diff --git a/templates/_resources.tpl b/templates/_resources.tpl
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..edf473a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/_resources.tpl
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+{{/* vim: set filetype=mustache: */}}
+
+{{/*
+Return a resource request/limit object based on a given preset.
+These presets are for basic testing and not meant to be used in production
+{{ include "release.resources.preset" (dict "type" "nano") -}}
+*/}}
+{{- define "release.resources.preset" -}}
+{{/* The limits are as per the documentation. The requests are limits reduced by approximately 150% and rounded.*/}}
+{{- $presets := dict 
+  "nano" (dict 
+      "requests" (dict "cpu" "500m" "memory" "1Gi")
+      "limits" (dict "cpu" "1.0" "memory" "2Gi")
+   )
+  "micro" (dict 
+      "requests" (dict "cpu" "1.0" "memory" "2Gi")
+      "limits" (dict "cpu" "2.0" "memory" "4Gi")
+   )
+  "small" (dict 
+      "requests" (dict "cpu" "2.0" "memory" "5Gi")
+      "limits" (dict "cpu" "4.0" "memory" "8Gi")
+   )
+  "medium" (dict 
+      "requests" (dict "cpu" "5.0" "memory" "10Gi")
+      "limits" (dict "cpu" "8.0" "memory" "16Gi")
+   )
+  "large" (dict 
+      "requests" (dict "cpu" "10.0" "memory" "21Gi")
+      "limits" (dict "cpu" "16.0" "memory" "32Gi")
+   )
+  "xlarge" (dict 
+      "requests" (dict "cpu" "21.0" "memory" "42Gi")
+      "limits" (dict "cpu" "32.0" "memory" "64Gi")
+   )
+  "2xlarge" (dict 
+      "requests" (dict "cpu" "42.0" "memory" "85Gi")
+      "limits" (dict "cpu" "64.0" "memory" "128Gi")
+   )
+ }}
+{{- if hasKey $presets .type -}}
+{{- index $presets .type | toYaml -}}
+{{- else -}}
+{{- printf "ERROR: Preset key '%s' invalid. Allowed values are %s" .type (join "," (keys $presets)) | fail -}}
+{{- end -}}
+{{- end -}}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/templates/release-statefulset.yaml b/templates/release-statefulset.yaml
index 58ab1040..2a2a9477 100644
--- a/templates/release-statefulset.yaml
+++ b/templates/release-statefulset.yaml
@@ -102,6 +102,9 @@ spec:
               value: {{ include "postgresql.subchart" . }}
             - name: POSTGRESQL_PORT
               value: {{ (include "release.postgresql.service.port" .) | quote }}
+          {{- if .Values.defaultInitContainers.resources }}
+          resources: {{- toYaml .Values.defaultInitContainers.resources | nindent 12 }}
+          {{- end }}
         {{- end }}
         {{- if and (not .Values.external.mq.enabled) .Values.rabbitmq.install }}
         - name: wait-for-rabbitmq
@@ -120,6 +123,9 @@ spec:
               value: {{ include "rabbitmq.subchart" . }}
             - name: RABBITMQ_PORT
               value: {{ .Values.rabbitmq.service.ports.amqp | quote }}
+          {{- if .Values.defaultInitContainers.resources }}
+          resources: {{- toYaml .Values.defaultInitContainers.resources | nindent 12 }}
+          {{- end }}
         {{- end }}
         {{- end }}
         {{- if and .Values.volumePermissions.enabled .Values.persistence.enabled }}
@@ -364,6 +370,8 @@ spec:
           {{- end }}
           {{- if .Values.resources }}
           resources: {{- toYaml .Values.resources | nindent 12 }}
+          {{- else if ne .Values.resourcesPreset "none" }}
+          resources: {{- include "release.resources.preset" (dict "type" .Values.resourcesPreset) | nindent 12 }}
           {{- end }}
           volumeMounts:
             {{- range $k, $v := .Values.configuration }}
diff --git a/values.yaml b/values.yaml
index 50dc6792..5b264fda 100644
--- a/values.yaml
+++ b/values.yaml
@@ -1273,27 +1273,27 @@ containerSecurityContext:
   runAsNonRoot: true
 
