diff --git a/.env-example b/.env-example
index cc4ee09c86..42e2541580 100644
--- a/.env-example
+++ b/.env-example
@@ -67,4 +67,9 @@ DEFACE_ENABLED=false
 DECIDIM_ADMIN_PASSWORD_EXPIRATION_DAYS=365
 DECIDIM_ADMIN_PASSWORD_MIN_LENGTH=15
 DECIDIM_ADMIN_PASSWORD_REPETITION_TIMES=5
-DECIDIM_ADMIN_PASSWORD_STRONG="false"
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+DECIDIM_ADMIN_PASSWORD_STRONG="false"
+# Puma server configuration
+# PUMA_MIN_THREADS=5
+# PUMA_MAX_THREADS=5
+# PUMA_WORKERS=0
+# PUMA_PRELOAD_APP=false
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diff --git a/config/puma.rb b/config/puma.rb
index a8adec5d17..ba8a769a08 100644
--- a/config/puma.rb
+++ b/config/puma.rb
@@ -5,9 +5,10 @@
 # Any libraries that use thread pools should be configured to match
 # the maximum value specified for Puma. Default is set to 5 threads for minimum
 # and maximum; this matches the default thread size of Active Record.
-#
-threads_count = ENV.fetch("RAILS_MAX_THREADS", 5)
-threads threads_count, threads_count
+
+min_threads_count = ENV.fetch("PUMA_MIN_THREADS", 5).to_i
+max_threads_count = ENV.fetch("PUMA_MAX_THREADS", 5).to_i
+threads min_threads_count, max_threads_count
 
 # Specifies the `port` that Puma will listen on to receive requests; default is 3000.
 #
@@ -22,15 +23,16 @@
 # the concurrency of the application would be max `threads` * `workers`.
 # Workers do not work on JRuby or Windows (both of which do not support
 # processes).
-#
-# workers ENV.fetch("WEB_CONCURRENCY") { 2 }
+workers_count = ENV.fetch("PUMA_WORKERS", -1).to_i
+workers workers_count if workers_count.positive?
 
 # Use the `preload_app!` method when specifying a `workers` number.
 # This directive tells Puma to first boot the application and load code
 # before forking the application. This takes advantage of Copy On Write
 # process behavior so workers use less memory.
 #
-# preload_app!
+
+preload_app! if ENV.fetch("PUMA_PRELOAD_APP", "false") == "true"
 
 # Allow puma to be restarted by `rails restart` command.
-plugin :tmp_restart
+plugin :tmp_restart
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diff --git a/docker-compose.local.yml b/docker-compose.local.yml
index f13ad1572f..65ee35b4a4 100644
--- a/docker-compose.local.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.local.yml
@@ -35,10 +35,15 @@ services:
       - SEED=true
       - DEFACE_ENABLED=false
       - QUESTION_CAPTCHA_HOST=
+      - ENABLE_RACK_ATTACK=0
+      - PUMA_MIN_THREADS=5
+      - PUMA_MAX_THREADS=5
+      - PUMA_WORKERS=4
+      - PUMA_PRELOAD_APP=true
     depends_on:
       - app
     volumes:
-      - .:/app
+      - shared-volume:/app
     links:
       - database
       - redis
@@ -60,8 +65,13 @@ services:
       - SEED=true
       - DEFACE_ENABLED=false
       - QUESTION_CAPTCHA_HOST=
+      - ENABLE_RACK_ATTACK=0
+      - PUMA_MIN_THREADS=5
+      - PUMA_MAX_THREADS=5
+      - PUMA_WORKERS=4
+      - PUMA_PRELOAD_APP=true
     volumes:
-      - .:/app
+      - shared-volume:/app
     ports:
       - 3000:3000
     depends_on:
@@ -70,6 +80,6 @@ services:
       - memcached
 
 volumes:
-  app-data: { }
+  shared-volume: { }
   pg-data: { }
   redis-data: { }
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