High Memory Usage Due to Remote Auth Caching in wwebjs_auth File

[HosseinBabmoradi]

Is there an existing issue for this?

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Describe the bug

I'm experiencing significant memory usage problems with the remote auth feature in my application. Specifically, the caching of data in the wweb_auth file is causing my server to consume a large amount of RAM, around 20GB, which is unsustainable. I have around 70 customers, and the frequent synchronization with MongoDB (every 60 seconds) is not alleviating the memory pressure.

Expected Behavior

I would expect the remote auth mechanism to handle authentication data more efficiently, without causing excessive memory usage. Ideally, it should be possible to configure it to use less RAM or to avoid keeping large amounts of data in memory.

Actual Behavior

The wweb_auth file caching mechanism is causing the application to consume around 20GB of RAM. This high memory usage is not sustainable and leads to performance issues.

Steps to Reproduce the Bug or Issue

1. Enable remote auth in the application.
2. Run the application with a significant number of users (e.g., 70 customers).
3. Observe memory usage over time.

Relevant Code

No response

Browser Type

Chromium

WhatsApp Account Type

Standard

Does your WhatsApp account have multidevice enabled?

Yes, I am using Multi Device

Environment

• whatsapp web js: [pedroslopez/whatsapp-web.js#webpack-exodus]
• Node.js Version: [v21.7.2]
• Operating System: [Windows]

Additional context

No response

[VigilioYonatan]

it happend to me, what coud be the problem?

[AKwoKWH]

Same issue, it takes forever for loading up and for the client get ready.

[ingGhost]

any update for this? its happen to me. and when service restart, more client sign out automaticly

[olivierb24]

Same issue here, I'm sure there is a way to reduce the memory usage....

[AKwoKWH]

same issue, causing my VM frozen and not responding

[postguruji]

Facing an issue with whatsapp-web.js on Ubuntu. Initially, the RAM usage is around 40% but after 5 to 7 hours of running with the same sessions (no new sessions added), the RAM usage gradually increases to 100%, causing performance issues. 😔

[AKwoKWH]

it is now unusable when you use the saved auth. Because when it starts it seems load a massive file and the machine hang.

[correamarques]

I was experiencing the same issue after deployment on Heroku.
Before this change my app was consuming in average 570mb, now the average is 330mb.

I add some args in the puppeteer options in the file sessions.js inside the clientOptions block:

        headless: true,
        args: [
          '--no-sandbox',
          '--disable-setuid-sandbox',
          '--disable-gpu',
          '--disable-dev-shm-usage',
          '--disable-accelerated-2d-canvas',
          '--disable-web-security',
          '--disable-features=IsolateOrigins,site-per-process',
          '--disable-features=VizDisplayCompositor',
          '--single-process',
          '--no-zygote',
          '--renderer-process-limit=1',
          '--no-first-run',
          '--no-default-browser-check',
          '--disable-background-networking',
          '--disable-background-timer-throttling',
          '--disable-backgrounding-occluded-windows',
          '--disable-breakpad',
          '--disable-client-side-phishing-detection',
          '--disable-component-update',
          '--disable-default-apps',
          '--disable-domain-reliability',
          '--disable-extensions',
          '--disable-hang-monitor',
          '--disable-ipc-flooding-protection',
          '--disable-notifications',
          '--disable-offer-store-unmasked-wallet-cards',
          '--disable-popup-blocking',
          '--disable-prompt-on-repost',
          '--disable-renderer-backgrounding',
          '--disable-sync',
          '--force-color-profile=srgb',
          '--metrics-recording-only',
          '--mute-audio',
          '--no-crash-upload',
          '--no-pings',
          '--password-store=basic',
          '--use-gl=swiftshader',
          '--use-mock-keychain',
          '--disable-software-rasterizer'
        ]

[AnDyro751]

any update for this?

[templargin]

+1 here. RAM consumption keeps going up every day.