# \#health-checks

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## [NGINX Worker RES Size Growing Over Time – Guidance Needed](https://community.nginx.org/t/nginx-worker-res-size-growing-over-time-guidance-needed/8392)

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**Author:** [@Unknown\_Something](https://community.nginx.org/u/Unknown_Something)\
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**Last updated:** [November 25, 2025, 9:59pm UTC](https://community.nginx.org/t/nginx-worker-res-size-growing-over-time-guidance-needed/8392 "2025-11-25T21:59:32Z")

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Hi Team, I am developing a custom module that performs health checks by sending an HTTPS request to each upstream at the configured interval. However, I am noticing that the RES value of each worker is steadily increas…