# Large memory requirements

**URL:** <https://nextstrain.discourse.group/t/large-memory-requirements/397>\
**Category:** Help and Getting Started\
**Created:** [March 5, 2021, 6:57pm UTC](https://nextstrain.discourse.group/t/large-memory-requirements/397 "2021-03-05T18:57:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![dlu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e36b37/32.png) [@dlu](https://nextstrain.discourse.group/u/dlu)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2021, 9:20pm UTC](https://nextstrain.discourse.group/t/large-memory-requirements/397/6 "2021-03-30T21:20:37Z")

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This is very helpful discussion!! Now there is a [more detailed page](https://nextstrain.discourse.group/t/avoiding-large-memory-requirements-by-switching-to-nextalign/447) about using `nextalign` for future reference.

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