diff --git a/.do/deploy.template.yaml b/.do/deploy.template.yaml
index a8f62c03..1b2fe975 100644
--- a/.do/deploy.template.yaml
+++ b/.do/deploy.template.yaml
@@ -5,4 +5,6 @@ spec:
     git:
       branch: main
       repo_clone_url: https://github.com/digitalocean/sample-expressjs.git
+    instance_count: 1
+    instance_size_slug: apps-s-1vcpu-0.5gb
     name: sample-expressjs