diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index f95c8b6..f083e28 100644
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -410,6 +410,8 @@ if [[ "$answer" == "y" ]]; then
     rm /var/www/html/*
     chown www-data:www-data /var/www/html
 
+    install_pkg cpulimit
+
     su -s /bin/bash -c "cd ${repo_directory} &&\
     git clone ${repo_url} &&\
     cd ${front_directory} &&\
@@ -418,7 +420,7 @@ if [[ "$answer" == "y" ]]; then
     echo \"URL=https://${domain_name}\" >> .env &&\
     echo \"DIRECTUS_URL=https://cms.${domain_name}\" >> .env &&\
     npm install -y &&\
-    npm run generate --prerender" www-data
+    cpulimit -l 80 npm run generate --prerender" www-data
 
     cp -r "${front_directory}/.output/public" /var/www/html