---
title: "Memory Allocation"
slug: "memory-allocation"
updated: 2021-06-23T21:01:55Z
published: 2021-06-23T21:01:55Z
canonical: "code.tag.bio/memory-allocation"
---

> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://code.tag.bio/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Memory Allocation

You have direct control over how much memory is allocated to the Tag.bio server. If you experience an out-of-memory exception while starting the server, you will need to tune the amount of memory made available.

To do this, use the `-Xmx` argument after the leading `java` command. The example below allocates 2000 megabytes to the Tag.bio server.

```
java -Xmx2000M -jar fc_csv_server.jar
```

This example allocates 10 gigabytes to the Tag.bio server.

```
java -Xmx10G -jar fc_csv_server.jar
```

The maximum amount you can allocate to Tag.bio server depends on the amount of system memory available for use.