diff --git a/deployer/src/deployment/queue.rs b/deployer/src/deployment/queue.rs
index 93503e9ee..a90ca5183 100644
--- a/deployer/src/deployment/queue.rs
+++ b/deployer/src/deployment/queue.rs
@@ -318,8 +318,8 @@ async fn run_pre_deploy_tests(
     // recompiled in debug mode for the tests, reducing memory usage during deployment.
     compile_opts.build_config.requested_profile = InternedString::new("release");
 
-    // Build tests with a maximum of 8 workers.
-    compile_opts.build_config.jobs = 8;
+    // Build tests with a maximum of 4 workers.
+    compile_opts.build_config.jobs = 4;
 
     let opts = TestOptions {
         compile_opts,
diff --git a/gateway/src/project.rs b/gateway/src/project.rs
index e36f105f0..7e11b3aaa 100644
--- a/gateway/src/project.rs
+++ b/gateway/src/project.rs
@@ -534,8 +534,12 @@ impl ProjectCreating {
                 "Source": format!("{prefix}{project_name}_vol"),
                 "Type": "volume"
             }],
+            // https://docs.docker.com/config/containers/resource_constraints/#memory
             "Memory": 6442450000i64, // 6 GiB hard limit
             "MemoryReservation": 4295000000i64, // 4 GiB soft limit, applied if host is low on memory
+            // https://docs.docker.com/config/containers/resource_constraints/#cpu
+            "CpuPeriod": 100000i64,
+            "CpuQuota": 400000i64
         });
 
         debug!(
diff --git a/service/src/lib.rs b/service/src/lib.rs
index a8ecd95a1..aafe1f887 100644
--- a/service/src/lib.rs
+++ b/service/src/lib.rs
@@ -560,8 +560,8 @@ where
     F: FnOnce(&mut actix_web::web::ServiceConfig) + Sync + Send + Clone + 'static,
 {
     async fn bind(mut self: Box<Self>, addr: SocketAddr) -> Result<(), Error> {
-        // Start a worker for each cpu, but no more than 8.
-        let worker_count = num_cpus::get().max(8);
+        // Start a worker for each cpu, but no more than 4.
+        let worker_count = num_cpus::get().max(4);
 
         let srv = actix_web::HttpServer::new(move || actix_web::App::new().configure(self.clone()))
             .workers(worker_count)
diff --git a/service/src/loader.rs b/service/src/loader.rs
index d48aceeb3..5d5ee4234 100644
--- a/service/src/loader.rs
+++ b/service/src/loader.rs
@@ -178,10 +178,10 @@ fn get_compile_options(config: &Config, release_mode: bool) -> anyhow::Result<Co
         InternedString::new("dev")
     };
 
-    // This sets the max workers for cargo build to 8 for release mode (aka deployment),
+    // This sets the max workers for cargo build to 4 for release mode (aka deployment),
     // but leaves it as default (num cpus) for local runs
     if release_mode {
-        opts.build_config.jobs = 8
+        opts.build_config.jobs = 4
     };
 
     Ok(opts)