diff --git a/servo/connectors/kubernetes.py b/servo/connectors/kubernetes.py
index 39a69c5fd..56fa79e34 100644
--- a/servo/connectors/kubernetes.py
+++ b/servo/connectors/kubernetes.py
@@ -3637,6 +3637,7 @@ async def create(
             name = container_config.alias or (
                 f"{deployment.name}/{container.name}" if container else deployment.name
             )
+
             return cls(
                 name=name,
                 deployment_config=config,
@@ -3970,6 +3971,7 @@ async def create(
         main_container = await deployment_or_rollout.get_target_container(
             container_config
         )
+
         name = (
             deployment_or_rollout_config.strategy.alias
             if isinstance(
@@ -4926,8 +4928,10 @@ class ContainerConfiguration(servo.BaseConfiguration):
     name: ContainerTagName
     alias: Optional[ContainerTagName]
     command: Optional[str]  # TODO: create model...
-    cpu: CPU
-    memory: Memory
+    cpu: Optional[CPU]
+    cpu_autoset_multiplier: pydantic.conlist(float, min_items=2, max_items=2)
+    memory: Optional[Memory]
+    memory_autoset_multiplier: pydantic.conlist(float, min_items=2, max_items=2)
     env: Optional[servo.EnvironmentSettingList]
     static_environment_variables: Optional[Dict[str, str]]
 
@@ -5312,16 +5316,17 @@ async def _check_container_resource_requirements(
             for resource in Resource.values():
                 current_state = None
                 container_requirements = container.get_resource_requirements(resource)
-                get_requirements = getattr(cont_config, resource).get
-                for requirement in get_requirements:
-                    current_state = container_requirements.get(requirement)
-                    if current_state:
-                        break
+                if getattr(cont_config, resource) is not None:
+                    get_requirements = getattr(cont_config, resource).get
+                    for requirement in get_requirements:
+                        current_state = container_requirements.get(requirement)
+                        if current_state:
+                            break
 
-                assert current_state, (
-                    f"{type(target_controller).__name__} {target_config.name} target container {cont_config.name} spec does not define the resource {resource}. "
-                    f"At least one of the following must be specified: {', '.join(map(lambda req: req.resources_key, get_requirements))}"
-                )
+                    assert current_state, (
+                        f"{type(target_controller).__name__} {target_config.name} target container {cont_config.name} spec does not define the resource {resource}. "
+                        f"At least one of the following must be specified: {', '.join(map(lambda req: req.resources_key, get_requirements))}"
+                    )
 
     @servo.multicheck(
         'Containers in the "{item.name}" Deployment have resource requirements'
@@ -5384,6 +5389,52 @@ async def check_rollout(rol_config: RolloutConfiguration) -> None:
 class KubernetesConnector(servo.BaseConnector):
     config: KubernetesConfiguration
 
