Exit codes

Server exited with code 137 — killed by the system

What the log looks like

exit(?:ed with)? code[: ]+137\b
killed\b[^\n]{0,30}oom

How to fix it

  1. 137 = killed with SIGKILL, on Linux usually the out-of-memory killer
  2. Lower -Xmx below the container or host limit
SeverityStops the game
CategoryExit codes

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