diff --git a/CodexPlugin/CodexContainerRecipe.cs b/CodexPlugin/CodexContainerRecipe.cs
index 15311c3..2225d59 100644
--- a/CodexPlugin/CodexContainerRecipe.cs
+++ b/CodexPlugin/CodexContainerRecipe.cs
@@ -20,13 +20,13 @@ namespace CodexPlugin
         public CodexContainerRecipe()
         {
             Image = GetDockerImage();
-
-            //Resources.Requests = new ContainerResourceSet(milliCPUs: 1000, memory: 6.GB());
-            //Resources.Limits = new ContainerResourceSet(milliCPUs: 4000, memory: 12.GB());
         }
 
         protected override void Initialize(StartupConfig startupConfig)
         {
+            SetResourcesRequest(milliCPUs: 1000, memory: 6.GB());
+            SetResourceLimits(milliCPUs: 4000, memory: 12.GB());
+
             var config = startupConfig.Get<CodexStartupConfig>();
 
             AddExposedPortAndVar("CODEX_API_PORT");
diff --git a/KubernetesWorkflow/ContainerRecipeFactory.cs b/KubernetesWorkflow/ContainerRecipeFactory.cs
index bfd0919..d606598 100644
--- a/KubernetesWorkflow/ContainerRecipeFactory.cs
+++ b/KubernetesWorkflow/ContainerRecipeFactory.cs
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ namespace KubernetesWorkflow
         private readonly List<VolumeMount> volumeMounts = new List<VolumeMount>();
         private readonly List<object> additionals = new List<object>();
         private RecipeComponentFactory factory = null!;
+        private ContainerResources resources = new ContainerResources();
 
         public ContainerRecipe CreateRecipe(int index, int containerNumber, RecipeComponentFactory factory, StartupConfig config)
         {
@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@ namespace KubernetesWorkflow
 
             Initialize(config);
 
-            var recipe = new ContainerRecipe(containerNumber, config.NameOverride, Image, Resources,
+            var recipe = new ContainerRecipe(containerNumber, config.NameOverride, Image, resources,
                 exposedPorts.ToArray(),
                 internalPorts.ToArray(),
                 envVars.ToArray(),
@@ -38,13 +39,13 @@ namespace KubernetesWorkflow
             volumeMounts.Clear();
             additionals.Clear();
             this.factory = null!;
+            resources = new ContainerResources();
 
             return recipe;
         }
 
         public abstract string AppName { get; }
         public abstract string Image { get; }
-        public ContainerResources Resources { get; } = new ContainerResources();
         protected int ContainerNumber { get; private set; } = 0;
         protected int Index { get; private set; } = 0;
         protected abstract void Initialize(StartupConfig config);
@@ -109,6 +110,26 @@ namespace KubernetesWorkflow
             additionals.Add(userData);
         }
 
+        protected void SetResourcesRequest(int milliCPUs, ByteSize memory)
+        {
+            SetResourcesRequest(new ContainerResourceSet(milliCPUs, memory));
+        }
+
+        protected void SetResourceLimits(int milliCPUs, ByteSize memory)
+        {
+            SetResourceLimits(new ContainerResourceSet(milliCPUs, memory));
+        }
+
+        protected void SetResourcesRequest(ContainerResourceSet requests)
+        {
+            resources.Requests = requests;
+        }
+
+        protected void SetResourceLimits(ContainerResourceSet limits)
+        {
+            resources.Limits = limits;
+        }
+
         private Port AddExposedPort(Port port)
         {
             if (exposedPorts.Any())