+    @servo.on_event()
+    async def startup(self) -> None:
+
+        # Autoset CPU and memory range based on resources
+        for deployment_or_rollout_config in (self.config.deployments or []) + (
+            self.config.rollouts or []
+        ):
+            read_args = (
+                deployment_or_rollout_config.name,
+                cast(str, deployment_or_rollout_config.namespace),
+            )
+            deployment_or_rollout = await Deployment.read(*read_args)
+            container_config = deployment_or_rollout_config.containers[0]
+            main_container = await deployment_or_rollout.get_target_container(
+                container_config
+            )
+
+            if not container_config.cpu:
+                cpu_resources = main_container.get_resource_requirements("cpu")
+                # Set requests = limits if not specified
+                if (cpu_request := cpu_resources[ResourceRequirement.request]) is None:
+                    cpu_request = cpu_resources[ResourceRequirement.limit]
+
+                cpu_resource = Core.parse(cpu_request).__opsani_repr__()
+                cpu_autoset = autoset_resource_range(
+                    "cpu",
+                    value=cpu_resource,
+                    multiplier=container_config.cpu_autoset_multiplier,
+                )
+                container_config.cpu = cpu_autoset
+
+            if not container_config.memory:
+                memory_resources = main_container.get_resource_requirements("memory")
+                if (
+                    memory_request := memory_resources[ResourceRequirement.request]
+                ) is None:
+                    memory_request = memory_resources[ResourceRequirement.limit]
+
+                memory_resource = ShortByteSize.validate(memory_request)
+                memory_autoset = autoset_resource_range(
+                    "memory",
+                    value=memory_resource,
+                    multiplier=container_config.memory_autoset_multiplier,
+                )
+                container_config.memory = memory_autoset
+
     @servo.on_event()
     async def attach(self, servo_: servo.Servo) -> None:
         # Ensure we are ready to talk to Kubernetes API
@@ -5762,27 +5813,60 @@ def set_container_resource_defaults_from_config(
     container: Container, config: ContainerConfiguration
 ) -> None:
     for resource in Resource.values():
-        # NOTE: cpu/memory stanza in container config
-        resource_config = getattr(config, resource)
-        requirements = container.get_resource_requirements(resource)
-        servo.logger.debug(
-            f"Loaded resource requirements for '{resource}': {requirements}"
+        # NOTE: cpu/memory stanza in container config (if set)
+        if (resource_config := getattr(config, resource)) is not None:
+            requirements = container.get_resource_requirements(resource)
+            servo.logger.debug(
+                f"Loaded resource requirements for '{resource}': {requirements}"
+            )
+            for requirement in ResourceRequirement:
+                # Use the request/limit from the container.[cpu|memory].[request|limit] as default/override
+                if resource_value := getattr(resource_config, requirement.name):
+                    if (
+                        existing_resource_value := requirements.get(requirement)
+                    ) is None:
+                        servo.logger.debug(
+                            f"Setting default value for {resource}.{requirement} to: {resource_value}"
+                        )
+                    else:
+                        servo.logger.debug(
+                            f"Overriding existing value for {resource}.{requirement} ({existing_resource_value}) to: {resource_value}"
+                        )
+
+                    requirements[requirement] = resource_value
+
+            servo.logger.debug(
+                f"Setting resource requirements for '{resource}' to: {requirements}"
+            )
+            container.set_resource_requirements(resource, requirements)
+
+
+def autoset_resource_range(
+    resource_type: Resource, value: float, multiplier: list[float]
+) -> Union[CPU, Memory]:
+
+    min_multiplier = multiplier[0]
+    max_multiplier = multiplier[1]
+
+    servo.logger.trace(f"Retrieved {resource_type} defined resource: {value}")
+
+    resource_min = value / min_multiplier
+    resource_max = value * max_multiplier
+
+    if resource_type == Resource.cpu:
+
+        resource_autoset = CPU(
+            min=Core(resource_min), max=Core(resource_max), step="125m"
         )
-        for requirement in ResourceRequirement:
-            # Use the request/limit from the container.[cpu|memory].[request|limit] as default/override
-            if resource_value := getattr(resource_config, requirement.name):
-                if (existing_resource_value := requirements.get(requirement)) is None:
-                    servo.logger.debug(
-                        f"Setting default value for {resource}.{requirement} to: {resource_value}"
-                    )
-                else:
-                    servo.logger.debug(
-                        f"Overriding existing value for {resource}.{requirement} ({existing_resource_value}) to: {resource_value}"
-                    )
 
-                requirements[requirement] = resource_value
+    elif resource_type == Resource.memory:
 
