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From: kirito201922 <52266724+kirito201922@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 25 Dec 2025 20:44:50 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] add memory and disk usage checker
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Introduces a script to report memory and disk usage of the Base node’s data directories, helping operators troubleshoot performance and storage issues.
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 bin/check_resources.sh | 32 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 32 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 bin/check_resources.sh

diff --git a/bin/check_resources.sh b/bin/check_resources.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8ee657b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/check_resources.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+# Inspect memory and disk usage relevant to a running Base node.
+# Useful to determine if your host meets minimum requirements or if cleanup is needed.
+
+echo "== Base node resources =="
+
+# Check available memory (Linux/macOS)
+if command -v free >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  free -h
+else
+  echo "free command not found; skipping memory check"
+fi
+
+echo
+# Check disk usage under data directories
+DATA_DIRS=(
+  "${BASE_RETH_DATA_DIR:-./reth-data}"
+  "${BASE_GETH_DATA_DIR:-./geth-data}"
+)
+
+for dir in "${DATA_DIRS[@]}"; do
+  if [ -d "$dir" ]; then
+    du -sh "$dir"
+  fi
+done
+
+echo
+df -h .
+echo
+echo "Consider pruning or moving data directories if disk space is low."