# Please, help me tune java GC parameters

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/please-help-me-tune-java-gc-parameters/66940>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [November 23, 2016, 4:56am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/please-help-me-tune-java-gc-parameters/66940 "2016-11-23T04:56:43Z")\
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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:** [November 23, 2016, 9:47am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/please-help-me-tune-java-gc-parameters/66940/8 "2016-11-23T09:47:45Z")

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According to [this post](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-search-using-a-lot-of-memory-gc-thrashing/48695/2) there may be a memory leak in Groovy, which might be causing the issues you are seeing.

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