diff --git a/.azure-pipelines/templates/jobs/setup_dependencies.yaml b/.azure-pipelines/templates/jobs/setup_dependencies.yaml
index d3b041e8b..ad31ed1a4 100644
--- a/.azure-pipelines/templates/jobs/setup_dependencies.yaml
+++ b/.azure-pipelines/templates/jobs/setup_dependencies.yaml
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ parameters:
       - 'Prod Private Agent Pool'
       - 'Prod Private Agent Pool DS2'
       - 'Prod Private Agent Pool DS3'
+  - name: dependenciesBuildCores
+    type: number
+    default: 1
   - name: dependenciesBuildTimeout
     type: number
     default: 60
@@ -51,5 +54,6 @@ jobs:
       parameters:
         makeJob: dependencies
         makeService: ${{parameters.serviceName}}
+        makeVars: 'CPU_CORES=${{parameters.dependenciesBuildCores}} STACK_CORES=${{parameters.dependenciesBuildCores}}'
 
     # (Note: a post-job for updating the dependency cache is automatically created, so no further step is due here.)
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diff --git a/.azure-pipelines/templates/steps/make.yaml b/.azure-pipelines/templates/steps/make.yaml
index f7143e56c..f134e3354 100644
--- a/.azure-pipelines/templates/steps/make.yaml
+++ b/.azure-pipelines/templates/steps/make.yaml
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ parameters:
     values:
       - frontend
       - backend
+  - name: makeVars
+    type: string
+    default: ''
 
 steps:
   - task: Bash@3
@@ -29,4 +32,4 @@ steps:
     inputs:
       targetType: inline
       script: |
-        make -- --${{parameters.makeJob}}-${{parameters.makeService}} IN_CONTAINER=true IN_CI=true PROJECT_DIR=${PROJECT_DIR}
\ No newline at end of file
+        make -- --${{parameters.makeJob}}-${{parameters.makeService}} IN_CONTAINER=true IN_CI=true PROJECT_DIR=${PROJECT_DIR} ${{parameters.makeVars}}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/azure-pipelines.yaml b/azure-pipelines.yaml
index 1c2aeaf9d..5d7823bd0 100755
--- a/azure-pipelines.yaml
+++ b/azure-pipelines.yaml
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ parameters:
           - key: package.json | esbuild.config.mjs | utils/renamer.pl | utils/faviconize.pl | frontend/src/icons.scss
             path: assets/favicons/
         buildPool: 'Prod Private Agent Pool'
+        buildCores: 1
         buildTimeout: 60
         buildArtifacts: |
           assets/icons/fradrive/*.svg
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ parameters:
           - key: stack.yaml | stack.yaml.lock
             path: .stack/
         buildPool: 'Prod Private Agent Pool DS3'
+        buildCores: 3
         buildTimeout: 1440
         buildArtifacts: |
           bin/*
@@ -77,6 +79,7 @@ stages:
           serviceName: ${{service.name}}
           dependenciesCaches: ${{service.dependenciesCaches}}
           dependenciesBuildPool: ${{service.buildPool}}
+          dependenciesBuildCores: ${{service.buildCores}}
           dependenciesBuildTimeout: ${{service.buildTimeout}}
 
 - stage: Build
@@ -111,6 +114,7 @@ stages:
             parameters:
               makeJob: compile
               makeService: ${{service.name}}
+              makeVars: 'CPU_CORES=${{service.buildCores}} STACK_CORES=${{service.buildCores}}'
           - task: CopyFiles@2
             displayName: Prepare ${{service.name}} build artifacts for upload
             inputs:
@@ -166,10 +170,12 @@ stages:
             parameters:
               makeJob: lint
               makeService: ${{service.name}}
+              makeVars: 'CPU_CORES=${{service.buildCores}} STACK_CORES=${{service.buildCores}}'
           - template: .azure-pipelines/templates/steps/make.yaml
             parameters:
               makeJob: test
               makeService: ${{service.name}}
+              makeVars: 'CPU_CORES=${{service.buildCores}} STACK_CORES=${{service.buildCores}}'
           - task: Docker@2
             displayName: Logout from container registry
             inputs: