# Elasticsearch failed to start on Ubuntu 18.04

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-failed-to-start-on-ubuntu-18-04/268262>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [March 24, 2021, 8:00pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-failed-to-start-on-ubuntu-18-04/268262 "2021-03-24T20:00:57Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Sebastian\_F](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/sebastian_f/32/81251_2.png) [@Sebastian\_F](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Sebastian_F)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2021, 5:24pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-failed-to-start-on-ubuntu-18-04/268262/21 "2021-03-31T17:24:02Z")

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I have increased the amount RAM of the server and now its running without errors. 🙂 Not sure why 8gb was not enough tho

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**Author:** ![Sreekanth\_Ragi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/sreekanth_ragi/32/58498_2.png) [@Sreekanth\_Ragi](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Sreekanth_Ragi)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2021, 6:54am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-failed-to-start-on-ubuntu-18-04/268262/22 "2021-04-01T06:54:29Z")

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Glad to hear that it is working.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2021, 6:55am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-failed-to-start-on-ubuntu-18-04/268262/23 "2021-04-29T06:55:22Z")

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Closed on April 29, 2021, 6:55am UTC

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