Background I have a module that saves data into an ETS without ever releasing it. Obviously, this is is a terrible idea. If you are not sure why, just ask yourself what happens when the machine no longer has memory to store data :smiley: Solution The obvious solution would be to periodically clean …

You shouldn’t start it directly. You should start the :os_mon application which will start it for you. Generally speaking, always make sure to start an application before invoking any of its modules: iex(2)> Application.ensure_all_started(:os_mon) {:ok, [:sasl, :os_mon]} iex(3)> :memsup.get_system_…

So I need to add :os_mon to: def application do [ extra_applications: [:logger, :runtime_tools, :os_mon], mod: {MyApp.Application, []} ] end In the mix.exs file, right ?

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Fl4m3Ph03n1x May 6, 2019, 2:59pm 5

Thanks !