How to optimize gradle build performance regarding build duration and RAM usage?

Question

I am currently switching from ant to gradle for my multi module web application and at the moment it seems that the current version of Gradle (M9) might be running up agains

Answer 1

You need to give more memory to the Gradle JVM, not to the compile task/JVM. One way to do so is via the GRADLE_OPTS environment variable (GRADLE_OPTS=-Xmx512m).