diff --git a/src/process/server.js b/src/process/server.js
index f9cef82..f99aed1 100644
--- a/src/process/server.js
+++ b/src/process/server.js
@@ -14,14 +14,28 @@ app.get("/", (_, res) => {
 });
 
 const sshConnections = new Map();
+const MAX_CONNECTIONS = 100; // Limit concurrent connections
+
+// Precompile regex for better performance
+const ansiRegex = /\x1b\[[0-9;?]*[a-zA-Z]/g;
 
 // Function to clean ANSI escape sequences
 function cleanAnsiSequences(text) {
     // Remove ANSI escape sequences (like [?2004h, [?2004l, colors, etc.)
-    return text.replace(/\x1b\[[0-9;?]*[a-zA-Z]/g, '');
+    // Reset lastIndex for reusable global regex
+    ansiRegex.lastIndex = 0;
+    return text.replace(ansiRegex, '');
 }
 
 wss.on("connection", (ws) => {
+    // Enforce connection limit
+    if (sshConnections.size >= MAX_CONNECTIONS) {
+        console.warn(`Connection limit reached (${sshConnections.size}), rejecting new connection`);
+        ws.send('Server at capacity. Please try again later.\n');
+        ws.close();
+        return;
+    }
+    
     console.log("New client connected");
 
     ws.on("message", (message) => {
@@ -104,14 +118,19 @@ function connectSSH(ws, hostname, password) {
             stream.on('data', (data) => {
                 const output = data.toString();
                 const cleanedOutput = cleanAnsiSequences(output);
-                console.log('SSH output:', cleanedOutput);
+                // Reduce console.log overhead in production
+                if (process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'production') {
+                    console.log('SSH output:', cleanedOutput);
+                }
                 ws.send(cleanedOutput);
             });
 
             stream.stderr.on('data', (data) => {
                 const error = data.toString();
                 const cleanedError = cleanAnsiSequences(error);
-                console.error('SSH stderr:', cleanedError);
+                if (process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'production') {
+                    console.error('SSH stderr:', cleanedError);
+                }
                 ws.send(`ERROR: ${cleanedError}`);
             });
         });
diff --git a/src/renderer/react-wrapper/src/App.tsx b/src/renderer/react-wrapper/src/App.tsx
index ef39cf8..6ec2082 100644
--- a/src/renderer/react-wrapper/src/App.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/react-wrapper/src/App.tsx
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
-import { useEffect, useState, useRef, useCallback } from "react";
+import { useEffect, useState, useRef, useCallback, useMemo } from "react";
 import './App.css';
 import { addProcessListener, sendToProcess } from "./nexus-bridge";
 
 const WS_URL = "ws://localhost:3230";
+const MAX_MESSAGE_HISTORY = 1000;
+const TRIM_TO_SIZE = 900;
 
 function App() {
     const [messages, setMessages] = useState<string[]>([]);
@@ -113,18 +115,19 @@ function App() {
             websocket.onmessage = (event) => {
                 const message = event.data;
                 console.log('Received:', message);
-                setMessages((prev) => [...prev, message]);
                 
-                // Check if connection was successful
-                if (message.includes('Connected to') || message.includes('SSH Client ready')) {
+                // Use callback form for better performance
+                setMessages((prev) => {
+                    // Limit message history to prevent memory issues
+                    const newMessages = prev.length > MAX_MESSAGE_HISTORY ? prev.slice(-TRIM_TO_SIZE) : prev;
+                    return [...newMessages, message];
+                });
+                
+                // Check if connection was successful (optimized checks)
+                if (message.includes('Connected to')) {
                     setIsConnecting(false);
                     setIsConnected(true);
-                }
-                
-                if (message.includes('Connection failed') || 
-                    message.includes('ERROR:') || 
-                    message.includes('Connection closed') ||
-                    message.includes('SSH stream closed')) {
+                } else if (message.includes('Connection failed') || message.includes('Connection closed')) {
                     setIsConnecting(false);
                     setIsConnected(false);
                 }
@@ -146,7 +149,7 @@ function App() {
         };
     }, []);
 
-    const handleDisconnect = () => {
+    const handleDisconnect = useCallback(() => {
         if (ws && ws.readyState === WebSocket.OPEN) {
             const disconnectData = {
                 action: 'disconnect'
@@ -155,9 +158,9 @@ function App() {
         }
         setIsConnected(false);
         setIsConnecting(false);
-    };
+    }, [ws]);
 
-    const handleTerminalInput = (e: React.KeyboardEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => {
+    const handleTerminalInput = useCallback((e: React.KeyboardEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => {
         if (e.key === 'Enter' && isConnected && ws && ws.readyState === WebSocket.OPEN) {
             const input = (e.target as HTMLInputElement).value;
             
@@ -169,19 +172,19 @@ function App() {
             ws.send(JSON.stringify(inputData));
             (e.target as HTMLInputElement).value = '';
         }
-    };
+    }, [isConnected, ws]);
 
-    const getButtonText = () => {
+    const getButtonText = useMemo(() => {
         if (isConnecting) return 'Connecting...';
         if (isConnected) return 'Disconnect';
         return 'Connect';
-    };
+    }, [isConnecting, isConnected]);
 
-    const getButtonClass = () => {
+    const getButtonClass = useMemo(() => {
         if (isConnecting) return 'connect';
         if (isConnected) return 'disconnect';
         return 'connect';
-    };
+    }, [isConnecting, isConnected]);
 
     return (
         <>
@@ -215,10 +218,10 @@ function App() {
                     </div>
                     <button 
                         onClick={isConnected ? handleDisconnect : () => handleConnect()}
-                        className={getButtonClass()}
+                        className={getButtonClass}
                         disabled={!hostname.trim() || isConnecting || !ws}
                     >
-                        {getButtonText()}
+                        {getButtonText}
                     </button>
                 </div>
                 <div className="row2">
diff --git a/src/renderer/renderer.ts b/src/renderer/renderer.ts
index 12a45c5..bb1fcce 100644
--- a/src/renderer/renderer.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/renderer.ts
@@ -56,8 +56,9 @@ const observer = new MutationObserver(() => {
     }
 });
 
-
+// Use more specific observation to reduce overhead
 observer.observe(document.documentElement, {
     attributes: true,
-    attributeFilter: ['style']
+    attributeFilter: ['style'],
+    attributeOldValue: false // Don't track old values to save memory
 });