How To Add Swap Space
An easy way to make your server more responsive, and guard against out-of-memory errors in your applications, is to add some swap space. Swap is an area on a storage drive where the operating system can temporarily store data that it can no longer hold in memory. In this guide, we will cover how to add a swap file to your server. Choose your OS below to get started.
CentOS
How To Add Swap on CentOS 7
How To Add Swap on CentOS 6
Debian
How To Add Swap Space on Debian 11
How To Add Swap Space on Debian 10
How To Add Swap Space on Debian 9
How To Add Swap Space on Debian 8
Rocky Linux
How To Add Swap Space on Rocky Linux 9
Ubuntu
How To Add Swap Space on Ubuntu 22.04
How To Add Swap Space on Ubuntu 20.04
How To Add Swap Space on Ubuntu 18.04
How To Add Swap Space on Ubuntu 16.04
How To Add Swap on Ubuntu 14.04
How To Add Swap on Ubuntu 12.04
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