[GH-ISSUE #283] Possible Mistake in Host System Requirements for Self-Host #76

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opened 2026-03-16 12:24:38 +03:00 by kerem · 2 comments

kerem commented

2026-03-16 12:24:38 +03:00

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Originally created by @yousefmarey12 on GitHub (Jan 30, 2025).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/hoppscotch/docs/issues/283

Hello,

So my device is 8 GB of RAM and more than 4 CPU cores. On the docs, it states min 4 GB RAM for building images, and I need to build images. However, I receive an error code of 139 when I build a docker image. This is just an out of memory error, which is likely due to insufficient RAM. When I did more research from a tutorial, it said that running docker images requires 16 GB or RAM instead of 4 GB. I came to the conclusion that I have to extend my RAM after through research in order to run a self-hosting instance of this repo.

Could the maintainers or anyone confirm that one can run a self-hosted instance on less than 16 GB of RAM? Otherwise, I propose for the 4 GB minimum requirement to be changed to 16 GB."

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Originally created by @yousefmarey12 on GitHub (Jan 30, 2025). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/hoppscotch/docs/issues/283 Hello, So my device is 8 GB of RAM and more than 4 CPU cores. On the docs, it states [min 4 GB RAM](https://docs.hoppscotch.io/documentation/self-host/community-edition/prerequisites#system-requirements) for building images, and I need to build images. However, I receive an error code of 139 when I build a docker image. This is just an **out of memory** error, which is likely due to insufficient RAM. When I did more research from a [tutorial](https://medium.com/@kiranjohns/self-host-your-api-testing-with-hoppscotch-the-open-source-api-platform-cbe8b62d3c54), it said that running docker images requires 16 GB or RAM instead of 4 GB. I came to the conclusion that I have to extend my RAM after through research in order to run a self-hosting instance of this repo. Could the maintainers or anyone confirm that one can run a self-hosted instance on less than 16 GB of RAM? Otherwise, I propose for the 4 GB minimum requirement to be changed to 16 GB." Thanks

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2026-03-16 12:24:43 +03:00

kerem commented

2026-03-16 12:24:49 +03:00

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@SanskritiHarmukh commented on GitHub (Jan 30, 2025):

Hey there, the tutorial you’re referring to is outdated. Kiran originally crafted those instructions for the initial version of setting up a self-hosted instance via Docker Compose. The system requirements mentioned in the official documentation are based on the current self-hosting setup for Hoppscotch.

@SanskritiHarmukh commented on GitHub (Jan 30, 2025): Hey there, the tutorial you’re referring to is outdated. Kiran originally crafted those instructions for the initial version of setting up a self-hosted instance via Docker Compose. The system requirements mentioned in the official documentation are based on the current self-hosting setup for Hoppscotch.

kerem commented

2026-03-16 12:24:54 +03:00

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@yousefmarey12 commented on GitHub (Feb 4, 2025):

Hello,

Yes, I figured out that the problem was that my 8 GB RAM was divided unequally between WSL and Windows, so WSL had less than 4 GB of RAM.

Thanks for the response

@yousefmarey12 commented on GitHub (Feb 4, 2025): Hello, Yes, I figured out that the problem was that my 8 GB RAM was divided unequally between WSL and Windows, so WSL had less than 4 GB of RAM. Thanks for the response

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[PR #76] [CLOSED] Update rest.md #163