diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 85fbc8d..1d64ba1 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -5,3 +5,7 @@ build/
 dist/
 *.egg-info/
 proxlb_dev.yaml
+log.log
+proxlb/log.log
+proxlb.yaml
+proxlb_reservation.yaml
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 90e29f0..50de743 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ Connect with us in our dedicated chat room for immediate support and live intera
 | Support Channel | Link |
 |------|:------:|
 | Matrix | [#proxlb:gyptazy.com](https://matrix.to/#/#proxlb:gyptazy.com) |
-| Discord | [Discord](https://discord.gg/JemGu7WbfQ) |
+| Discord | [Discord](https://discord.gg/JemGu7WbfQ) |
 | GitHub Community | [GitHub Community](https://github.com/gyptazy/ProxLB/discussions/)
 | GitHub | [ProxLB GitHub](https://github.com/gyptazy/ProxLB/issues) |
 
diff --git a/config/proxlb_example.yaml b/config/proxlb_example.yaml
index 35a07fa..70c63f7 100644
--- a/config/proxlb_example.yaml
+++ b/config/proxlb_example.yaml
@@ -69,6 +69,15 @@ balancing:
       pin:                            # Define a pinning og guests to specific node(s)
         - virt66
         - virt77
+  # reserve some ressource for proxmox and / or other application on the nodes
+    node_resource_reserve:
+  # defaults - cpu in %, memory in GB, disk in %
+      defaults:
+        cpu: 10
+        memory: 4
+        disk: 20
+      node1:
+        memory: 4
 
 service:
   daemon: True
diff --git a/proxlb/main.py b/proxlb/main.py
index 994617e..cf81ff8 100644
--- a/proxlb/main.py
+++ b/proxlb/main.py
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ def main():
         # Update the initial node resource assignments
         # by the previously created groups.
         Calculations.set_node_assignments(proxlb_data)
+        Helper.log_node_metrics(proxlb_data, init=False)
         Calculations.set_node_hot(proxlb_data)
         Calculations.set_guest_hot(proxlb_data)
         Calculations.get_most_free_node(proxlb_data, cli_args.best_node)
diff --git a/proxlb/models/nodes.py b/proxlb/models/nodes.py
index 3666120..b15dcc6 100644
--- a/proxlb/models/nodes.py
+++ b/proxlb/models/nodes.py
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ __license__ = "GPL-3.0"
 import time
 from typing import Dict, Any
 from utils.logger import SystemdLogger
+from utils.helper import Helper
 
 logger = SystemdLogger()
 
@@ -102,6 +103,7 @@ class Nodes:
                 nodes["nodes"][node["node"]]["disk_pressure_full_spikes_percent"] = Nodes.get_node_rrd_data(proxmox_api, node["node"], "disk", "full", spikes=True)
                 nodes["nodes"][node["node"]]["disk_pressure_hot"] = False
 
