# Troubleshooting bootstrap failures in Discourse

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/troubleshooting-bootstrap-failures-in-discourse/376072
**Category:** Self-hosting
**Created:** [July 27, 2025, 6:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/troubleshooting-bootstrap-failures-in-discourse/376072 "2025-07-27T18:20:00Z")
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### Author: ![Ethsim2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/ethsim2/32/522255_2.png) [@Ethsim2](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ethsim2)
#### Post date: [July 27, 2025, 7:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/troubleshooting-bootstrap-failures-in-discourse/376072/4 "2025-07-27T19:05:44Z")

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> [@Bootstrap failed with exit code 128](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bootstrap-failed-with-exit-code-128/373873/3):
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> I think you need to add swap.

probably 4GB of swap

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