diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index b784a9efc..15f2d4ffe 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -6888,6 +6888,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "rand 0.9.2",
  "serde",
  "sha2 0.10.9",
+ "tikv-jemallocator",
  "tokio",
  "tokio-stream",
  "tokio-util 0.7.16",
diff --git a/architectures/centralized/server/Cargo.toml b/architectures/centralized/server/Cargo.toml
index 4ce5c9d59..c761c8108 100644
--- a/architectures/centralized/server/Cargo.toml
+++ b/architectures/centralized/server/Cargo.toml
@@ -32,5 +32,8 @@ toml.workspace = true
 clap-markdown.workspace = true
 psyche-python-extension-impl = { workspace = true, optional = true }
 
+[target.'cfg(target_family = "unix")'.dependencies]
+tikv-jemallocator = "0.6"
+
 [features]
 python = ["psyche-python-extension-impl"]
diff --git a/architectures/centralized/server/src/main.rs b/architectures/centralized/server/src/main.rs
index 58cf2cf00..97d8687d3 100644
--- a/architectures/centralized/server/src/main.rs
+++ b/architectures/centralized/server/src/main.rs
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ use clap::{ArgAction, Parser};
 use psyche_centralized_shared::ClientId;
 use psyche_coordinator::Coordinator;
 use psyche_tui::{
-    LogOutput, ServiceInfo,
     logging::{MetricsDestination, OpenTelemetry, RemoteLogsDestination, TraceDestination},
+    LogOutput, ServiceInfo,
 };
 use std::{
     path::{Path, PathBuf},
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ use std::{
 };
 use tracing::{error, info};
 
+#[cfg(target_family = "unix")]
+#[global_allocator]
+static GLOBAL: tikv_jemallocator::Jemalloc = tikv_jemallocator::Jemalloc;
+
 #[derive(Parser, Debug)]
 struct Args {
     #[command(subcommand)]