Node runs out of memory when doing db backup or migrations

[Cathy_Sarisky]

Is this a droplet or small vps? You might need to upgrade it, or add some swap space - see here

Adding swap space on DigitalOcean during installation

There is a great tutorial for adding swap space to a server (aka “droplet”) on DigitalOcean at How To Add Swap Space on Ubuntu 22.04 | DigitalOcean It essentially involves accessing the console and typing in commands, one after another: sudo fallocate -l 2G /swapfile sudo chmod 600 /swapfile sudo mkswap /swapfile sudo swapon /swapfile sudo cp /etc/fstab /etc/fstab.bak echo '/swapfile none swap sw 0 0' | sudo tee -a /etc/fstab sudo nano /etc/sysctl.conf vm.swappiness=10 vm.vfs_cache_pressure=5…