Why is Nodejs with Cloud9 eating memory?

Question

Node.js

Installed Nodejs, Cloud9 on Ubuntu Server. The server.js process takes up 3 gigabytes of RAM. There is only one physical user.
What is it and how to overcome it?

Answer 1

There can be many reasons.
You need to profile.
See
https://www.npmjs.com/package/memwatch
https://hacks.mozilla.org/2012/11/tracking-down-me...