# Vm.max\_map\_count can we have any workaround without setting this value

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/vm-max-map-count-can-we-have-any-workaround-without-setting-this-value/284798>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [September 22, 2021, 4:20am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/vm-max-map-count-can-we-have-any-workaround-without-setting-this-value/284798 "2021-09-22T04:20:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![Sammeta\_David\_Raju](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/sammeta_david_raju/32/50466_2.png) [@Sammeta\_David\_Raju](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Sammeta_David_Raju)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2021, 4:20am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/vm-max-map-count-can-we-have-any-workaround-without-setting-this-value/284798/1 "2021-09-22T04:20:52Z")

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Hi ,

I am using fargate and Elasticsearch version as 7.3.2 can i have any workaround to bypass vm.max\_map\_count issue [65530] is too low increase to atleast [262144]

1.Fargate environment is mandatory .we cannot switch to other .

thanks  
David

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**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2021, 4:25am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/vm-max-map-count-can-we-have-any-workaround-without-setting-this-value/284798/2 "2021-09-22T04:25:46Z")

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What's fargate in relation to Elasticsearch?

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**Author:** ![Sammeta\_David\_Raju](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/sammeta_david_raju/32/50466_2.png) [@Sammeta\_David\_Raju](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Sammeta_David_Raju)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2021, 4:46am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/vm-max-map-count-can-we-have-any-workaround-without-setting-this-value/284798/3 "2021-09-22T04:46:48Z")

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Hi @warkolm

I am deploying my application on AWS fargate using docker image  
1.This image contains jar ,ES-7.3.2 ,Logstash-7.3.2

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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:** [October 20, 2021, 4:47am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/vm-max-map-count-can-we-have-any-workaround-without-setting-this-value/284798/4 "2021-10-20T04:47:41Z")

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