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# Enable Memory Swappiness - Linux

Edit GRUB to enable Memory Swappiness for use with Docker

## Edit GRUB to enable Memory Swappiness

### Open Default GRUB Config

`sudo nano /etc/defaults/grub`

### Add Command Line options to Default:

* `cgroup_enable=memory`
* `swapaccount=1`

#### Example:

{% code title="/etc/defaults/grub" %}

```bash
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet cgroup_enable=memory swapaccount=1"
```

{% endcode %}

### Reload GRUB Config

`sudo update-grub`

### Reboot

`sudo systemctl reboot now`