diff --git a/services/couchdb.hcl b/services/couchdb.hcl
index 31a8591..edc7d1b 100644
--- a/services/couchdb.hcl
+++ b/services/couchdb.hcl
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 job "couchdb" {
   datacenters = ["alo"]
 
+  meta {
+    uuid = uuidv4()
+  }
+
   group "db" {
     network {
       port "api" {
@@ -32,6 +36,10 @@ job "couchdb" {
         ]
       }
 
+      resources {
+        memory = 2000
+      }
+
       template {
         data = <<EOH
 # (Debian) Package-introduced administrative user