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diff --git a/doc/administration/operations/sidekiq_memory_killer.md b/doc/administration/operations/sidekiq_memory_killer.md index cbffd883774..8eac42f2fe2 100644 --- a/doc/administration/operations/sidekiq_memory_killer.md +++ b/doc/administration/operations/sidekiq_memory_killer.md @@ -17,6 +17,11 @@ With the default settings, the MemoryKiller will cause a Sidekiq restart no more often than once every 15 minutes, with the restart causing about one minute of delay for incoming background jobs. +Some background jobs rely on long-running external processes. To ensure these +are cleanly terminated when Sidekiq is restarted, each Sidekiq process should be +run as a process group leader (e.g., using `chpst -P`). If using Omnibus or the +`bin/background_jobs` script with `runit` installed, this is handled for you. + ## Configuring the MemoryKiller The MemoryKiller is controlled using environment variables. |