Can I schedule the garbage collector to run periodically?
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Issue
- The 'Run the garbage collector to free up memory' task can be manually executed from Control Panel > Server Administration. Does the product offer any functionality for scheduling or automating the periodic execution of this task?
Resolution
- No, that is not possible.
- Actually, the fact that you have to do that indicates an underlying problem. Therefore the best course of action would be to identify and fix the root cause.
- In this regard, the following resources may be useful:
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Furthermore, you can leverage the GarbageCollectorAction, a built-in feature that allows you to schedule garbage collection after specific events, such as user logout (
logout.events.post).
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Additionally, you can enable debug logging for that class (
com.liferay.portal.events.GarbageCollectorAction) to gain insights into the garbage collection process.
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