diff --git a/deploy/azure/azure.yml b/deploy/azure/azure.yml
index 81612d5d..f988d5fc 100644
--- a/deploy/azure/azure.yml
+++ b/deploy/azure/azure.yml
@@ -29,6 +29,13 @@ spec:
       containers:
         - name: atst
           image: $CONTAINER_IMAGE
+          env:
+            - name: UWSGI_PROCESSES
+              value: "2"
+            - name: UWSGI_THREADS
+              value: "2"
+            - name: UWSGI_ENABLE_THREADS
+              value: "1"
           envFrom:
             - configMapRef:
                 name: atst-envvars
@@ -50,11 +57,11 @@ spec:
               mountPath: "/config"
           resources:
             requests:
-              memory: 200Mi
-              cpu: 400m
+              memory: 400Mi
+              cpu: 940m
             limits:
-              memory: 200Mi
-              cpu: 400m
+              memory: 400Mi
+              cpu: 940m
         - name: nginx
           image: nginx:alpine
           ports:
@@ -86,10 +93,10 @@ spec:
           resources:
             requests:
               memory: 20Mi
-              cpu: 10m
+              cpu: 25m
             limits:
               memory: 20Mi
-              cpu: 10m
+              cpu: 25m
       volumes:
         - name: nginx-client-ca-bundle
           configMap:
diff --git a/deploy/overlays/staging/autoscaling.yml b/deploy/overlays/staging/autoscaling.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b7500c09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deploy/overlays/staging/autoscaling.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+---
+apiVersion: autoscaling/v2beta1
+kind: HorizontalPodAutoscaler
+metadata:
+  name: atst
+spec:
+  minReplicas: 1
+  maxReplicas: 2
+---
+apiVersion: autoscaling/v2beta1
+kind: HorizontalPodAutoscaler
+metadata:
+  name: atst-worker
+spec:
+  minReplicas: 1
+  maxReplicas: 2
diff --git a/deploy/overlays/staging/kustomization.yaml b/deploy/overlays/staging/kustomization.yaml
index 24705531..c1ef8fd2 100644
--- a/deploy/overlays/staging/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/deploy/overlays/staging/kustomization.yaml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ resources:
   - namespace.yml
   - reset-cron-job.yml
 patchesStrategicMerge:
+  - autoscaling.yml
   - ports.yml
   - envvars.yml
   - flex_vol.yml