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High RAM usage on app platform using console (Django/Python)

Posted on November 22, 2025

Does any else experience RAM usage spiking when using the app platform console? I rarely use the console, but I notice my RAM usage jumps really high and never comes down unless I redeploy/restart.

I’m usually using python/Django’s shell and doing model checks or really small querysets in Django (rarely do anything large). Not surprising to see a short jump in RAM usage, but it’s sustained indefinitely. Sometimes the site becomes unreachable.

Is there a way to address this without redeploying each time?



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Heya, @phosphide

Have you noticed the same experience if you use the console via the API or CLI? If you’re using the browser console, do you simply close the tab, the browser or actually exit the Python console?

https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/app-platform/how-to/console/

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