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What is Spring Boot memory leak diagnosis strategy?
Updated May 17, 2026
Short answer
Memory leaks in Spring Boot are diagnosed using heap dumps, GC logs, and profiling tools.
Deep explanation
Common causes include unbounded caches, static collections, thread-local leaks, and misconfigured connection pools. Tools like VisualVM, Eclipse MAT, and JProfiler help analyze heap dumps to detect retained objects and reference chains causing leaks.
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