# Graylog memory usage is high

**URL:** <https://community.graylog.org/t/graylog-memory-usage-is-high/34175>\
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**Created:** [November 14, 2024, 6:32pm UTC](https://community.graylog.org/t/graylog-memory-usage-is-high/34175 "2024-11-14T18:32:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![drewdingray](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.graylog.org/drewdingray/32/16567_2.png) [@drewdingray](https://community.graylog.org/u/drewdingray)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2024, 6:32pm UTC](https://community.graylog.org/t/graylog-memory-usage-is-high/34175/1 "2024-11-14T18:32:18Z")

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I have graylog installed on Ubuntu, a single node installation on a VM. it is consuming 90% of the memory allotted to it. I first started with 4gb and it was using 3.5 so I bumped up to 8 where it took 7.5. I stopped at 1ogb as I noticed the pattern.

IS this normal operation or is there a way to limit the available memory to it? I do have the memory set to half per the docs. Any suggestions?

```auto
-Xms1g
-Xmx1g

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**Author:** ![patrickmann](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.graylog.org/patrickmann/32/9091_2.png) [@patrickmann](https://community.graylog.org/u/patrickmann)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2024, 7:49am UTC](https://community.graylog.org/t/graylog-memory-usage-is-high/34175/2 "2024-11-15T07:49:56Z")

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Sounds like an old version of the JDK that is not container aware

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>
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