# Unusually high CPU usage

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/unusually-high-cpu-usage/394651
**Category:** Self-hosting
**Created:** [January 29, 2026, 1:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unusually-high-cpu-usage/394651 "2026-01-29T13:27:05Z")
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### Author: ![pfaffman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/pfaffman/32/120154_2.png) [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)
#### Post date: [February 7, 2026, 1:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unusually-high-cpu-usage/394651/22 "2026-02-07T13:47:32Z")

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Have you tried tweaking the postgres memory settings?

If moving to a new vm would fix anything, it’s not a big deal and can be done with zero downtime and just a bit of read only time.

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