ionic android build - not enough memory to start jvm

Question

When trying to create an android apk file using ionic and gradle, i get an error

FAILURE: Build failed with an exception.

* What went wrong:
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Answer 1

I had the same problem. I read your answer and thought, "That seems like way too much work." So, I kept digging.

I found this answer: https://stackoverflow.com/a/9813900/3771976

It says to set an environment variable: GRADLE_OPTS=-Xmx512m

I had to increase the memory limit further to 1024, but it solved the problem.

Oracle Documentation for JVM Option