jemalloc is a general purpose malloc implementation that works to avoid memory fragmentation in multithreaded applications. This buildpack makes it easy to install and use jemalloc on Heroku and compatible platforms.
heroku buildpacks:add --index 1 https://github.com/gaffneyc/heroku-buildpack-jemalloc.git
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Set the JEMALLOC_ENABLED config option to true and jemalloc will be used for all commands run inside of your dynos.
heroku config:set JEMALLOC_ENABLED=trueTo control when jemalloc is configured on a per dyno basis use
jemalloc.sh <cmd> and ensure that JEMALLOC_ENABLED is unset.
Example Procfile:
web: jemalloc.sh bundle exec puma -C config/puma.rbSet this to true to automatically enable jemalloc.
heroku config:set JEMALLOC_ENABLED=trueTo disable jemalloc set the option to false. This will cause the application to restart disabling jemalloc.
heroku config:set JEMALLOC_ENABLED=falseSet this to select or pin to a specific version of jemalloc. The default is to use the latest stable version if this is not set. You will receive an error mentioning tar if the version does not exist.
Default: 5.2.1
note: This setting is only used during slug compilation. Changing it will require a code change to be deployed in order to take affect.
heroku config:set JEMALLOC_VERSION=3.6.0| Version | Released |
|---|---|
| 3.6.0 | 2015-04-15 |
| 4.0.4 | 2015-10-24 |
| 4.1.1 | 2016-05-03 |
| 4.2.1 | 2016-06-08 |
| 4.3.1 | 2016-11-07 |
| 4.4.0 | 2016-12-04 |
| 4.5.0 | 2017-02-28 |
| 5.0.1 | 2017-07-01 |
| 5.1.0 | 2018-05-08 |
| 5.2.0 | 2019-04-02 |
| 5.2.1 | 2019-08-05 |
| 5.3.0 | 2022-05-06 |
The complete and most up to date list of supported versions and stacks is available on the releases page.
This uses Docker to build against Heroku stack-image-like images.
make VERSION=5.1.0Artifacts will be dropped in dist/ based on Heroku stack and jemalloc version.
make VERSION=X.Y.Zopen dist- Go to releases
- Edit the release corresponding to each heroku Stack
- Drag and drop the new build to attach
- Go to releases
- Click "Draft a new release"
- Tag is the name of the Stack (e.g.
heroku-18) - Target is
release-master - Title is
Builds for the [stack] stack