diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ce3d0a1e2..c88a011fe 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -434,14 +434,14 @@ If you don't have access to an external PostgreSQL service, the AWX operator can
 
 The following variables are customizable for the managed PostgreSQL service
 
-| Name                                          | Description                                   | Default                           |
-| --------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------- |
-| postgres_image                                | Path of the image to pull                     | postgres:12                       |
-| postgres_init_container_resource_requirements | Database init container resource requirements | requests: {}                      |
-| postgres_resource_requirements                | PostgreSQL container resource requirements    | requests: {}                      |
-| postgres_storage_requirements                 | PostgreSQL container storage requirements     | requests: {storage: 8Gi}          |
-| postgres_storage_class                        | PostgreSQL PV storage class                   | Empty string                      |
-| postgres_data_path                            | PostgreSQL data path                          | `/var/lib/postgresql/data/pgdata` |
+| Name                                          | Description                                   | Default                            |
+| --------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------- |
+| postgres_image                                | Path of the image to pull                     | postgres:12                        |
+| postgres_init_container_resource_requirements | Database init container resource requirements | requests: {cpu: 10m, memory: 64Mi} |
+| postgres_resource_requirements                | PostgreSQL container resource requirements    | requests: {cpu: 10m, memory: 64Mi} |
+| postgres_storage_requirements                 | PostgreSQL container storage requirements     | requests: {storage: 8Gi}           |
+| postgres_storage_class                        | PostgreSQL PV storage class                   | Empty string                       |
+| postgres_data_path                            | PostgreSQL data path                          | `/var/lib/postgresql/data/pgdata`  |
 
 Example of customization could be:
 
@@ -541,11 +541,11 @@ Again, this is the most relaxed SCC that is provided by OpenShift, so be sure to
 
 The resource requirements for both, the task and the web containers are configurable - both the lower end (requests) and the upper end (limits).
 
-| Name                       | Description                                      | Default                             |
-| -------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------ | ----------------------------------- |
-| web_resource_requirements  | Web container resource requirements              | requests: {cpu: 1000m, memory: 2Gi} |
-| task_resource_requirements | Task container resource requirements             | requests: {cpu: 500m, memory: 1Gi}  |
-| ee_resource_requirements   | EE control plane container resource requirements | requests: {cpu: 500m, memory: 1Gi}  |
+| Name                       | Description                                      | Default                              |
+| -------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------ |
+| web_resource_requirements  | Web container resource requirements              | requests: {cpu: 100m, memory: 128Mi} |
+| task_resource_requirements | Task container resource requirements             | requests: {cpu: 100m, memory: 128Mi} |
+| ee_resource_requirements   | EE control plane container resource requirements | requests: {cpu: 100m, memory: 128Mi} |
 
 Example of customization could be:
 
@@ -555,24 +555,24 @@ spec:
   ...
   web_resource_requirements:
     requests:
-      cpu: 1000m
+      cpu: 250m
       memory: 2Gi
     limits:
-      cpu: 2000m
+      cpu: 1000m
       memory: 4Gi
   task_resource_requirements:
     requests:
-      cpu: 500m
+      cpu: 250m
       memory: 1Gi
     limits:
-      cpu: 1000m
+      cpu: 2000m
       memory: 2Gi
   ee_resource_requirements:
     requests:
-      cpu: 500m
-      memory: 1Gi
+      cpu: 250m
+      memory: 100Mi
     limits:
-      cpu: 1000m
+      cpu: 500m
       memory: 2Gi
 ```
 
diff --git a/roles/installer/defaults/main.yml b/roles/installer/defaults/main.yml
index b7f35f8ab..4197f554f 100644
--- a/roles/installer/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/installer/defaults/main.yml
@@ -169,18 +169,18 @@ web_command: []
 
 task_resource_requirements:
   requests:
-    cpu: 500m
-    memory: 1Gi
+    cpu: 100m
+    memory: 128Mi
 
 web_resource_requirements:
   requests:
-    cpu: 1000m
-    memory: 2Gi
+    cpu: 100m
+    memory: 128Mi
 
 ee_resource_requirements:
   requests:
-    cpu: 500m
-    memory: 1Gi
+    cpu: 100m
+    memory: 64Mi
 
 # Customize CSRF options
 csrf_cookie_secure: False
@@ -228,11 +228,14 @@ postgres_tolerations: ''
 postgres_storage_requirements:
   requests:
     storage: 8Gi
-postgres_init_container_resource_requirements: {}
 postgres_resource_requirements:
   requests:
-    cpu: 500m
-    memory: 1Gi
+    cpu: 10m
+    memory: 64Mi
+postgres_init_container_resource_requirements:
+  requests:
+    cpu: 10m
+    memory: 64Mi
 # Assign a preexisting priority class to the postgres pod
 postgres_priority_class: ''
 postgres_data_path: '/var/lib/postgresql/data/pgdata'