diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7f93ebf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+venv
+__pycache__
diff --git a/opensearch-development.yml b/opensearch-development.yml
index f096e80..516a8a2 100644
--- a/opensearch-development.yml
+++ b/opensearch-development.yml
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 instance_groups:
 - name: opensearch_manager
-  vm_type: t3.medium
+  vm_type: t3.large
   instances: 1
   networks:
   - name: services
 
 - name: opensearch_data
   instances: 3
-  vm_type: m6i.large
+  vm_type: r6i.large
   update:
     max_in_flight: 2
     canaries: 2
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ instance_groups:
 
 - name: archiver
   instances: 1
-  vm_type: m6i.large
+  vm_type: m6i.xlarge
 
 - name: ingestor
   instances: 1