diff --git a/apps/server/fly.toml b/apps/server/fly.toml
index 3afda9785..56163796e 100644
--- a/apps/server/fly.toml
+++ b/apps/server/fly.toml
@@ -10,11 +10,18 @@ primary_region = "ams"
 [build]
   dockerfile = "./Dockerfile"
 
+[[vm]]
+  cpu_kind = "shared"
+  cpus = 1
+  memory_mb = 256
+
 [http_service]
   internal_port = 3000
   force_https = true
-  auto_stop_machines = false
-  auto_start_machines = false
+  auto_stop_machines = true
+  auto_start_machines = true
+  min_machines_running = 1
+
   processes = ["app"]
   [http_service.concurrency]
     type = "requests"