diff --git a/manifests/overlays/lowProfile/deployment.yaml b/manifests/overlays/lowProfile/deployment.yaml
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+# dashboard container smaller
+- op: replace
+  path: /spec/template/spec/containers/0/resources/requests/cpu
+  value: 100m
+- op: replace
+  path: /spec/template/spec/containers/0/resources/requests/memory
+  value: 250Mi
+- op: replace
+  path: /spec/template/spec/containers/0/resources/limits/cpu
+  value: 200m
+- op: replace
+  path: /spec/template/spec/containers/0/resources/limits/memory
+  value: 500Mi
+# oauth proxy container smaller
+- op: replace
+  path: /spec/template/spec/containers/1/resources/requests/cpu
+  value: 100m
+- op: replace
+  path: /spec/template/spec/containers/1/resources/requests/memory
+  value: 250Mi
+- op: replace
+  path: /spec/template/spec/containers/1/resources/limits/cpu
+  value: 200m
+- op: replace
+  path: /spec/template/spec/containers/1/resources/limits/memory
+  value: 500Mi
+# 1 replica
+- op: replace
+  path: /spec/replicas
+  value: 1
diff --git a/manifests/overlays/lowProfile/kustomization.yaml b/manifests/overlays/lowProfile/kustomization.yaml
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+apiVersion: kustomize.config.k8s.io/v1beta1
+kind: Kustomization
+resources:
+  - ../../base
+patchesJson6902:
+  - path: deployment.yaml
+    target:
+      group: apps
+      version: v1
+      kind: Deployment
+      name: odh-dashboard