{"id":969,"date":"2025-05-13T12:08:49","date_gmt":"2025-05-13T06:08:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mellowhost.com\/blog\/?p=969"},"modified":"2025-05-13T12:08:49","modified_gmt":"2025-05-13T06:08:49","slug":"fixing-webassembly-instance-out-of-memory-error-in-cpanel-for-next-js-react-js-builds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mellowhost.com\/blog\/fixing-webassembly-instance-out-of-memory-error-in-cpanel-for-next-js-react-js-builds.html","title":{"rendered":"Fixing &#8220;WebAssembly.Instance(): Out of memory&#8221; Error in cPanel for Next.js\/React.js Builds"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>If you&#8217;re building a Next.js or React.js application using the cPanel terminal and see the error &#8220;RangeError: WebAssembly.Instance(): Out of memory: Cannot allocate Wasm memory for new instance,&#8221; it means the build process needs more memory than cPanel is currently allowing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s how to fix this if you have WHM (WebHost Manager) access.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>What Causes This Error?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Modern JavaScript applications, like those built with Next.js or React.js, can use a lot of memory during their build process. Sometimes, the tools they use (which might include WebAssembly for speed) try to use more memory than the limit set for a single process in your cPanel settings. When this happens, the build stops and shows the &#8220;Out of memory&#8221; error.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>How to Fix It: Increase cPanel Process Memory Limit<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>You can solve this by increasing the maximum amount of memory a cPanel process can use. You&#8217;ll do this in WHM&#8217;s Tweak Settings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol><li><strong>Log into WHM:<\/strong> Open your WHM panel. You usually do this by going to <code>yourdomain.com\/whm<\/code> or <code>yourserverip:2087<\/code> and logging in.<\/li><li><strong>Go to Tweak Settings:<\/strong> In WHM, look for &#8220;Tweak Settings.&#8221; You can often find it by typing &#8220;Tweak Settings&#8221; into the search bar.<\/li><li><strong>Find &#8220;Max cPanel process memory&#8221;:<\/strong> On the Tweak Settings page, you need to find the setting called &#8220;Max cPanel process memory.&#8221; You might see a note that the minimum is 4,096 MB.<\/li><li><strong>Increase the memory limit:<\/strong> You&#8217;ll need to increase the number in this field. The default or current setting might be too low for your application&#8217;s build process.<ul><li>Try increasing it. For instance, if your server has enough resources, you could try 8,192 MB (8GB).<\/li><li>The exact amount you need can vary. If you still get the error, you might need to try a slightly higher value.<\/li><li><strong>Be careful:<\/strong> Don&#8217;t set this value too high, as it could affect your server&#8217;s overall performance if other services don&#8217;t have enough memory. Keep an eye on your server&#8217;s total RAM usage.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Save your changes:<\/strong> After changing the value, scroll down and click the &#8220;Save&#8221; button.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>After you save the new setting, go back to the cPanel terminal and try building your Next.js or React.js application again. This should usually fix the &#8220;WebAssembly.Instance(): Out of memory&#8221; error.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>In Short<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This memory error happens when your application build needs more resources. Increasing the &#8220;Max cPanel process memory&#8221; through WHM Tweak Settings generally resolves the issue by giving the build process the memory it requires.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;re building a Next.js or React.js application using the cPanel terminal and see the error &#8220;RangeError: WebAssembly.Instance(): Out of memory: Cannot allocate Wasm memory for new instance,&#8221; it means the build process needs more memory than cPanel is currently allowing. Here&#8217;s how to fix this if you have WHM (WebHost Manager) access. 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