I just re-read the old thread and the support team’s response.
One of the complaints about a memory leak in Roon appliance that has been recurring for years came to mind. Which, among other things, could be a possible explanation for the fact that a reboot solves the problem that only occurs with Roon.
Roon Core Machine
Thinkpad T480s with 16GB RAM, running Ubuntu 22.04.
Networking Gear & Setup Details
On WiFi, no VPN.
Connected Audio Devices
No audio devices connected when this happens.
Number of Tracks in Library
About 7k tracks, maybe half of which are local redbook files and the other half from Qobuz.
Description of Issue
Since a short while I’m suffering from what looks like a memory leak in RoonAppliance. Here’s how the memory used by my core looks over 24h during whic…
Affected Product
Roon
Roon Issue Category
Performance
Description of Issue
RoonServer memory blows up, causing play stops and remote disconnection, Ubuntu Server 22.04.3. Started happening a few days after I moved my main Roon server to this new machine from an older, less powerful one. Rebooting the server shrinks memory from high 20GBs to 4GB, which is still a lot more than I saw on the old machine for months (I was monitoring this because other users reported memory blow up). Music libra…
The previous thread where Roon crashed my system with an out of memory error (I have 192 GB) no longer allows replies so am reposting.
Memory has increased from ~11 GB to ~19 GB in just a few hours with Roon just idling. The Roon folder in ~/Library is ~515 MB. Cache is ~512 MB, database folder is ~504 KB.
These are just the threads I can think of, there are many more.