diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 54fc65c5..655fc69c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
 ## [Unreleased]
+- **Fixed:** A massive memory leak (browser Out of Memory crash) by throttling historical metrics polling down to 60s and downsampling SQLite metrics payload sizes by 12x.
 - **Fixed:** A bug where the active node UI dropdown would desync from the actual API requests on initial page load by properly hydrating state from localStorage.
 - **Fixed:** Remote node proxy forwarding the browser's `sencho_token` cookie to the remote Sencho instance — the remote's `authMiddleware` evaluates `cookieToken || bearerToken` and the cookie (signed with the local JWT secret) was validated before the valid Bearer token, causing 401 on all proxied API calls. Fixed by stripping the `cookie` header in `proxyReq` so only the Bearer token is used for remote authentication.
 - **Fixed:** `nodeContextMiddleware` blocking `/api/nodes` when `x-node-id` references a deleted/non-existent node — the nodes list endpoint must always succeed so the frontend can re-sync a stale node ID in localStorage; exempted alongside `/api/auth/`.
diff --git a/backend/src/services/DatabaseService.ts b/backend/src/services/DatabaseService.ts
index eb9810ca..46b73177 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/DatabaseService.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/DatabaseService.ts
@@ -324,7 +324,20 @@ export class DatabaseService {
 
     public getContainerMetrics(hoursLookback = 24): any[] {
         const cutoff = Date.now() - (hoursLookback * 60 * 60 * 1000);
-        const stmt = this.db.prepare('SELECT * FROM container_metrics WHERE timestamp >= ? ORDER BY timestamp ASC');
+        const stmt = this.db.prepare(`
+            SELECT
+              container_id,
+              stack_name,
+              AVG(cpu_percent) as cpu_percent,
+              AVG(memory_mb) as memory_mb,
+              MAX(net_rx_mb) as net_rx_mb,
+              MAX(net_tx_mb) as net_tx_mb,
+              (timestamp / 60000) * 60000 as timestamp
+            FROM container_metrics
+            WHERE timestamp >= ?
+            GROUP BY container_id, stack_name, (timestamp / 60000)
+            ORDER BY timestamp ASC
+        `);
         return stmt.all(cutoff);
     }
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/HomeDashboard.tsx b/frontend/src/components/HomeDashboard.tsx
index 915f2ba7..355eae46 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/HomeDashboard.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/HomeDashboard.tsx
@@ -82,20 +82,15 @@ export default function HomeDashboard() {
     return () => clearInterval(interval);
   }, [activeNode?.id]); // eslint-disable-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
 
-  // Fetch system stats and historical metrics - re-runs when active node changes
+  // Fetch system stats (CPU/RAM/Disk/Network) - 5s polling, re-runs on node switch
   useEffect(() => {
     setSystemStats(null);
-    setMetrics([]);
     const fetchSystemStats = async () => {
       try {
-        const [sysRes, metricsRes] = await Promise.all([
-          apiFetch('/system/stats'),
-          apiFetch('/metrics/historical')
-        ]);
-        if (sysRes.ok) setSystemStats(await sysRes.json());
-        if (metricsRes.ok) setMetrics(await metricsRes.json());
+        const res = await apiFetch('/system/stats');
+        if (res.ok) setSystemStats(await res.json());
       } catch (error) {
-        console.error('Failed to fetch system stats or metrics:', error);
+        console.error('Failed to fetch system stats:', error);
       }
     };
     fetchSystemStats();
@@ -103,6 +98,24 @@ export default function HomeDashboard() {
     return () => clearInterval(interval);
   }, [activeNode?.id]); // eslint-disable-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
 
+  // Fetch historical metrics - intentionally slow 60s poll to prevent OOM.
+  // The backend now returns 1-minute buckets (down from raw 5s points), so
+  // re-fetching more often than 60s would return the same data anyway.
+  useEffect(() => {
+    setMetrics([]);
+    const fetchMetrics = async () => {
+      try {
+        const res = await apiFetch('/metrics/historical');
+        if (res.ok) setMetrics(await res.json());
+      } catch (error) {
+        console.error('Failed to fetch historical metrics:', error);
+      }
+    };
+    fetchMetrics();
+    const interval = setInterval(fetchMetrics, 60000);
+    return () => clearInterval(interval);
+  }, [activeNode?.id]); // eslint-disable-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
+
   const chartData = useMemo(() => {
     const buckets: Record<string, { time: string; timestamp: number; cpu: number; ram: number }> = {};
     const cores = systemStats?.cpu.cores || 1;