RAM Limit for community cluster?

[probonopd]

https://cirrus-ci.org/faq/#are-there-any-limits explains CPU limits but not RAM limits.

So, what is the maximum allowable RAM size for builds on community clusters?

[probonopd]

Trial and error seems to suggest 13 GB for FreeBSD?

[fkorotkov]

For containers it's flexible and can go up to 90G. For the VMs like freebsd_instance it falls under the GCP's specifications of:

0.5 GB to 8 GB per vCPU

[fkorotkov]

@probonopd glad to hear it! Can I ask just for the record what kind of improvement did you see?

[probonopd]

At least a factor of three. From unusable to usable. (Before this, I was using tmpfs because the disk was so slow; now I no longer need the tmpfs and the builds are only slightly slower than with the tmpfs. Sorry I don't have any measurements from before I started using tmpfs but it was unusably slow.)

[fkorotkov]

unusable to usable

Is quite a measurement! 😅 Thanks! Glad to hear it.

[probonopd]

By the way, a huge "Thank You" to Cirrus CI and you personally. Our project would not be possible without you. I hope it is OK to mention you in our Acknowledgements.

[fkorotkov]

Ahhh! I'm flattered! Always happy to help!