diff --git a/matrix/app_server/llm/ray_serve_vllm.py b/matrix/app_server/llm/ray_serve_vllm.py
index 82d8bc6..5d2f9eb 100644
--- a/matrix/app_server/llm/ray_serve_vllm.py
+++ b/matrix/app_server/llm/ray_serve_vllm.py
@@ -603,12 +603,22 @@ def _build_app(cli_args: Dict[str, Any], use_grpc) -> serve.Application:
             {"CPU": ray_resources.get("num_cpus", 1), accelerator: 1}
         )  # for the vLLM actors
 
+    ray_resources.pop("num_cpus", None)
+    ray_resources.pop("num_gpus", None)
+    custom_resources = ray_resources.pop("resources", None)
+
+    # Add custom resources to placement group bundles if specified
+    # This ensures the deployment is scheduled on nodes with the required resources
+    if custom_resources:
+        for bundle in pg_resources:
+            bundle.update(custom_resources)
     # We use the "STRICT_PACK" strategy below to ensure all vLLM actors are placed on
     # the same Ray node.
     cls = VLLMDeployment if not use_grpc else GrpcDeployment
     return cls.options(  # type: ignore[union-attr]
         placement_group_bundles=pg_resources,
         placement_group_strategy="STRICT_PACK" if pp == 1 else "PACK",
+        **ray_resources,
     ).bind(
         engine_args,
         parsed_args.response_role,
diff --git a/matrix/cli.py b/matrix/cli.py
index db37d88..90b4a41 100644
--- a/matrix/cli.py
+++ b/matrix/cli.py
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ def start_cluster(
         force_new_head: bool = False,
         use_array: bool = True,
         prometheus_scrape_interval: int = 10,
+        logical_resources: tp.Dict[str, int] | None = None,
     ) -> tp.Dict[str, tp.Any]:
         """
         Starts the Ray cluster with the specified number of workers and additional configuration.
@@ -96,6 +97,8 @@ def start_cluster(
             enable_grafana (bool, optional): If True, enable prometheus and grafana dashboard.
             force_new_head (bool): force to remove head.json if haven't run 'matrix stop_cluster'.
             use_array (bool): If True, use Slurm job arrays for workers (default: True).
+            logical_resources (dict, optional): Custom logical resources to add to workers.
+                Keys are resource names, values are counts. Defaults to empty.
 
         Returns:
             None
@@ -108,6 +111,7 @@ def start_cluster(
             force_new_head=force_new_head,
             use_array=use_array,
             prometheus_scrape_interval=prometheus_scrape_interval,
+            logical_resources=logical_resources or {},
         )
         return convert_to_json_compatible(status)
 
diff --git a/matrix/cluster/ray_cluster.py b/matrix/cluster/ray_cluster.py
index 8c7606e..22433e3 100644
--- a/matrix/cluster/ray_cluster.py
+++ b/matrix/cluster/ray_cluster.py
@@ -370,6 +370,7 @@ def start(
         force_new_head: bool = False,
         use_array: bool = True,
         prometheus_scrape_interval: int = 10,
+        logical_resources: tp.Dict[str, int] | None = None,
     ):
         """
         Starts a Ray cluster on Slurm.
@@ -440,7 +441,7 @@ def start(
                 cluster=executor,
             )
             s_executor.update_parameters(
-                name=f"ray_head_{self.cluster_id}",
+                name=f"matrix_head_{self.cluster_id}",
                 **head_params,
             )
             head_job = s_executor.submit(
@@ -492,18 +493,19 @@ def start(
                 num_jobs = 1
             else:
                 num_jobs = add_workers
-            logical_resources = {
+            worker_logical_resources = {
                 f"{key}-{value}": 1
                 for key, value in worker_params.items()
                 if key in _SLURM_KEY_ALIASES.values()
             }
+            worker_logical_resources.update(logical_resources or {})
             print(f"Worker Slurm parameters: {worker_params}")
 
             s_executor = submitit.AutoExecutor(
                 folder=str(self._log_dir), cluster=executor
             )
             s_executor.update_parameters(
-                name=f"ray_worker_{self.cluster_id}",
+                name=f"matrix_worker_{self.cluster_id}",
                 **worker_params,
             )
 
@@ -522,7 +524,7 @@ def start(
                                 cluster_info,
                                 worker_wait_timeout_seconds,
                                 start_wait_time_seconds,
-                                logical_resources,
+                                worker_logical_resources,
                                 worker_params,
                             )
                         )
diff --git a/matrix/cluster/ray_worker_job.py b/matrix/cluster/ray_worker_job.py
index 3865863..7a1fc75 100644
--- a/matrix/cluster/ray_worker_job.py
+++ b/matrix/cluster/ray_worker_job.py
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ def _start_ray_worker(
             worker_env (Dict[str, str]): Worker environment variables
             num_cpus (int): Number of CPUs
             num_gpus (int): Number of GPUs
+            logical_resources (str): JSON string of logical resources
         """
         subprocess.run(
             [