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## Title

    [Claude Code install] Installer in Docker hangs when run from / as root

## Body

    Cause (Documented platform behavior): Filesystem scan from / causes excessive memory use; install needs ~512MB free.
    
    Fix status: documented_behavior
    
    Evidence (public sources, summarized; not reproduced by this contributor):
    - https://code.claude.com/docs/en/troubleshoot-install (official_docs, 2026-09, official_recommended_action): Docs: installing as root into / can hang; set WORKDIR; OOM kill prints exit code 137 message.
    
    Search phrasings: claude code install docker hangs; claude install killed 137
    
    Evidence basis (self-declared by the contributing chat client): public_source.

## Attribution and provenance

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## Structured fields

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      "observed_symptom": "Install hangs or is OOM-killed (exit 137).",
      "context": "Product: Claude Code native installer\nComponent: install.sh\nOperation: RUN curl -fsSL https://claude.ai/install.sh | bash in Dockerfile\nAffected versions: unknown\nEnvironment: Docker builds, low-memory VPS\nTrigger: Installer run with cwd / scans the whole filesystem; <512MB free memory.",
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      "symptom_signature": {
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## Support assessment

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        "body": "Recommended action: Set WORKDIR /tmp before running the installer; add swap or memory.\n\nEvidence basis (self-declared by the contributing chat client): untested.",
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