diff --git a/src/main/cljc/dda/c4k_website/website.cljc b/src/main/cljc/dda/c4k_website/website.cljc
index ab7d439..e4f4419 100644
--- a/src/main/cljc/dda/c4k_website/website.cljc
+++ b/src/main/cljc/dda/c4k_website/website.cljc
@@ -27,9 +27,23 @@
 (s/def ::gitea-repo string?)
 (s/def ::branchname string?)
 (s/def ::username string?)
+(s/def ::build-cpu-request string?)
+(s/def ::build-memory-request string?)
+(s/def ::build-cpu-limit string?)
+(s/def ::build-memory-limit string?)
 
-(def websitedata? (s/keys :req-un [::unique-name ::fqdns ::gitea-host ::gitea-repo ::branchname]
-                          :opt-un [::issuer ::volume-size ::sha256sum-output]))
+(def websitedata? (s/keys :req-un [::unique-name 
+                                   ::fqdns 
+                                   ::gitea-host
+                                   ::gitea-repo
+                                   ::branchname]
+                          :opt-un [::issuer 
+                                   ::volume-size
+                                   ::sha256sum-output
+                                   ::build-cpu-request
+                                   ::build-cpu-limit
+                                   ::build-memory-request
+                                   ::build-memory-limit]))
 
 (def websiteauth? (s/keys :req-un [::unique-name ::username ::authtoken]))
 
@@ -105,11 +119,16 @@
 (defn-spec replace-build-data pred/map-or-seq?
   [resource-file string?
    config flattened-and-reduced-config?]
-  (let [{:keys [sha256sum-output]} config]
+  (let [{:keys [sha256sum-output build-cpu-request build-cpu-limit build-memory-request build-memory-limit]
+         :or {build-cpu-request "1000m" build-cpu-limit "1700m" build-memory-request "256Mi" build-memory-limit "512Mi"}} config]
     (->
-     (replace-common-data resource-file config)     
+     (replace-common-data resource-file config)
      (cm/replace-all-matching-values-by-new-value "CHECK_SUM" (get-hash-from-sha256sum-output sha256sum-output))
-     (cm/replace-all-matching-values-by-new-value "SCRIPT_FILE" (get-file-name-from-sha256sum-output sha256sum-output)))))
+     (cm/replace-all-matching-values-by-new-value "SCRIPT_FILE" (get-file-name-from-sha256sum-output sha256sum-output))
+     (cm/replace-all-matching-values-by-new-value "BUILD_CPU_REQUEST" build-cpu-request)
+     (cm/replace-all-matching-values-by-new-value "BUILD_CPU_LIMIT" build-cpu-limit)
+     (cm/replace-all-matching-values-by-new-value "BUILD_MEMORY_REQUEST" build-memory-request)
+     (cm/replace-all-matching-values-by-new-value "BUILD_MEMORY_LIMIT" build-memory-limit))))
 