+                Nodes.apply_resource_reservation(nodes["nodes"][node["node"]]["name"], proxlb_config, nodes["nodes"][node["node"]])
                 # Evaluate if node should be set to maintenance mode
                 if Nodes.set_node_maintenance(proxmox_api, proxlb_config, node["node"]):
                     nodes["nodes"][node["node"]]["maintenance"] = True
@@ -253,3 +255,62 @@ class Nodes:
         logger.debug(f"Got version {version['version']} for node {node_name}.")
         logger.debug("Finished: get_node_pve_version.")
         return version["version"]
+
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def apply_resource_reservation(node_name, proxlb_config: Dict[str, Any], node_data: Dict[str, Any]) -> None:
+        """
+        Check if there is a a configured resource reservation for the current nodes and apply it as needed.
+        Checks for a node specific config first, then if there is any configured default and if neither then nothing is reserved.
+        Reservations are applied by directly modifying the data gathered from the nodes.
+
+        Args: 
+            node_name: (str) the name of the node 
+            proxlb_config (Dict[str, Any]): A dictionary containing the ProxLB configuration.
+            node_data: (Dict[str, Any]): Dict containing the current nodes data
+        Returns: none
+        """
+        logger.debug(f"Starting: Resource reservation")
+        logger.debug(f"Processing resource reservation for node {node_name}")
+        # load the balancing section from the  config dict, will create an empty dict if there isnt anything
+        balancing_cfg = proxlb_config.get("balancing", {})
+        # get the reservation dict from the previously loaded dict , will create an empty dict if there isnt anything
+        reserve_cfg = balancing_cfg.get("node_resource_reserve", {}) 
+        # try to get the reserved memory for the node
+        reserved_memory_gb_node = reserve_cfg.get(node_name, {}).get("memory")
+        # try to load the default reserved memory - will set to 0 if there isn't anything
+        reserved_memory_gb_default = reserve_cfg.get("defaults", {}).get("memory", 0)
+
+        # make sure the reservation is a numeric value - check for both, default and node specific
+        if not isinstance(reserved_memory_gb_default, (int, float)):
+            if reserved_memory_gb_default is not None:
+                logger.info("Invalid default memory reservation: Found a string while expecting a numeric value - skipping default reservation")
+            reserved_memory_gb_default = 0
+
+        if not isinstance(reserved_memory_gb_node, (int, float)):
+            if reserved_memory_gb_node is not None:
+                logger.info(f"Invalid memory reservation: Found a string while expecting a numeric value - applying current default of {reserved_memory_gb_default} Bytes")
+            reserved_memory_gb_node = reserved_memory_gb_default
+
+        # make sure the reservation is positive
+        if reserved_memory_gb_node < 0:
+            logger.info(f"{nodes['nodes'][node['node']]['name']}: Invalid assigned memory reservation, applying defaults")
+            reserved_memory_gb_node = reserved_memory_gb_default
+
+        # convert the reservation from GB to Bytes, get the current nodes physical memory
+        reserved_memory_node = int(round(reserved_memory_gb_node * 1024 ** 3))
+        total_mem = node_data.get("memory_total")
+
+        # check if the reservation doesnt exceed the nodes total memory
+        if reserved_memory_node > total_mem:
+            logger.debug(f"Reservation of {reserved_memory_node} Bytes exceeds available memory of {total_mem} Bytes- skipping reservation")
+            reserved_memory_node = 0
+            reserved_memory_gb_node = 0
+
+        logger.debug(f"Reserved Memory: {reserved_memory_gb_node} GB ({reserved_memory_node} Bytes)")
+        node_data["memory_total"] -= reserved_memory_node
+        Helper.update_node_resource_percentages(node_data)
+
+        logger.debug(f"End: Resource reservation")
+        return
+
diff --git a/proxlb/utils/helper.py b/proxlb/utils/helper.py
index 2988c2f..2134cc0 100644
--- a/proxlb/utils/helper.py
+++ b/proxlb/utils/helper.py
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ class Helper:
         """
         logger.debug("Starting: log_node_metrics.")
         nodes_usage_memory = " | ".join([f"{key}: {value['memory_used_percent']:.2f}%" for key, value in proxlb_data["nodes"].items()])
+        nodes_assigned_memory = " | ".join([f"{key}: {value['memory_assigned_percent']:.2f}%" for key, value in proxlb_data["nodes"].items()])
         nodes_usage_cpu = "  | ".join([f"{key}: {value['cpu_used_percent']:.2f}%" for key, value in proxlb_data["nodes"].items()])
         nodes_usage_disk = " | ".join([f"{key}: {value['disk_used_percent']:.2f}%" for key, value in proxlb_data["nodes"].items()])
 
@@ -90,6 +91,7 @@ class Helper:
             proxlb_data["meta"]["statistics"]["after"] = {"memory": nodes_usage_memory, "cpu": nodes_usage_cpu, "disk": nodes_usage_disk}
 
         logger.debug(f"Nodes usage memory: {nodes_usage_memory}")
+        logger.debug(f"Nodes usage memory assigned: {nodes_assigned_memory}")
         logger.debug(f"Nodes usage cpu:    {nodes_usage_cpu}")
         logger.debug(f"Nodes usage disk:   {nodes_usage_disk}")
         logger.debug("Finished: log_node_metrics.")
@@ -333,3 +335,31 @@ class Helper:
             return (rc == 0, rc if rc != 0 else None)
         finally:
             test_socket.close()
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def update_node_resource_percentages(node_data: Dict[str, any]) -> None:
+        """
+        This function updates the percentages of the node's resources in its respective dict
+        Args:
+            node_data: (Dict[str, any]) dict containing the nodes data to be updated
+        Returns: none
+        """
+        logger.debug(f"Starting: Update resource percentages")
+        logger.debug(f"node data: {node_data}")
+        # memory
+        node_data["memory_assigned_percent"] = node_data["memory_assigned"] / node_data["memory_total"] * 100
+        node_data["memory_free_percent"] = node_data["memory_free"] / node_data["memory_total"] * 100
+        node_data["memory_used_percent"] = node_data["memory_used"] / node_data["memory_total"] * 100
+        # cpu
+        node_data["cpu_assigned_percent"] = node_data["cpu_assigned"] / node_data["cpu_total"] * 100
+        node_data["cpu_free_percent"] = node_data["cpu_free"] / node_data["cpu_total"] * 100
+        node_data["cpu_used_percent"] = node_data["cpu_used"] / node_data["cpu_total"] * 100
+        # disk
+        node_data["disk_assigned_percent"] = node_data["disk_assigned"] / node_data["disk_total"] * 100
+        node_data["disk_free_percent"] = node_data["disk_free"] / node_data["disk_total"] * 100
+        node_data["disk_used_percent"] = node_data["disk_used"] / node_data["disk_total"] * 100
+
+        logger.debug(f"node data: {node_data}")
+        logger.debug(f"End: Update resource percentages")
+        return
+