-        servo.logger.debug(
-            f"Setting resource requirements for '{resource}' to: {requirements}"
+        resource_autoset = Memory(
+            min=ShortByteSize.validate(str(resource_min)),
+            max=ShortByteSize.validate(str(resource_max)),
+            step="128 MiB",
         )
-        container.set_resource_requirements(resource, requirements)
+
+    servo.logger.info(f"Autosetting {resource_type} range to: {resource_autoset}")
+
+    return resource_autoset
diff --git a/servo/connectors/opsani_dev.py b/servo/connectors/opsani_dev.py
index af4fce1dc..3a223394c 100644
--- a/servo/connectors/opsani_dev.py
+++ b/servo/connectors/opsani_dev.py
@@ -63,8 +63,13 @@ class OpsaniDevConfiguration(servo.BaseConfiguration):
     container: str
     service: str
     port: Optional[Union[pydantic.StrictInt, str]] = None
-    cpu: CPU
-    memory: Memory
+    cpu: Optional[CPU]
+    cpu_autoset_multiplier: pydantic.conlist(float, min_items=2, max_items=2) = [4, 3]
+    memory: Optional[Memory]
+    memory_autoset_multiplier: pydantic.conlist(float, min_items=2, max_items=2) = [
+        4,
+        3,
+    ]
     env: Optional[servo.EnvironmentSettingList]
     static_environment_variables: Optional[Dict[str, str]]
     prometheus_base_url: str = PROMETHEUS_SIDECAR_BASE_URL
@@ -116,6 +121,7 @@ def generate_kubernetes_config(
         ] = servo.connectors.kubernetes.DefaultOptimizationStrategyConfiguration()
 
         if self.create_tuning_pod:
+
             strategy = (
                 servo.connectors.kubernetes.CanaryOptimizationStrategyConfiguration(
                     type=servo.connectors.kubernetes.OptimizationStrategy.canary,
@@ -123,11 +129,20 @@ def generate_kubernetes_config(
                 )
             )
 
-            replicas = servo.Replicas(min=0, max=1, pinned=True)
+            replicas = servo.Replicas(
+                min=0, max=1, pinned=True  # NOTE always pinned for now
+            )
 
         else:
             # NOTE: currently assuming we NEVER want to adjust the main deployment with the opsani_dev connector
             # TODO: Do we ever need to support opsani dev bootstrapping of non-canary adjusted optimization of deployments?
+
+            # Just load defaults when create_tuning_pod is False - these values aren't used and just hold the pinned setting
+            if not self.cpu:
+                self.cpu = CPU(min="250m", max="3000m")
+            if not self.memory:
+                self.memory = Memory(min="256 MiB", max="3.0 GiB")
+
             self.cpu.pinned = True
             self.memory.pinned = True
 
@@ -142,7 +157,9 @@ def generate_kubernetes_config(
                     name=self.container,
                     alias="main",
                     cpu=self.cpu,
+                    cpu_autoset_multiplier=self.cpu_autoset_multiplier,
                     memory=self.memory,
+                    memory_autoset_multiplier=self.memory_autoset_multiplier,
                     static_environment_variables=self.static_environment_variables,
                     env=self.env,
                 )
@@ -434,16 +451,18 @@ async def check_resource_requirements(self) -> None:
         for resource in servo.connectors.kubernetes.Resource.values():
             current_state = None
             container_requirements = container.get_resource_requirements(resource)
-            get_requirements = getattr(self.config, resource).get
-            for requirement in get_requirements:
-                current_state = container_requirements.get(requirement)
-                if current_state:
-                    break
 
-            assert current_state, (
-                f"{self.controller_type_name} {self.config_controller_name} target container {self.config.container} spec does not define the resource {resource}. "
-                f"At least one of the following must be specified: {', '.join(map(lambda req: req.resources_key, get_requirements))}"
-            )
+            if getattr(self.config, resource) is not None:
+                get_requirements = getattr(self.config, resource).get
+                for requirement in get_requirements:
+                    current_state = container_requirements.get(requirement)
+                    if current_state:
+                        break
+
+                assert current_state, (
+                    f"{self.controller_type_name} {self.config_controller_name} target container {self.config.container} spec does not define the resource {resource}. "
+                    f"At least one of the following must be specified: {', '.join(map(lambda req: req.resources_key, get_requirements))}"
+                )
 
     @servo.checks.require("Target container resources fall within optimization range")
     async def check_target_container_resources_within_limits(self) -> None:
@@ -471,53 +490,63 @@ async def check_target_container_resources_within_limits(self) -> None:
 
