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# Azure VPS setup notes I have a lot more to put here, but for now: ### Swap https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4010058/how-to-add-a-swap-file-in-linux-azure-virtual-machines By default, Azure VPSes don't have swap. Creating a swapfile (as opposed to a swap partition) is an excellent use of the ephemeral disk that Azure VPSes come with. [More detailed documentation is available](https://linuxize.com/post/create-a-linux-swap-file/), but as root: ```shell # This first command takes a few minutes. dd if=/dev/zero of=/mnt/resource/swap bs=1024 count=8G chmod 600 /mnt/resource/swap mkswap /mnt/resource/swap swapon /mnt/resource/swap echo "/mnt/resource/swapfile none swap sw 0 0" >> /etc/fstab ```