diff --git a/.jules/bolt.md b/.jules/bolt.md
index 2de2bd0..9b7817f 100644
--- a/.jules/bolt.md
+++ b/.jules/bolt.md
@@ -11,3 +11,6 @@
 
 **Learning:** `Buffer` inherits from `Uint8Array` in Node.js. Passing a `Buffer` into `new Uint8Array(...)` creates a completely new `ArrayBuffer` and copies all elements, which is an O(N) memory allocation and copy.
 **Action:** When decoding base64 strings or similar byte streams in Node.js where a `Uint8Array` is expected, return `Buffer.from(data, 'base64')` directly instead of wrapping it.
+## 2026-04-24 - [OOM prevention through promise chunking]
+**Learning:** When fetching unbounded large collections (like photo albums and their assets), using concurrent `Promise.all` over the entire array can cause Node.js Out of Memory (OOM) crashes.
+**Action:** Instead of `Promise.all(array.map(...))`, use a chunked data fetching approach (e.g., `Promise.all` within a `for` loop processing chunks of e.g. 10 items) to balance memory constraints with concurrent network speed.
diff --git a/lib/mapService.ts b/lib/mapService.ts
index a225270..7e2d176 100644
--- a/lib/mapService.ts
+++ b/lib/mapService.ts
@@ -34,7 +34,15 @@ export async function getMapData(): Promise<MapLocation[]> {
   }
 
   // Fetch full album data (with assets) for each
-  const fullAlbums = await Promise.all(albums.map((a) => immich.getAlbum(a.id)));
+  // Process in chunks of 10 to balance network speed and prevent Out of Memory (OOM)
+  // crashes from fetching thousands of assets simultaneously.
+  const fullAlbums: (Awaited<ReturnType<typeof immich.getAlbum>> | null)[] = [];
+  const chunkSize = 10;
+  for (let i = 0; i < albums.length; i += chunkSize) {
+    const chunk = albums.slice(i, i + chunkSize);
+    const chunkResults = await Promise.all(chunk.map((a) => immich.getAlbum(a.id)));
+    fullAlbums.push(...chunkResults);
+  }
 
   // Bucket assets by city+country
   const buckets = new Map<