Common issues and Troubleshooting

Memory Hogging Issue

If Elasticsearch is using too much of your system's memory, you can limit its heap size to 4GB by following these simple steps:

1. Go to C:\Program Files\Erizos\Elasticsearch\config

2. Open the jvm.options file using Notepad or any other text editor.

3. Edit Heap Size Settings:

   • Locate the lines that contain:
     

     # -Xms4g
     # -Xmx4g
     

   • Remove the # symbol and any spaces before -Xms4g and -Xmx4g to uncomment these lines:
     

     -Xms4g
     -Xmx4g
     

4. Save the file with the extension .options (not as a .txt file) in the folder:
   C:\Program Files\Erizos\Elasticsearch\config\jvm.options.d

By making these changes, you will effectively reduce Elasticsearch's memory usage, helping your system run more efficiently.