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Main => Technical Support => Topic started by: FuLl on October 31, 2014, 04:19:44 am

Title: Why is BitSharesX so memory intensive?
Post by: FuLl on October 31, 2014, 04:19:44 am

I run Bitcoin, Litecoin, Namecoin, & BitSharesX clients in a VM with 3072MB RAM, & when I run these clients minus the BitSharesX client running, the box uses approximately 1950MB of RAM. When I start the BitSharesX client, it spikes up to using all 3000MB, plus all my 2048MB of swap.

I'm just curious as to what the BitSharesX client is doing that requires so much memory. And will it ever use less in future versions?

Title: Re: Why is BitSharesX so memory intensive?
Post by: xeroc on October 31, 2014, 08:10:59 am

AFAIK .. it is holding a part of the blockchain in memory .. also some index databases ..
optimization of code will be done once feature complete (if ever) :)

Keep in mind that the satoshi client has
- no internal block explorer
- is 5+ years in development!
- does not have TITAN transactions
- does not have assets

Title: Re: Why is BitSharesX so memory intensive?
Post by: bytemaster on October 31, 2014, 12:48:08 pm

After first reindex if you close and reopen it then it uses less ram. 

Title: Re: Why is BitSharesX so memory intensive?
Post by: FuLl on October 31, 2014, 12:51:03 pm

Quote from: bytemaster on October 31, 2014, 12:48:08 pm

After first reindex if you close and reopen it then it uses less ram.

Good to know, I'll try it. Thanks.