# How to set ES heap memory in yml file

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-set-es-heap-memory-in-yml-file/105402>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [October 26, 2017, 10:19am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-set-es-heap-memory-in-yml-file/105402 "2017-10-26T10:19:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![sathishkumaru](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5ac83/32.png) [@sathishkumaru](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/sathishkumaru)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2017, 10:19am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-set-es-heap-memory-in-yml-file/105402/1 "2017-10-26T10:19:55Z")

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how to set ES heap memory in yml file. please give some sample

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**Author:** ![Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/christian_dahlqvist/32/4617_2.png) [@Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Christian_Dahlqvist)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2017, 10:26am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-set-es-heap-memory-in-yml-file/105402/2 "2017-10-26T10:26:19Z")

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It is set in the jvm.options file, not elasticsearch.yml.

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**Author:** ![sathishkumaru](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5ac83/32.png) [@sathishkumaru](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/sathishkumaru)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2017, 10:27am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-set-es-heap-memory-in-yml-file/105402/3 "2017-10-26T10:27:23Z")

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Can you Give some sample example

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**Author:** ![Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/christian_dahlqvist/32/4617_2.png) [@Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Christian_Dahlqvist)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2017, 10:32am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-set-es-heap-memory-in-yml-file/105402/4 "2017-10-26T10:32:20Z")

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There is an example commented out in the file itself.

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**Author:** ![sathishkumaru](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5ac83/32.png) [@sathishkumaru](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/sathishkumaru)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2017, 11:19am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-set-es-heap-memory-in-yml-file/105402/5 "2017-10-26T11:19:52Z")

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Hi Christian I am using ES 2.4 so in that file will available which location. i am not seeing jvm option file. in config folder or any where ![Capture](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/c/d/cd360eec639e2338efc0b3f258be39cc14488c8d.JPG)can you help me.

i attached my ES 2.4 file structure.

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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:** [November 23, 2017, 11:20am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-set-es-heap-memory-in-yml-file/105402/6 "2017-11-23T11:20:03Z")

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