Create Swap File in Linux
Create a swap file
fallocate -l 4G /var/swapfile1
Change permissions
chown root:root /var/swapfile1
chmod 0600 /var/swapfile1
Format the file
mkswap /var/swapfile1
Enable the swap file
swapon /var/swapfile1
Add the swap file to fstab
Open the fstab file
vim /etc/fstab
Add the following line
/var/swapfile1 none swap sw 0 0