, 500mb.

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