diff --git a/src/vm.ts b/src/vm.ts
index d237faa..0b2b736 100644
--- a/src/vm.ts
+++ b/src/vm.ts
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ function hostMounts(home: string): { dev: boolean; code: boolean } {
 /** Pull the image and start the container in detached mode. */
 async function createContainer(home: string): Promise<void> {
   const mounts = hostMounts(home)
-  const args = ["container", "run", "-d", "--name", CONTAINER_NAME, "-m", "4G"]
+  const args = ["container", "run", "-d", "--name", CONTAINER_NAME, "-m", "32G"]
   if (mounts.dev) args.push("--mount", `type=bind,source=${home}/dev,target=/host/dev,readonly`)
   if (mounts.code) args.push("--mount", `type=bind,source=${home}/code,target=/host/code,readonly`)
   args.push("-v", `${home}/.sandlot:/sandlot`, "ubuntu:24.04", "sleep", "infinity")