# Netdata agent is consuming lots of memory

**URL:** <https://community.netdata.cloud/t/netdata-agent-is-consuming-lots-of-memory/7669>\
**Category:** Help\
**Tags:** agent\
**Created:** [June 28, 2025, 8:47am UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/netdata-agent-is-consuming-lots-of-memory/7669 "2025-06-28T08:47:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![AnnAngela](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/community.netdata.cloud/annangela/32/716_2.png) [@AnnAngela](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/AnnAngela)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2025, 8:47am UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/netdata-agent-is-consuming-lots-of-memory/7669/1 "2025-06-28T08:47:55Z")

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## Problem/Question

Netdata agent is consuming lots of memory:

 ![app_mem_usage](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/netdata2/original/2X/f/f22913970911bbe87b95ba03d17dd29f50e241d9.png)

 ![netdata_memory](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/netdata2/original/2X/a/a02357c8fe68cb4fac0ccf997bddbb64f1771a4f.png)

## Environment/Browser/Agent’s version etc

netdata v2.5.3

```plaintext
-Computer-
Processor : Intel(R) Xeon(R) Platinum 8255C CPU @ 2.50GHz
Memory : 2014MB (1694MB used)
Machine Type : Virtual (QEMU)

-Version-
Kernel : Linux 6.8.0-56-generic (x86_64)
Version : #58-Ubuntu SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Fri Feb 14 15:33:28 UTC 2025
C Library : GNU C Library / (Ubuntu GLIBC 2.39-0ubuntu8.4) 2.39
Distribution : Ubuntu 24.04.2 LTS

```