{"id":2028,"date":"2024-03-12T09:07:34","date_gmt":"2024-03-12T09:07:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-to-configure-memory-size-for-docker\/"},"modified":"2024-03-28T13:38:38","modified_gmt":"2024-03-28T13:38:38","slug":"how-to-configure-memory-size-for-docker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-to-configure-memory-size-for-docker\/","title":{"rendered":"How to configure memory size for Docker?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You can adjust the memory size for Docker by following these steps:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Stop Docker service: To stop the Docker service, you can use the command sudo systemctl stop docker.<\/li>\n<li>Modify the Docker configuration file by locating the file, which is typically found in \/etc\/docker\/daemon.json or \/etc\/default\/docker, varying depending on the system and Docker version. Add the following content to the configuration file:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<pre class=\"post-pre\"><code><span class=\"hljs-punctuation\">{<\/span>\r\n  <span class=\"hljs-attr\">\"memory\"<\/span><span class=\"hljs-punctuation\">:<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-string\">\"2g\"<\/span>\r\n<span class=\"hljs-punctuation\">}<\/span>\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>The memory size configured here is 2<a href=\"https:\/\/www.techtarget.com\/searchstorage\/definition\/gigabyte\">GB<\/a>, and can be adjusted to another value as needed.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Save the changes and restart the Docker service: After saving the modifications, restart the Docker service by using the command sudo systemctl start docker.<\/li>\n<li>Check if the memory settings are taking effect by using the docker info command to see if the Memory field displays the configured memory size.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>By following the steps above, you can successfully configure the memory size for Docker.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>More tutorials<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"LinkSuggestion__Link-sc-1gewdgc-4 cLBplk\" href=\"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/1-click-install-feature-on-silicon-cloud-when-utilizing-the-docker\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1-Click Install feature on Silicon Cloud when utilizing the Docker<span class=\"sc-gswNZR eASTkv\">(Opens in a new browser tab)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"LinkSuggestion__Link-sc-1gewdgc-4 cLBplk\" href=\"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/what-are-the-steps-to-setting-up-a-postgresql-cluster\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">What are the steps to setting up a PostgreSQL cluster?<span class=\"sc-gswNZR eASTkv\">(Opens in a new browser tab)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"LinkSuggestion__Link-sc-1gewdgc-4 cLBplk\" href=\"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/what-are-the-potential-reasons-for-jmx-not-working-in-java\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">What are the potential reasons for JMX not working in Java?<span class=\"sc-gswNZR eASTkv\">(Opens in a new browser tab)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"LinkSuggestion__Link-sc-1gewdgc-4 cLBplk\" href=\"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/what-are-the-steps-for-configuring-environment-variables-in-centos-7\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">What are the steps for configuring environment variables in CentOS 7?<span class=\"sc-gswNZR eASTkv\">(Opens in a new browser tab)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"LinkSuggestion__Link-sc-1gewdgc-4 cLBplk\" href=\"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-to-restart-the-mysql-service-in-linux\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to restart the MySQL service in Linux?<span class=\"sc-gswNZR eASTkv\">(Opens in a new browser tab)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You can adjust the memory size for Docker by following these steps: Stop Docker service: To stop the Docker service, you can use the command sudo systemctl stop docker. Modify the Docker configuration file by locating the file, which is typically found in \/etc\/docker\/daemon.json or \/etc\/default\/docker, varying depending on the system and Docker version. 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