diff --git a/user-data.sh.tftpl b/user-data.sh.tftpl
index b682487..0f9cd00 100644
--- a/user-data.sh.tftpl
+++ b/user-data.sh.tftpl
@@ -30,6 +30,12 @@ write_bootstrap_config() {
           nix.settings.experimental-features = [ "nix-command" "flakes" ];
           boot.supportedFilesystems = [ "zfs" ];
           boot.zfs.forceImportRoot = false;
+          swapDevices = [
+            {
+              device = "/swapfile";
+              size = 4096;
+            }
+          ];
 
           environment.systemPackages = [
             pkgs.git
@@ -77,6 +83,12 @@ write_final_config() {
           boot.supportedFilesystems = [ "zfs" ];
           boot.zfs.extraPools = [ "${nix_pool}" ];
           boot.zfs.forceImportRoot = false;
+          swapDevices = [
+            {
+              device = "/swapfile";
+              size = 4096;
+            }
+          ];
 
           fileSystems."/nix" = {
             device = "${nix_pool}/nix";