How do I increase the memory/RAM for the CDK?

[burrsutter]

What is the easiest way to provide more memory to the VM so that I can build and run several Docker containers together?

[rafabene1]

By default, CDK creates virtual environments with 2GB of RAM. But it allows any user to easily increase the VM memory.

This is as easy as defining the VM_MEMORY environment variable.

Example: To increase the VM memory of CDK to 8GB in Linux or Mac, execute the following command before running "vagrant up":

$ export VM_MEMORY=8196

[jeffmaury]

If you want a persistent change, then you should change the default value in the Vagranfile. Search for VM_MEMORY