         # Get resource requirements from container
         # TODO: This needs to reuse the logic from CanaryOptimization class (tuning_cpu, tuning_memory, etc properties)
-        cpu_resource_requirements = target_container.get_resource_requirements("cpu")
-        cpu_resource_value = cpu_resource_requirements.get(
-            next(
-                filter(
-                    lambda r: cpu_resource_requirements[r] is not None,
-                    self.config.cpu.get,
-                ),
-                None,
+        if self.config.cpu is not None:
+            cpu_resource_requirements = target_container.get_resource_requirements(
+                "cpu"
+            )
+            cpu_resource_value = cpu_resource_requirements.get(
+                next(
+                    filter(
+                        lambda r: cpu_resource_requirements[r] is not None,
+                        self.config.cpu.get,
+                    ),
+                    None,
+                )
+            )
+            container_cpu_value = servo.connectors.kubernetes.Core.parse(
+                cpu_resource_value
             )
-        )
-        container_cpu_value = servo.connectors.kubernetes.Core.parse(cpu_resource_value)
 
-        memory_resource_requirements = target_container.get_resource_requirements(
-            "memory"
-        )
-        memory_resource_value = memory_resource_requirements.get(
-            next(
-                filter(
-                    lambda r: memory_resource_requirements[r] is not None,
-                    self.config.memory.get,
-                ),
-                None,
+            # Get config values
+            config_cpu_min = self.config.cpu.min
+            config_cpu_max = self.config.cpu.max
+
+            # Check values against config.
+            assert (
+                container_cpu_value >= config_cpu_min
+            ), f"target container CPU value {container_cpu_value.human_readable()} must be greater than optimizable minimum {config_cpu_min.human_readable()}"
+            assert (
+                container_cpu_value <= config_cpu_max
+            ), f"target container CPU value {container_cpu_value.human_readable()} must be less than optimizable maximum {config_cpu_max.human_readable()}"
+
+        if self.config.memory is not None:
+            memory_resource_requirements = target_container.get_resource_requirements(
+                "memory"
+            )
+            memory_resource_value = memory_resource_requirements.get(
+                next(
+                    filter(
+                        lambda r: memory_resource_requirements[r] is not None,
+                        self.config.memory.get,
+                    ),
+                    None,
+                )
+            )
+            container_memory_value = servo.connectors.kubernetes.ShortByteSize.validate(
+                memory_resource_value
             )
-        )
-        container_memory_value = servo.connectors.kubernetes.ShortByteSize.validate(
-            memory_resource_value
-        )
 
-        # Get config values
-        config_cpu_min = self.config.cpu.min
-        config_cpu_max = self.config.cpu.max
-        config_memory_min = self.config.memory.min
-        config_memory_max = self.config.memory.max
+            # Get config values
+            config_memory_min = self.config.memory.min
+            config_memory_max = self.config.memory.max
 
-        # Check values against config.
-        assert (
-            container_cpu_value >= config_cpu_min
-        ), f"target container CPU value {container_cpu_value.human_readable()} must be greater than optimizable minimum {config_cpu_min.human_readable()}"
-        assert (
-            container_cpu_value <= config_cpu_max
-        ), f"target container CPU value {container_cpu_value.human_readable()} must be less than optimizable maximum {config_cpu_max.human_readable()}"
-        assert (
-            container_memory_value >= config_memory_min
-        ), f"target container Memory value {container_memory_value.human_readable()} must be greater than optimizable minimum {config_memory_min.human_readable()}"
-        assert (
-            container_memory_value <= config_memory_max
-        ), f"target container Memory value {container_memory_value.human_readable()} must be less than optimizable maximum {config_memory_max.human_readable()}"
+            # Check values against config.
+            assert (
+                container_memory_value >= config_memory_min
+            ), f"target container Memory value {container_memory_value.human_readable()} must be greater than optimizable minimum {config_memory_min.human_readable()}"
+            assert (
+                container_memory_value <= config_memory_max
+            ), f"target container Memory value {container_memory_value.human_readable()} must be less than optimizable maximum {config_memory_max.human_readable()}"
 
