Modify the memory required by the OS X VM

To check the required memory of your VM, open a terminal and run the command below. Replace the APP_NAME placeholder with the correct directory name:

$ cat ~/.bitnami/stackman/machines/APP_NAME/metadata.json | jq '.requiredMemory'

NOTE: You can install jq on your Mac by running brew update && brew install jq

To change the VM required memory, follow these steps:

• Launch the stack manager by double-clicking the VM icon in the mounted disk image.
• Stop the VM.
• Close the stack manager.

• Open a terminal and change the requiredMemory running the command below. Replace the MEMORY placeholder with the value you want to set:

  $ cat ~/.bitnami/stackman/machines/APP_NAME/metadata.json | jq '.requiredMemory = MEMORY' | tee ~/.bitnami/stackman/machines/APP_NAME/metadata.json
  

• Launch again the stack manager by double-clicking the VM icon in the mounted disk image.

• Start the VM.

• Open a Terminal by clicking the “Open Terminal” button you will find in the “General” tab.

  [![Open Terminal](/images/img/platforms/installer/open-terminal-osx-vm.png)](/images/img/platforms/installer/open-terminal-osx-vm.png)
  

• Verify the allocated memory running the command below:

  $ free -h