diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 13aa166..426856c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -12,6 +12,15 @@ Better Stack collector is the easiest and recommended way of integrating Better
 
 [Getting started ⇗](https://betterstack.com/docs/logs/collector/)
 
+## Resource requirements
+
+| Deployment | Soft memory reservation | Hard caps | Host/node guideline |
+| --- | --- | --- | --- |
+| Collector only | 512 MiB | 1.2 vCPU, 1 GiB memory | 2 vCPU, 2 GiB memory |
+| Full tracing (collector + eBPF) | 2 GiB | 2.2 vCPU, 3 GiB memory | 4 vCPU, 4 GiB memory |
+
+The collector-only guideline was validated with eBPF stopped. `mem_reservation` is a soft memory target; `mem_limit` and `cpus` are hard caps, and Docker does not reserve CPU. Host/node guidelines are planning targets: the reservation and enough headroom up to the caps must remain available after the OS and other applications consume their share.
+
 ## Need help?
 Please let us know at [hello@betterstack.com](mailto:hello@betterstack.com). We're happy to help!
 
diff --git a/docker-compose.seccomp.yml b/docker-compose.seccomp.yml
index fdf907f..0410588 100644
--- a/docker-compose.seccomp.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.seccomp.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ services:
     container_name: better-stack-collector
     restart: always
     uts: host
+    cpus: 1.2
+    mem_reservation: 512m
+    mem_limit: 1024m
     security_opt:
       - seccomp=collector-seccomp.json
     healthcheck:
@@ -45,7 +48,9 @@ services:
     pid: host
     uts: host
     network_mode: host
-    mem_limit: 3072m
+    cpus: 1.0
+    mem_reservation: 1536m
+    mem_limit: 2048m
     healthcheck:
       test: ["CMD-SHELL", "if [ -x /var/lib/better-stack/ebpf/healthcheck.sh ]; then /var/lib/better-stack/ebpf/healthcheck.sh; else exit 0; fi"]
       interval: 30s
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 0a2b895..c64a2d7 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ services:
     container_name: better-stack-collector
     restart: always
     uts: host
+    cpus: 1.2
+    mem_reservation: 512m
+    mem_limit: 1024m
     healthcheck:
       test: ["CMD-SHELL", "if [ -x /var/lib/better-stack/collector/healthcheck.sh ]; then /var/lib/better-stack/collector/healthcheck.sh; else exit 0; fi"]
       interval: 60s
@@ -43,7 +46,9 @@ services:
     pid: host
     uts: host
     network_mode: host
-    mem_limit: 3072m
+    cpus: 1.0
+    mem_reservation: 1536m
+    mem_limit: 2048m
     healthcheck:
       test: ["CMD-SHELL", "if [ -x /var/lib/better-stack/ebpf/healthcheck.sh ]; then /var/lib/better-stack/ebpf/healthcheck.sh; else exit 0; fi"]
       interval: 30s
diff --git a/swarm/docker-compose.swarm-ebpf.yml b/swarm/docker-compose.swarm-ebpf.yml
index eb43505..9ded2c3 100644
--- a/swarm/docker-compose.swarm-ebpf.yml
+++ b/swarm/docker-compose.swarm-ebpf.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,9 @@ services:
     pid: host
     uts: host
     network_mode: host
-    mem_limit: 3072m
+    cpus: 1.0
+    mem_reservation: 1536m
+    mem_limit: 2048m
     healthcheck:
       test: ["CMD-SHELL", "if [ -x /var/lib/better-stack/ebpf/healthcheck.sh ]; then /var/lib/better-stack/ebpf/healthcheck.sh; else exit 0; fi"]
       interval: 30s