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5 changes: 5 additions & 0 deletions docs/getting-started/faqs.md
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sidebar_label: Frequently Asked Questions
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## SOMETHING is BrOkEnN!!! THis doesn't work and I don't know what to dooooo

Please make sure to read our [general troubleshooting guide](guides/troubleshooting.md) before attacking our Discord support team or hammering the GitHub Issues.


## I just installed swizzin and the dashboard shows that it's using all my RAM. WTF?!

The panel reports three statistics related to memory consumption: `real`, `cache` and `physical`.
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### Accessing swizzin/`box` logs

Swizzin stores its logs into the `/root/logs` directories. The installer installs into `install.log`, and any other command you run with `box` will end up in `swizzin.log`. You can access the logs by running the following commands.
Swizzin stores its logs into the `/var/log/swizzin` directories. The installer installs into `setup.log`, and any other command you run with `box` will end up in `box.log` (or some of the older rotations of it). You can access the logs by running the following commands.

```bash
# To check the logs of the Swizzin installer
sudo less -r +G /root/logs/install.log
sudo less -r +G /var/log/swizzin/setup.log
# To check the logs of any application manipulation through box
sudo less -r +G /root/logs/swizzin.log
sudo less -r +G /var/log/swizzin/box.log #or box.log.1 etc.
```

Please consult these logs for any errors or other bad-sounding messages before continuing.
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If you would like to see "verbose" output of the box command, you can run the following command before any `box` function. This will print all the information stored into the log into your current terminal session as well.
```bash
# to start the verbose output
tail -f /root/logs/swizzin.log &
tail -f /var/log/swizzin/box.log &

box install ligma # do whatever you need to do here

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Want to show us your swizzin logs?

```bash
sudo cat /root/logs/swizzin.log | nc <fiche instance> 9999
sudo cat /var/log/swizzin/box.log | nc <fiche instance> 9999
```

Below is an example for sharing the content of your syslog.
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- `/etc/swizzin`
- `/usr/local/bin/swizzin`
- `/install/`
- `/root/logs/`
- `/var/log/swizzin/`
- `/root/swizzin/`
- `/etc/htpasswd`
- `/etc/htpasswd.d`
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