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812 B
Bash
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26 lines
812 B
Bash
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# This script adds swap in the System.
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# Info found in: https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-add-swap-space-on-ubuntu-20-04
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# Creating a Swap File with 6 Gb
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sudo fallocate -l 6G /swapfile
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ls -lh /swapfile
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# Enabling the Swap File
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sudo chmod 600 /swapfile
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ls -lh /swapfile
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sudo mkswap /swapfile
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sudo swapon /swapfile
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sudo swapon --show
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free -h
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# Making the Swap File Permanent
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sudo cp /etc/fstab /etc/fstab.bak
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echo '/swapfile none swap sw 0 0' | sudo tee -a /etc/fstab
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# Adjusting the Swappiness Property
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cat /proc/sys/vm/swappiness
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sudo sysctl vm.swappiness=10 # Setting it closer to 0, makes the swaps more rare: 10%. The default is 60%.
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echo "vm.swappiness=10" | sudo tee -a /etc/sysctl.conf # Append it to that file in order for the custom "swappiness" to be available on restart.
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