# Add Swap Space To System

We can add swap space to the system by following method -

## Check for existing swap space

```bash
sudo swapon --show
```

## Create a new swap space

```bash
sudo fallocate -l 2G /swapfile
sudo chmod 600 /swapfile
```

## Enable swap space

```bash
sudo mkswap /swapfile
sudo swapon /swapfile
```

## Verify that the swap space exists

```bash
sudo swapon --show
```

## Make swap persistent upon restart

```bash
echo '/swapfile none swap sw 0 0' | sudo tee -a /etc/fstab
```

***Source:*** [***DigitalOcean***](https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-add-swap-space-on-ubuntu-20-04)


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