diff --git a/hosts/template2/configuration.nix b/hosts/template2/configuration.nix
index be8e80d..ea7def3 100644
--- a/hosts/template2/configuration.nix
+++ b/hosts/template2/configuration.nix
@@ -79,5 +79,8 @@
   # Or disable the firewall altogether.
   networking.firewall.enable = false;
 
+  # Compressed swap in RAM - prevents OOM during bootstrap nixos-rebuild
+  zramSwap.enable = true;
+
   system.stateVersion = "25.11";
 }