 ## Release containers' resource requests and limits
-## ref: https://kubernetes.io/docs/user-guide/compute-resources/
+## ref: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/configuration/manage-resources-containers/
 ## We usually recommend not to specify default resources and to leave this as a conscious
 ## choice for the user. This also increases chances charts run on environments with little
 ## resources, such as Minikube. If you do want to specify resources, uncomment the following
 ## lines, adjust them as necessary, and remove the curly braces after 'resources:'.
+## @param resourcesPreset Set container resources according to one common preset (allowed values: none, nano, micro, small, medium, large, xlarge, 2xlarge). This is ignored if resources is set (resources is recommended for production).
+##
+resourcesPreset: "micro"
+## @param resources Set container requests and limits for different resources like CPU or memory (essential for production workloads)
 ## @param resources.limits The resources limits for Release containers
 ## @param resources.requests The requested resources for Release containers
+## Example:
+## resources: 
+##   limits:
+##     cpu: 1000m
+##     memory: 2Gi
+##   requests:
+##     cpu: 1000m
+##     memory: 2Gi
 ##
-resources:
-  ## Example:
-  ## limits:
-  ##    cpu: 1000m
-  ##    memory: 2Gi
-  ##
-  limits: {}
-  ## Examples:
-  ## requests:
-  ##    cpu: 1000m
-  ##    memory: 2Gi
-  ##
-  requests: {}
+resources: {}
 
 ## Configure containers' extra options for liveness and readiness probe
 ## ref: https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/configure-pod-container/configure-liveness-readiness-probes/#configure-probes
@@ -1310,6 +1310,17 @@ health:
   probesLivenessTimeout: 60
   probesReadinessTimeout: 60
 
+## @param defaultInitContainers Default init containers for the Release pod
+defaultInitContainers:
+  ## @param defaultInitContainers.resources Set default init container requests and limits for different resources like CPU or memory (essential for production workloads)
+  ##
+  resources:
+    limits:
+      cpu: "150m"
+      memory: "192Mi"
+    requests:
+      cpu: "100m"
+      memory: "128Mi"
 ## @param initContainers Add init containers to the Release pod
 ## Example:
 ## initContainers:
@@ -1319,6 +1330,7 @@ health:
 ##     ports:
 ##       - name: portname
 ##         containerPort: 1234
+##     resources: {}
 ##
 initContainers: []
 ## @param sidecars Add sidecar containers to the Release pod
@@ -1330,6 +1342,7 @@ initContainers: []
 ##     ports:
 ##       - name: portname
 ##         containerPort: 1234
+##     resources: {}
 ##
 sidecars: []
 
@@ -1376,28 +1389,17 @@ volumePermissions:
       find "${path}" -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -not -name ".snapshot" -not -name "lost+found" | \
         xargs -r chown -R "{{ .Values.containerSecurityContext.runAsUser }}:{{ .Values.podSecurityContext.fsGroup }}"
     done
-  ## Init Container resource requests and limits
-  ## ref: https://kubernetes.io/docs/user-guide/compute-resources/
-  ## We usually recommend not to specify default resources and to leave this as a conscious
-  ## choice for the user. This also increases chances charts run on environments with little
-  ## resources, such as Minikube. If you do want to specify resources, uncomment the following
-  ## lines, adjust them as necessary, and remove the curly braces after 'resources:'.
+  ## @param volumePermissions.resources Set container requests and limits for different resources like CPU or memory (essential for production workloads)
   ## @param volumePermissions.resources.limits Init container volume-permissions resource limits
   ## @param volumePermissions.resources.requests Init container volume-permissions resource requests
   ##
   resources:
-    ## Example:
-    ## limits:
-    ##    cpu: 100m
-    ##    memory: 128Mi
-    ##
-    limits: {}
-    ## Examples:
-    ## requests:
-    ##    cpu: 100m
-    ##    memory: 128Mi
-    ##
-    requests: {}
+    limits:
+      cpu: "150m"
+      memory: "192Mi"
+    requests:
+      cpu: "100m"
+      memory: "128Mi"
   ## Init container' Security Context
   ## Note: the chown of the data folder is done to containerSecurityContext.runAsUser
   ## and not the below volumePermissions.containerSecurityContext.runAsUser