diff --git a/templates/deployment.yaml b/templates/deployment.yaml
index 29aefef..205ec2b 100644
--- a/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -86,6 +86,8 @@ spec:
           periodSeconds: 10
           successThreshold: 1
           timeoutSeconds: 10                            
+        resources:
+          {{- toYaml .Values.resources | nindent 10 }}
         env:
           {{- $envVals := .Values.global.env -}}
           {{- if (.Values.env) }}
diff --git a/values.yaml b/values.yaml
index 6995af4..bc74e0f 100644
--- a/values.yaml
+++ b/values.yaml
@@ -47,6 +47,13 @@ readinessProbe:
 startupProbe:
   url: /healthcheck
 
+# Define the resources for main container
+resources:
+  requests:
+    memory: 200Mi
+  limits:
+    memory: 300Mi
+
 # node selector for the pods
 nodeSelector: