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[docs] Update default memory limit (#104535)
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Co-authored-by: gchaps <33642766+gchaps@users.noreply.github.com>
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jbudz and gchaps authored Jul 7, 2021
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=== Memory
Kibana has a default maximum memory limit of 1.4 GB, and in most cases, we recommend leaving this unconfigured. In some scenarios, such as large reporting jobs,
Kibana has a default memory limit that scales based on total memory available. In some scenarios, such as large reporting jobs,
it may make sense to tweak limits to meet more specific requirements.

You can modify this limit by setting `--max-old-space-size` in the `node.options` config file that can be found inside `kibana/config` folder or any other configured with the environment variable `KBN_PATH_CONF` (for example in debian based system would be `/etc/kibana`).
A limit can be defined by setting `--max-old-space-size` in the `node.options` config file found inside the `kibana/config` folder or any other folder configured with the environment variable `KBN_PATH_CONF`. For example, in the Debian-based system, the folder is `/etc/kibana`.

The option accepts a limit in MB:
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