Enabling Swap on Low Space Droplets

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I use the 1GB memory / 30GB storage server option on Digital Ocean. While I love having a server, I rarely use its full horsepower except when running the hugo command to update / generate my web site. That process is rather “intense” (in order to be fast) and, as a result, would run afoul of the usage limitations and be killed.

A key component missing was a swap file, a bit of disk that the server could pretend was memory when things got dicey. This guide was excellent and now that I’ve got sizeable swap, everything is great.