Replit Out of Memory Crash
Quick answer
The container was killed for exceeding RAM; reduce memory use, stream big files or upgrade compute.
Most likely fix: Watch resources
How to fix it
Try these in order — the most common fix is first.
1. Watch resources
- Open the Resources panel to see live RAM
Did this fix it?2. Reduce usage
- Stream large files
- Remove unused packages
- Cap Node heap with --max-old-space-size
Did this fix it?3. Restart
- Restart compute to clear memory
Did this fix it?4. Upgrade compute
- Use a larger deployment or paid plan resources
Did this fix it?
Symptoms
Process killed, exit status 137 or 'Repl crashed: out of memory'.
Why it happens
- Large dependencies
- Whole files loaded into RAM
- Memory leak in long-running server
- Starter has 1 vCPU / 2 GiB
This guide also covers
- replit out of memory
- replit exit status 137
- replit repl crashed
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