 #?(:cljs
    (defmethod yaml/load-resource :website [resource-name]
diff --git a/src/main/cljs/dda/c4k_website/browser.cljs b/src/main/cljs/dda/c4k_website/browser.cljs
index e78316f..38bc381 100644
--- a/src/main/cljs/dda/c4k_website/browser.cljs
+++ b/src/main/cljs/dda/c4k_website/browser.cljs
@@ -43,8 +43,12 @@
             :fqdns [\"example.org\" \"www.example.org\"],
             :gitea-host \"githost.org\",
             :gitea-repo \"repo\",
-            :branchname \"main\"}]}"
-         "11")))
+            :branchname \"main\",
+            :build-cpu-request \"1500m\",
+            :build-cpu-limit \"3000m\",
+            :build-memory-request \"512Mi\",
+            :build-memory-limit \"1024Mi\"}]}"
+         "16")))
       (generate-group
        "credentials"
        (br/generate-text-area
diff --git a/src/main/resources/website/nginx-deployment.yaml b/src/main/resources/website/nginx-deployment.yaml
index e32a007..234bc7e 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/website/nginx-deployment.yaml
+++ b/src/main/resources/website/nginx-deployment.yaml
@@ -33,6 +33,13 @@ spec:
       - image: domaindrivenarchitecture/c4k-website-build
         name: NAME-init-build-container
         imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
+        resources:
+          requests:
+            cpu: BUILD_CPU_REQUEST
+            memory: BUILD_MEMORY_REQUEST
+          limits:
+            cpu: BUILD_CPU_LIMIT
+            memory: BUILD_MEMORY_LIMIT
         command: ["/entrypoint.sh"]
         envFrom:
         - secretRef:
diff --git a/src/main/resources/website/website-build-cron.yaml b/src/main/resources/website/website-build-cron.yaml
index 7bcae2a..371444c 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/website/website-build-cron.yaml
+++ b/src/main/resources/website/website-build-cron.yaml
@@ -16,6 +16,13 @@ spec:
           - image: domaindrivenarchitecture/c4k-website-build
             name: NAME-build-app
             imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
+            resources:
+              requests:
+                cpu: BUILD_CPU_REQUEST
+                memory: BUILD_MEMORY_REQUEST
+              limits:
+                cpu: BUILD_CPU_LIMIT
+                memory: BUILD_MEMORY_LIMIT
             command: ["/entrypoint.sh"]
             envFrom:
             - secretRef:
diff --git a/src/test/cljc/dda/c4k_website/website_test.cljc b/src/test/cljc/dda/c4k_website/website_test.cljc
index fbb0148..1ed2908 100644
--- a/src/test/cljc/dda/c4k_website/website_test.cljc
+++ b/src/test/cljc/dda/c4k_website/website_test.cljc
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@
              [{:image "domaindrivenarchitecture/c4k-website-build",
                :name "test-io-init-build-container",
                :imagePullPolicy "IfNotPresent",
+               :resources {:requests {:cpu "1000m", :memory "256Mi"}, :limits {:cpu "1700m", :memory "512Mi"}},
                :command ["/entrypoint.sh"],
                :envFrom [{:secretRef {:name "test-io-secret"}}],
                :env [{:name "SHA256SUM", :value "123456789ab123cd345de"} {:name "SCRIPTFILE", :value "script-file-name.sh"}],
@@ -125,6 +126,34 @@
                                          :branchname "main",
                                          :unique-name "test.io"}))))
 
+(deftest should-generate-resource-requests
+  (is (= {:requests {:cpu "1000m", :memory "256Mi"}, :limits {:cpu "1700m", :memory "512Mi"}}
+         (-> (cut/generate-nginx-deployment {:authtoken "abedjgbasdodj",
+                                             :gitea-host "gitlab.de",
+                                             :username "someuser",
+                                             :fqdns ["test.de" "test.org" "www.test.de" "www.test.org"],
+                                             :gitea-repo "repo",
+                                             :sha256sum-output "123456789ab123cd345de script-file-name.sh",
+                                             :issuer "staging",
+                                             :branchname "main",
+                                             :unique-name "test.io"}) 
+             :spec :template :spec :initContainers first :resources )))
+  (is (= {:requests {:cpu "1500m", :memory "512Mi"}, :limits {:cpu "3000m", :memory "1024Mi"}}
+         (-> (cut/generate-nginx-deployment {:authtoken "abedjgbasdodj",
+                                             :gitea-host "gitlab.de",
+                                             :username "someuser",
+                                             :fqdns ["test.de" "test.org" "www.test.de" "www.test.org"],
+                                             :gitea-repo "repo",
+                                             :sha256sum-output "123456789ab123cd345de script-file-name.sh",
+                                             :issuer "staging",
+                                             :branchname "main",
+                                             :unique-name "test.io"
+                                             :build-cpu-request "1500m"
+                                             :build-cpu-limit "3000m"
+                                             :build-memory-request "512Mi"
+                                             :build-memory-limit "1024Mi"})
+             :spec :template :spec :initContainers first :resources))))
+
 (deftest should-generate-nginx-service
   (is (= {:name-c1 "test-io-service",
           :name-c2 "test-org-service",
@@ -163,6 +192,7 @@
                [{:image "domaindrivenarchitecture/c4k-website-build",
                  :name "test-io-build-app",
                  :imagePullPolicy "IfNotPresent",
+                 :resources {:requests {:cpu "1000m", :memory "256Mi"}, :limits {:cpu "1700m", :memory "512Mi"}},
                  :command ["/entrypoint.sh"],
                  :envFrom [{:secretRef {:name "test-io-secret"}}],
                  :env [{:name "SHA256SUM", :value "123456789ab123cd345de"} {:name "SCRIPTFILE", :value "script-file-name.sh"}],