     @servo.require(
         '{self.controller_type_name} "{self.config_controller_name}"  is ready'
diff --git a/tests/connectors/opsani_dev_test.py b/tests/connectors/opsani_dev_test.py
index 71e754028..4255e8eb3 100644
--- a/tests/connectors/opsani_dev_test.py
+++ b/tests/connectors/opsani_dev_test.py
@@ -50,6 +50,17 @@ def config(kube) -> servo.connectors.opsani_dev.OpsaniDevConfiguration:
     )
 
 
+@pytest.fixture
+def no_resources_config(kube) -> servo.connectors.opsani_dev.OpsaniDevConfiguration:
+    return servo.connectors.opsani_dev.OpsaniDevConfiguration(
+        namespace=kube.namespace,
+        deployment="fiber-http",
+        container="fiber-http",
+        service="fiber-http",
+        __optimizer__=servo.configuration.Optimizer(id="test.com/foo", token="12345"),
+    )
+
+
 @pytest.fixture
 def no_tuning_config(kube) -> servo.connectors.opsani_dev.OpsaniDevConfiguration:
     return servo.connectors.opsani_dev.OpsaniDevConfiguration(
@@ -185,10 +196,24 @@ def test_generate_kubernetes_config(self) -> None:
             0
         ].static_environment_variables == {"FOO": "BAR", "BAZ": "1"}
 
+    def test_generate_no_resources_config(self) -> None:
+        no_resources_config = servo.connectors.opsani_dev.OpsaniDevConfiguration(
+            namespace="test",
+            deployment="fiber-http",
+            container="fiber-http",
+            service="fiber-http",
+            __optimizer__=servo.configuration.Optimizer(
+                id="test.com/foo", token="12345"
+            ),
+        )
+        no_resources_k_config = no_resources_config.generate_kubernetes_config()
+        assert no_resources_k_config.deployments[0].containers[0].cpu is None
+        assert no_resources_k_config.deployments[0].containers[0].memory is None
+
     def test_generate_no_tuning_config(self) -> None:
         no_tuning_config = servo.connectors.opsani_dev.OpsaniDevConfiguration(
             namespace="test",
-            rollout="fiber-http",
+            deployment="fiber-http",
             container="fiber-http",
             service="fiber-http",
             cpu=servo.connectors.kubernetes.CPU(min="125m", max="4000m", step="125m"),
diff --git a/tests/kubernetes_test.py b/tests/kubernetes_test.py
index f82098ba0..f7abdf8c2 100644
--- a/tests/kubernetes_test.py
+++ b/tests/kubernetes_test.py
@@ -732,3 +732,33 @@ def test_copying_cpu_with_invalid_value_does_not_raise() -> None:
     # Use copy + update to hydrate the value
     cpu_copy = cpu.copy(update={"value": "5"})
     assert cpu_copy.value == "5"
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "value, resource_type, expected_autoset",
+    [
+        (
+            servo.connectors.kubernetes.Core.parse("1"),
+            "cpu",
+            servo.connectors.kubernetes.CPU(min="250m", max="3000m", step="125m"),
+        ),
+        (
+            servo.connectors.kubernetes.Core.parse("2"),
+            "cpu",
+            servo.connectors.kubernetes.CPU(min="500m", max="6000m", step="125m"),
+        ),
+        (
+            servo.connectors.kubernetes.ShortByteSize.validate("2Gi"),
+            "memory",
+            servo.connectors.kubernetes.Memory(
+                min="512.0MiB", max="6.0GiB", step="128.0MiB"
+            ),
+        ),
+    ],
+)
+def test_autoset_resource_range(value, resource_type, expected_autoset):
+
+    autoset_value = servo.connectors.kubernetes.autoset_resource_range(
+        resource_type=resource_type, value=value
+    )
+    assert autoset_value == expected_autoset