diff --git "a/wordpress/0 \342\200\224 AI Agent/import.yaml" "b/wordpress/0 \342\200\224 AI Agent/import.yaml"
index 13f9d47..e4706fa 100644
--- "a/wordpress/0 \342\200\224 AI Agent/import.yaml"	
+++ "b/wordpress/0 \342\200\224 AI Agent/import.yaml"	
@@ -37,6 +37,12 @@ services:
     zeropsSetup: dev
     buildFromGit: https://github.com/zerops-recipe-apps/wordpress-app
     enableSubdomainAccess: true
+    # Dev workstation: pin a single container (dev uses SSHFS — multiple would
+    # conflict) and floor RAM at 1 GB to absorb the first-boot `wp core install`
+    # spike plus on-container composer/wp-cli over SSH (autoscaling reacts too slowly).
+    maxContainers: 1
+    verticalAutoscaling:
+      minRam: 1
     envSecrets:
       WORDPRESS_TITLE: WordPress on Zerops
       WORDPRESS_ADMIN_USER: zadmin
@@ -58,6 +64,9 @@ services:
     zeropsSetup: prod
     buildFromGit: https://github.com/zerops-recipe-apps/wordpress-app
     enableSubdomainAccess: true
+    # Floor RAM at 0.5 GB to cover the first-boot `wp core install` spike.
+    verticalAutoscaling:
+      minRam: 0.5
     envSecrets:
       WORDPRESS_TITLE: WordPress on Zerops
       WORDPRESS_ADMIN_USER: zadmin
diff --git "a/wordpress/1 \342\200\224 Remote (CDE)/import.yaml" "b/wordpress/1 \342\200\224 Remote (CDE)/import.yaml"
index d4a8f72..1048056 100644
--- "a/wordpress/1 \342\200\224 Remote (CDE)/import.yaml"	
+++ "b/wordpress/1 \342\200\224 Remote (CDE)/import.yaml"	
@@ -33,6 +33,11 @@ services:
     zeropsSetup: dev
     buildFromGit: https://github.com/zerops-recipe-apps/wordpress-app
     enableSubdomainAccess: true
+    # Dev workstation: pin a single container (dev uses SSHFS) and floor RAM at 1 GB
+    # to absorb the first-boot `wp core install` spike plus on-container composer/wp-cli.
+    maxContainers: 1
+    verticalAutoscaling:
+      minRam: 1
     envSecrets:
       WORDPRESS_TITLE: WordPress on Zerops
       WORDPRESS_ADMIN_USER: zadmin
diff --git "a/wordpress/3 \342\200\224 Stage/import.yaml" "b/wordpress/3 \342\200\224 Stage/import.yaml"
index 5202ddb..0806cbe 100644
--- "a/wordpress/3 \342\200\224 Stage/import.yaml"	
+++ "b/wordpress/3 \342\200\224 Stage/import.yaml"	
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ services:
     zeropsSetup: prod
     buildFromGit: https://github.com/zerops-recipe-apps/wordpress-app
     enableSubdomainAccess: true
+    # Floor RAM at 0.5 GB to cover the first-boot `wp core install` spike.
+    verticalAutoscaling:
+      minRam: 0.5
     envSecrets:
       WORDPRESS_TITLE: WordPress on Zerops
       WORDPRESS_ADMIN_USER: zadmin
diff --git "a/wordpress/5 \342\200\224 Highly-available Production/import.yaml" "b/wordpress/5 \342\200\224 Highly-available Production/import.yaml"
index 4122498..8bc5b53 100644
--- "a/wordpress/5 \342\200\224 Highly-available Production/import.yaml"	
+++ "b/wordpress/5 \342\200\224 Highly-available Production/import.yaml"	
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ services:
     maxContainers: 6
     verticalAutoscaling:
       cpuMode: DEDICATED
+      # Floor RAM at 0.5 GB per container to cover the first-boot `wp core install`
+      # spike (both min containers boot cold); steady-state scales up from here.
+      minRam: 0.5
     envSecrets:
       WORDPRESS_TITLE: WordPress on Zerops
       WORDPRESS_ADMIN_USER: zadmin