diff --git a/app/imports/server/config/publicationStrategies.js b/app/imports/server/config/publicationStrategies.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e408baec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/imports/server/config/publicationStrategies.js
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import { DDPServer } from 'meteor/ddp-server';
+
+const setPublicationStrategy = Meteor.server.setPublicationStrategy;
+const { NO_MERGE_MULTI } = DDPServer.publicationStrategies;
+
+/*
+  NO_MERGE_MULTI does not keep copies of documents in server memory, but does keep track of what ids
+  have been sent to the client over multiple subscriptions. Lower memory use, but sends more updates
+  to the clients, which will need to merge them.
+*/
+
+setPublicationStrategy('creatureProperties', NO_MERGE_MULTI);
+setPublicationStrategy('creatureVariables', NO_MERGE_MULTI);
+setPublicationStrategy('libraryNodes', NO_MERGE_MULTI);
diff --git a/app/server/main.js b/app/server/main.js
index 11d21914..fca24d32 100644
--- a/app/server/main.js
+++ b/app/server/main.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import '/imports/server/config/simpleSchemaDebug';
 import '/imports/server/config/SyncedCronConfig';
 import '/imports/server/config/redisCaching';
 import '/imports/server/publications/index';
+import '/imports/server/config/publicationStrategies';
 import '/imports/server/cron/deleteSoftRemovedDocuments';
 import '/imports/api/parenting/organizeMethods';
 import '/imports/api/users/patreon/updatePatreonOnLogin';