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 # Base Config
 
-Note: The Mail Server requires SSL certificates 
+Note: The Mail Server requires SSL certificates
+
+## Swap File
+
+1. Run `dd if=/dev/zero of=/swapfile bs=1M count=2048` then `chmod 600 /swapfile` followed by `mkswap /swapfile` and `swapon /swapfile`
+2. Set the system up to mount the swap file at boot by adding `/swapfile none swap defaults 0 0` to the bottom of `/etc/fstab`
 
 ## Web Server