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

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

Create and enable a 2 GB swap file — helps low-RAM servers avoid OOM kills

Creates a 2 GB swap file on servers without a dedicated swap partition. Swap acts as overflow RAM — prevents OOM kills on memory-constrained VPS instances.
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