https://blog.baifan.site/en/tags/zram/Recent content in ZRAM on ByF (BaiFan) · Daily Deep ThinkHugo -- gohugo.ioenblog@baifan.site (ByF (BaiFan))blog@baifan.site (ByF (BaiFan))CC BY-NC 4.0Sat, 31 Jan 2026 14:00:00 +0800https://blog.baifan.site/en/zram-memory-optimization-linux/Sat, 31 Jan 2026 14:00:00 +0800blog@baifan.site (ByF (BaiFan))https://blog.baifan.site/en/zram-memory-optimization-linux/<!-- more --> <p>Running out of memory is the norm on Linux devices — especially small-memory VPSes, Raspberry Pis, and old laptops. The traditional fix is adding a SWAP partition, but many people find the box actually gets laggier after adding one.</p> <p>Starting from how things work under the hood, this post compares SWAP and ZRAM so you know exactly <strong>which to use in which scenario, and how to configure them</strong>.</p>