# Using swap & k8s (kubeadm) on a single node, no scaling

**URL:** <https://discuss.kubernetes.io/t/using-swap-k8s-kubeadm-on-a-single-node-no-scaling/10880>\
**Category:** General Discussions\
**Created:** [May 12, 2020, 2:17pm UTC](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/t/using-swap-k8s-kubeadm-on-a-single-node-no-scaling/10880 "2020-05-12T14:17:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![jossef](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discuss.kubernetes.io/jossef/32/5124_2.png) [@jossef](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/u/jossef)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2020, 2:17pm UTC](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/t/using-swap-k8s-kubeadm-on-a-single-node-no-scaling/10880/1 "2020-05-12T14:17:21Z")

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Hey,

I’m using k8s (kubeadm) as a single-node master.  
by design, I have no intention to scale up by adding more nodes.

I was required to disable swap during kubeadm init. This made me wondering, in my use-case,  
**can I re-enable swap and make k8s use it?**  
I could really utilize the extra virtual-memory in high-load scenarios

10x