What is the default memory limit for a container

mgudmund · 2014-09-06T16:04:09.446Z

Like the subject says, what is the default memory limit of a docker container with no memory limit specified on docker run?

Kind regards, Martin

samsaffron · 2014-09-07T22:02:26.788Z

The default is “unlimited”, aka whatever the OS gives it.

mystery1386 · 2018-04-04T22:09:06.605Z

Is there a way to limit the memory usage?

adejesus · 2019-05-09T17:38:44.399Z

Docker Documentation – 8 May 19

Limit a container's resources

By default, a container has no resource constraints and can use as much of a given resource as the host’s kernel scheduler allows. Docker provides ways to control how much...

or mem_limit in docker-compose

jonathan.saylor · 2020-02-06T15:53:01.608Z

This is no longer true, Mac’s seem to have a 2 GB limit. And Windows has some limit. These limits have broken our solutions and lead to hours of debugging.

pdroreis · 2020-07-08T19:12:00.712Z

Probably because on Mac and Windows, docker is virtualized, no?