edX provisioning Issue: get stuck at, TASK: [edxapp | checkout edx-platform repo into {{edxapp_code_dir}}]

Question

I am trying to install edX developer stack in my local system. I am facing the issue: edx-platform checkout failure but difference is that it's stuck at the first line:

==> default: TASK: [edxapp | checkout edx-platform repo into {{edxapp_code_dir}}] **********

and my local system gets very slow. I've checked the remote origin is set to https://github.com/edx/edx-platform.git. Any suggestion/help on this topic? I am using Ubuntu-14.04 with 2GB memory.

System gets slow because the VM requires 2gb of ram and my machine is also 2gb. — salmanwahed, Nov 03 '14 at 13:54
Don't worry, my machine has 4GB of RAM and my edX VM is set to 1GB only, and everything is fine with that. So better set your VM to 1GB otherwise your whole machine will be slow. — Stéphane Bruckert, Nov 03 '14 at 15:45
Did you read this? https://github.com/edx/configuration/wiki/edX-Developer-Stack#provisioning-issues — Stéphane Bruckert, Nov 03 '14 at 15:47
why down vote? It's a perfectly valid and well researched question. — salmanwahed, Nov 04 '14 at 08:07
reducing the memory of VM made it work. I made it 1gb. thanks @StéphaneBruckert. — salmanwahed, Nov 04 '14 at 16:56
That's great. I have made that a real answer which you can accept if you want. :) — Stéphane Bruckert, Nov 04 '14 at 18:11

Stéphane Bruckert · Accepted Answer · 2015-03-04T10:52:49.290

As discussed in the comments, the provisioning got stuck because of a memory issue.

When using a Virtual Machine, it's better to not allocate the maximum possible memory to it, otherwise your host machine won't have anymore air to breathe and couldn't do fundamental stuff anymore. A VM usually tends to use as much memory as you will allow it.

Hardware memory  |  VM memory
       4GB      ->   max. 2GB
       2GB      ->   max. 1GB

Because I found my 4GB host machine quite slow with a 2GB VM, I am now using 1GB on the VM which is squarely enough to run edX.

edX provisioning Issue: get stuck at, TASK: [edxapp | checkout edx-platform repo into {{edxapp_code_dir}}]

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