# \#crashdump

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## [How to debug the production release error using the erl\_crash.dump file?](https://forum.elixirforum.com/t/how-to-debug-the-production-release-error-using-the-erl-crash-dump-file/58267)

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**Author:** [@aungmyooo2k17](https://forum.elixirforum.com/u/aungmyooo2k17)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 14, 2023, 7:35am UTC](https://forum.elixirforum.com/t/how-to-debug-the-production-release-error-using-the-erl-crash-dump-file/58267 "2023-09-14T07:35:18Z")

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Please anyone advice me about strategize on debugging the production release error using the erl\_crash.dump file.

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## [Understanding the reason for VM crash (OOM) from a crash dump](https://forum.elixirforum.com/t/understanding-the-reason-for-vm-crash-oom-from-a-crash-dump/46643)

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**Author:** [@stefanchrobot](https://forum.elixirforum.com/u/stefanchrobot)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 17, 2022, 2:46pm UTC](https://forum.elixirforum.com/t/understanding-the-reason-for-vm-crash-oom-from-a-crash-dump/46643 "2022-03-17T14:46:52Z")

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Hi, we’re trying to understand why the VM crashed with OOM error by analysing the crash dump. Here’s the output of erl\_crashdump\_analyzer.sh: $ ./erl\_crashdump\_analyzer.sh prod-2crash-2.dump analyzing prod-2crash-2.dump…

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## [How do you track/report BEAM crashes?](https://forum.elixirforum.com/t/how-do-you-track-report-beam-crashes/41829)

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**Author:** [@Athunnea](https://forum.elixirforum.com/u/Athunnea)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [September 9, 2021, 4:03pm UTC](https://forum.elixirforum.com/t/how-do-you-track-report-beam-crashes/41829 "2021-09-09T16:03:47Z")

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Neither Sentry nor AppSignal can track BEAM crashes, because they crash together with BEAM. The app automatically restarts, so external monitors also don’t catch anything. In my case an Oban job was crashing BEAM becaus…

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## [Crashdump viewer is crashing](https://forum.elixirforum.com/t/crashdump-viewer-is-crashing/25763)

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**Author:** [@kelvinst](https://forum.elixirforum.com/u/kelvinst)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [October 3, 2019, 7:01pm UTC](https://forum.elixirforum.com/t/crashdump-viewer-is-crashing/25763 "2019-10-03T19:01:47Z")

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So, I am analyzing a crashdump from a crash I have with the slogan eheap\_alloc: Cannot allocate 3280272216 bytes of memory (of type "heap").. I discovered the process that is trying to allocate that much memory, but when…