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fallocate -l 1G /swapfile && \
chmod 600 /swapfile && \
mkswap /swapfile && \
sudo swapon /swapfile && \
swapon --show
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Small docker instances (like digitalocean's 512mb droplet) fail on tasks that require more RAM than available.
This sets a 1Gb swapfile, and allows those tasks to complete.

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