diff --git a/server-hosting/server-hosting-stack.ts b/server-hosting/server-hosting-stack.ts
index d19355b..fd6f024 100644
--- a/server-hosting/server-hosting-stack.ts
+++ b/server-hosting/server-hosting-stack.ts
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ export class ServerHostingStack extends Stack {
 
     const server = new ec2.Instance(this, `${prefix}Server`, {
       // 2 vCPU, 8 GB RAM should be enough for most factories
-      instanceType: new ec2.InstanceType("m5a.large"),
+      instanceType: new ec2.InstanceType("m6a.xlarge"),
       // get exact ami from parameter exported by canonical
       // https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/finding-ubuntu-images-with-the-aws-ssm-parameter-store/15507
       machineImage: ec2.MachineImage.fromSsmParameter("/aws/service/canonical/ubuntu/server/20.04/stable/current/amd64/hvm/ebs-gp2/ami-id"),
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ export class ServerHostingStack extends Stack {
       blockDevices: [
         {
           deviceName: "/dev/sda1",
-          volume: ec2.BlockDeviceVolume.ebs(15),
+          volume: ec2.BlockDeviceVolume.ebs(30, {volumeType: ec2.EbsDeviceVolumeType.GP3}),
         }
       ],
       // server needs a public ip to allow connections