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Swap file on a low-RAM VPS

Add swap space on a small VPS (512MB-2GB RAM) to prevent the OOM killer from taking down services during a memory spike, especially during package installs/builds.

Système : Ubuntu / Debian / any Linux with a standard filesystemServer AdministrationSite officiel ↗Documentation officielle ↗
Ce guide est élaboré à partir de la documentation officielle de Swap file on a low-RAM VPS, dont le lien figure ci-dessus — vérifiez toujours les noms exacts des paquets/versions avant d'exécuter ces commandes sur un serveur de production, car les versions de la distribution et du projet évoluent avec le temps.

  1. 1Check if swap already exists

    sudo swapon --show
    free -h

  2. 2Create a swap file

    sudo fallocate -l 2G /swapfile
    sudo chmod 600 /swapfile
    sudo mkswap /swapfile
    sudo swapon /swapfile

    2G is a reasonable default for a 512MB-1GB RAM VPS -- adjust to roughly 1-2x your RAM size. If fallocate isn't supported on your filesystem, use: sudo dd if=/dev/zero of=/swapfile bs=1M count=2048

  3. 3Make it permanent across reboots

    echo '/swapfile none swap sw 0 0' | sudo tee -a /etc/fstab

  4. 4Tune swappiness for a server workload

    The default swappiness (60) favors swapping proactively, which fits desktop use better than a server -- a lower value keeps data in RAM longer.

    sudo sysctl vm.swappiness=10
    echo 'vm.swappiness=10' | sudo tee -a /etc/sysctl.conf