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 ### Swap (recommended)
 
-If your VPS has no swap, add a 2 GB swapfile to prevent OOM kills:
+Check current memory and swap:
+
+```bash
+free -h
+```
+
+If swap shows `0B`, add a 2 GB swapfile to prevent OOM kills:
 
 ```bash
 sudo fallocate -l 2G /swapfile