java.lang.OutOfMemoryError: PermGen space in embeded jetty

Question

I am trying to deploy multiple application in a jetty server. Currently I have 50 applications and I'm following the answer from this jetty server 9.1 multiple embeded ports and application in same server instance.

I'm getting java.lang.OutOfMemoryError: PermGen space at the 38th deployment. How do I solve this?

How? https://www.google.co.in/#q=permgen+space+eclipse Tried alll the result from this. I dont knowhow to solve this. — Pasupathi Rajamanickam, Dec 11 '13 at 08:53
Where can I increase it? in Code? or in JAVA properties or in Jetty distribution? Everyone simply sugesting to increase permgen but how? — Pasupathi Rajamanickam, Dec 11 '13 at 08:55
This should help http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3003855/increase-permgen-space — Amit G, Dec 11 '13 at 08:56
I bundled my classes into jar file and tried to run with java -jar jety.jar -XX:MaxPermSize=1024m No changes. — Pasupathi Rajamanickam, Dec 11 '13 at 09:02
java -jar jety.jar -XX:MaxPermSize=24m tried this also, no changes. — Pasupathi Rajamanickam, Dec 11 '13 at 09:05

score 11 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 11 '13 at 13:26

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Any memory control options are part of the JVM that you start for your embedded Jetty application. That means, in order for you to increase the PermGen that the JVM uses, you'll need to use the command line option -XX:MaxPermSize against the JVM when you start your embedded Jetty instance.

Example:

$ java -XX:MaxPermSize=1024m -cp myserver.jar com.company.EmbeddedMe

Since you added the eclipse tag, I'll assume you want to know how to configure your "Run Configuration" for this same thing.

In Run > Run Configurations > Arguments Tab > VM Arguments, put -XX:MaxPermSize=1024m

answered Dec 11 '13 at 13:26

Joakim Erdfelt

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Wow.. This worked great. I have to set the size first and then call the jar. Thank you so much. – Pasupathi Rajamanickam Dec 12 '13 at 07:21
plus one for Run Configurations info – Venkat May 09 '14 at 13:07

score 1 · Answer 2 · edited Dec 18 '13 at 08:19

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Increase the perm and heap size of your jetty instance

http://pic.dhe.ibm.com/infocenter/chghelp/v5m3/topic/com.ibm.rational.change.install.doc/topics/ch_t_ig_change_java_max_heap_jty.html

when you run it via commandline:

java -jar -XX:MaxPermSize=512m jety.jar

if this doesn't work, increase the size (e.g. 1024m)

edited Dec 18 '13 at 08:19

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answered Dec 11 '13 at 08:59

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I'm using embedded jetty server. It looks like standalone server. – Pasupathi Rajamanickam Dec 11 '13 at 09:03
how do you run it? via maven? – Philipp Sander Dec 11 '13 at 11:04
No using the link I've given above in my question – Pasupathi Rajamanickam Dec 11 '13 at 11:05
then you need to increase the sizes of you're whole application. how do you run your application? via jar? via commandline? via eclipse? – Philipp Sander Dec 11 '13 at 11:08

Hendrik · Answer 3 · 2013-12-11T09:42:25.560

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Deploying generates a bunch of Class objects which are allocated in the permanent space and never really garbage collected.

To solve this, you might want to increase the size of the permanent space with the JVM option -XX:MaxPermSize=128m (see here for more JVM options/descriptions).

Note that starting with Java8, perm space has been removed. So as an alternative you could also upgrade your JDK to Java8.

edited Dec 11 '13 at 09:42

answered Dec 11 '13 at 09:19

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Hendrik, I'm not Re-deploying, I have 50 war files. I'm trying to depoly it in jetty server. At deploy itself, geting this error. I cant deploy after 38th war files. – Pasupathi Rajamanickam Dec 11 '13 at 09:21
The javaw process in task manager reaches 205MB and it got this problem. – Pasupathi Rajamanickam Dec 11 '13 at 09:25
So either start your eclipse with this -XX:MaxPermSize option, or add it to the VM arguments of your run configuration for the embedded jetty server in eclipse. – Matthias Dec 11 '13 at 09:27
In Run configuration I went to (x)=Arguments tab and wrote -XX:MaxPermSize=1024m still no change. Is the variable name wrong? – Pasupathi Rajamanickam Dec 11 '13 at 09:30
-XX... aren't program arguments, but VM-arguments. Perhaps http://stackoverflow.com/questions/862391/how-to-pass-the-d-sytem-properties-while-testing-on-eclipse helps you. – Hendrik Dec 11 '13 at 09:34
So how should I give? – Pasupathi Rajamanickam Dec 11 '13 at 09:35
Actually, they are VM-arguments, not program arguments. I edited the comment above accordingly. – Hendrik Dec 11 '13 at 09:37
Its not really helping :( :( – Pasupathi Rajamanickam Dec 11 '13 at 09:42
Perhaps you want to attach a screenshot of your Eclipse settings and add it to your original question. – Hendrik Dec 11 '13 at 09:43

java.lang.OutOfMemoryError: PermGen space in embeded jetty

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