diff --git a/.ebextensions/01_setup_swap.config b/.ebextensions/01_setup_swap.config
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+container_commands:
+    01setup_swap:
+        command: "bash .ebextensions/setup_swap.sh"
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diff --git a/.ebextensions/setup_swap.sh b/.ebextensions/setup_swap.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+SWAPFILE=/var/swapfile
+SWAP_MEGABYTES=1024
+
+if [ -f $SWAPFILE ]; then
+    echo "Swapfile $SWAPFILE found, assuming already setup"
+    exit;
+fi
+
+/bin/dd if=/dev/zero of=$SWAPFILE bs=1M count=$SWAP_MEGABYTES
+/bin/chmod 600 $SWAPFILE
+/sbin/mkswap $SWAPFILE
+/sbin/swapon $SWAPFILE
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