diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4ed4753..f374e7d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -49,6 +49,16 @@ Recently I've partnered with a _new in town_ proxy service - ProxyBase - to offe
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 ```
 
+> [!WARNING]
+> Byparr performs a *lot* of R/W operations on your disk. To reduce disk wear, it is recommended to allocate temp storage in RAM by adding the following snippet to your Docker Compose configuration:
+>
+> ```yaml
+> shm_size: "1gb"
+> tmpfs:
+>   - /tmp:exec,mode=1777,size=1G
+>   - /cache:mode=1777,size=512M
+>```
+
 ### Docker install
 
 1. Pull and run the image:
diff --git a/compose.yaml b/compose.yaml
index 1d5c141..3b659bf 100644
--- a/compose.yaml
+++ b/compose.yaml
@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@ services:
     build:
       context: .
       dockerfile: Dockerfile
+      shm_size: "1gb"
+    # Recommended to offload disk operations to RAM and reduce disk wear:
+      tmpfs:
+        - /tmp:exec,mode=1777,size=1G
+        - /cache:mode=1777,size=512M
     # Uncomment below to use byparr outside of internal network
     # ports:
     #   - "8191:8191"