diff --git a/create_container.sh b/create_container.sh
index 0ca5ec5..02bb8e7 100644
--- a/create_container.sh
+++ b/create_container.sh
@@ -139,11 +139,13 @@ else
 fi
 ARCH=$(dpkg --print-architecture)
 HOSTNAME=Gitlab
+RAM=4098
+SWAP=2048
 TEMPLATE_STRING="local:vztmpl/${TEMPLATE}"
 pct create $CTID $TEMPLATE_STRING -arch $ARCH -features nesting=1 \
   -hostname $HOSTNAME -net0 name=eth0,bridge=vmbr0,ip=dhcp -onboot 1 \
   -ostype $OSTYPE -rootfs $ROOTFS,size=$DISK_SIZE -storage $STORAGE, \
-  -memory=4096, -swap=2048 >/dev/null
+  -memory=$RAM, -swap=$SWAP >/dev/null
 
 # Modify LXC permissions to support Docker
 LXC_CONFIG=/etc/pve/lxc/${CTID}.conf