How can I change RAM? #465

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opened 2025-12-29 01:19:27 +01:00 by adam · 3 comments
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Originally created by @LorenzoABSsa on GitHub (Jan 26, 2023).

Hy i'm running MacOS Catalalina on Qemu and I would like to know if it is possible to increase the virtual machine ram from 3GB to 8GB

Originally created by @LorenzoABSsa on GitHub (Jan 26, 2023). Hy i'm running MacOS Catalalina on Qemu and I would like to know if it is possible to increase the virtual machine ram from 3GB to 8GB
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@arandomdev commented on GitHub (Jan 27, 2023):

I believe this is possible with the -e RAM=8 option,
https://github.com/sickcodes/Docker-OSX#ram-over-allocation

@arandomdev commented on GitHub (Jan 27, 2023): I believe this is possible with the `-e RAM=8` option, https://github.com/sickcodes/Docker-OSX#ram-over-allocation
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@bonnebulle commented on GitHub (Dec 31, 2023):

Yes -e RAM=8 works
Same with Mouse stuck problem here
I am searching how to change this RAM variable :
how to change it... after container creation
Thanks all

@bonnebulle commented on GitHub (Dec 31, 2023): Yes ```-e RAM=8``` works Same with Mouse stuck problem [here](https://github.com/sickcodes/Docker-OSX/issues/207) I am searching how to change this RAM variable : how to change it... after container creation Thanks all
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@shawe commented on GitHub (Feb 9, 2024):

Yes -e RAM=8 works Same with Mouse stuck problem here I am searching how to change this RAM variable : how to change it... after container creation Thanks all

Try this I read on other issues from here:

docker update --memoryswap=8g --memory=8g containerID
docker exec -it containerID /bin/bash
vi Launch.sh
RAM=8

poweroff macOS and launch it docker again

@shawe commented on GitHub (Feb 9, 2024): > Yes `-e RAM=8` works Same with Mouse stuck problem [here](https://github.com/sickcodes/Docker-OSX/issues/207) I am searching how to change this RAM variable : how to change it... after container creation Thanks all Try this I read on other issues from here: ``` docker update --memoryswap=8g --memory=8g containerID docker exec -it containerID /bin/bash vi Launch.sh RAM=8 ``` poweroff macOS and launch it docker again
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Reference: starred/Docker-OSX#465