diff --git a/.pct-helpers b/.pct-helpers
index 1b5f203..eef57cd 100644
--- a/.pct-helpers
+++ b/.pct-helpers
@@ -213,6 +213,11 @@ readVars(){
 	xread "ID: " ID
 	xread "Hostname: " CTHOSTNAME
 
+	# hardware...
+	xread "RAM (MB): " RAM
+	xread "SWAP (MB): " SWAP
+	xread "DRIVE (GB): " DRIVE
+
 	# bridge config...
 	xread "WAN bridge: vmbr" WAN_BRIDGE
 	xread "LAN bridge: vmbr" LAN_BRIDGE
diff --git a/gate-traefik/make.sh b/gate-traefik/make.sh
index a7f1402..18040dc 100755
--- a/gate-traefik/make.sh
+++ b/gate-traefik/make.sh
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@ source ../.pct-helpers
 DFL_ID=${DFL_ID:=101}
 DFL_CTHOSTNAME=${GATE_HOSTNAME:=${DFL_CTHOSTNAME:=gate}}
 
+RAM=128
+SWAP=$RAM
+DRIVE=0.5
+
 DFL_WAN_IP=${DFL_WAN_IP}
 DFL_WAN_GATE=${DFL_WAN_GATE}
 
@@ -41,13 +45,13 @@ readVars
 
 OPTS_STAGE_1="\
 	--hostname $CTHOSTNAME \
-	--memory 128 \
-	--swap 128 \
+	--memory $RAM \
+	--swap $SWAP \
 	--net0 name=wan,bridge=vmbr${WAN_BRIDGE},firewall=1${WAN_GATE:+,gw=${WAN_GATE}}${WAN_IP:+,ip=${WAN_IP}},type=veth \
 	--net1 name=admin,bridge=vmbr${ADMIN_BRIDGE},firewall=1${ADMIN_IP:+,ip=${ADMIN_IP}},type=veth \
 	--net2 name=lan,bridge=vmbr${LAN_BRIDGE},firewall=1${LAN_IP:+,ip=${LAN_IP}},type=veth \
 	--storage local-lvm \
-	--rootfs local-lvm:0.5 \
+	--rootfs local-lvm:$DRIVE \
 	--unprivileged 1 \
 	${PCT_EXTRA} \
 "
diff --git a/ns/make.sh b/ns/make.sh
index d55c806..74d3205 100755
--- a/ns/make.sh
+++ b/ns/make.sh
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@ source ../.pct-helpers
 DFL_ID=${DFL_ID:=100}
 DFL_CTHOSTNAME=${NS_HOSTNAME:=${DFL_CTHOSTNAME:=ns}}
 
+RAM=128
+SWAP=$RAM
+DRIVE=0.5
+
 WAN_IP=-
 WAN_GATE=-
 DFL_ADMIN_IP=${DFL_ADMIN_IP:=10.0.0.1/24}
@@ -41,12 +45,12 @@ readVars
 
 OPTS_STAGE_1="\
 	--hostname $CTHOSTNAME \
-	--memory 128 \
-	--swap 128 \
+	--memory $RAM \
+	--swap $SWAP \
 	--net0 name=lan,bridge=vmbr0,firewall=1${LAN_GATE:+,gw=$LAN_GATE}${LAN_IP:+,ip=$LAN_IP},type=veth \
 	--net1 name=admin,bridge=vmbr1,firewall=1${ADMIN_IP:+,ip=$ADMIN_IP},type=veth \
 	--storage local-lvm \
-	--rootfs local-lvm:0.5 \
+	--rootfs local-lvm:$DRIVE \
 	--unprivileged 1 \
 	${PCT_EXTRA} \
 "
diff --git a/syncthing/make.sh b/syncthing/make.sh
index b0af81c..015c529 100644
--- a/syncthing/make.sh
+++ b/syncthing/make.sh
@@ -21,8 +21,12 @@ source ../.pct-helpers
 
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-DFL_ID=${DFL_ID:=100}
-DFL_CTHOSTNAME=${NS_HOSTNAME:=${DFL_CTHOSTNAME:=ns}}
+DFL_ID=${DFL_ID:=301}
+DFL_CTHOSTNAME=${NS_HOSTNAME:=${DFL_CTHOSTNAME:=syncthing}}
+
+DFL_RAM=${RAM:=${DFL_RAM:=1024}}
+DFL_SWAP=${SWAP:=${DFL_SWAP:=$RAM}}
+DFL_DRIVE=${DRIVE:=${DFL_DRIVE:=8}}
 
 WAN_IP=-
 WAN_GATE=-
@@ -40,12 +44,12 @@ readVars
 
 OPTS_STAGE_1="\
 	--hostname $CTHOSTNAME \
-	--memory 512 \
-	--swap 512 \
+	--memory $RAM \
+	--swap $SWAP \
 	--net0 name=lan,bridge=vmbr0,firewall=1,ip=dhcp,type=veth \
 	--net1 name=admin,bridge=vmbr1,firewall=1,ip=dhcp,type=veth \
 	--storage local-lvm \
-	--rootfs local-lvm:0.5 \
+	--rootfs local-lvm:$DRIVE \
 	--unprivileged 1 \
 	${PCT_EXTRA} \
 "