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name: account-ts-runtime
title: How did I exceed the runtime memory allowance?
description: You went over the allowed memory for your IBM Cloud® account.
last-updated: 2025-11-15
---

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# How did I exceed the runtime memory allowance? 
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You went over the allowed memory for your IBM Cloud® account.
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You're unable to deploy apps, and an error states that you've exceeded your organization's memory limit.
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For Pay-As-You-Go or Subscription accounts, there's a 2 GB memory limit.
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You can get more memory by upgrading your Lite account. Go to **Manage** > **Account** in the IBM Cloud console, and select **Account settings**. For more information about Lite account features, see [Lite account](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/account?topic=account-accounts&format=markdown#liteaccount).
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If you don't want to upgrade from a Lite account but have some idle apps, you can delete them to free up some runtime memory.