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How would you debug a production memory leak in a Node.js application?

Updated May 4, 2026

Short answer

The Cluster module allows you to create child processes (workers) that share the same server port.

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Node.js runs on a single thread. To utilize multi-core systems, the Cluster module forks the main process. The master process manages the workers and distributes incoming connections using a round-robin approach (on most platforms). This is a vital strategy for production-grade Node.js applications to maximize CPU throughput.

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