diff --git a/src/node/build/build.ts b/src/node/build/build.ts
index b5c50978..781ded11 100644
--- a/src/node/build/build.ts
+++ b/src/node/build/build.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import { resolveConfig, type SiteConfig } from '../config'
 import { slash, type HeadConfig } from '../shared'
 import { deserializeFunctions, serializeFunctions } from '../utils/fnSerialize'
 import { task } from '../utils/task'
+import Pool from '../utils/pool'
 import { bundle } from './bundle'
 import { generateSitemap } from './generateSitemap'
 import { renderPage } from './render'
@@ -106,24 +107,38 @@ export async function build(
         }
       }
 
-      await Promise.all(
-        ['404.md', ...siteConfig.pages]
-          .map((page) => siteConfig.rewrites.map[page] || page)
-          .map((page) =>
-            renderPage(
-              render,
-              siteConfig,
-              page,
-              clientResult,
-              appChunk,
-              cssChunk,
-              assets,
-              pageToHashMap,
-              metadataScript,
-              additionalHeadTags
-            )
+      /**
+       * Since this pool is not a thread pool, we can give it a "thread count"
+       * larger than the actual number of CPUs available.
+       * ---
+       * https://github.com/vuejs/vitepress/issues/3362
+       * This fix will defer the memory allocation of render tasks.
+       * ---
+       * By limiting the max number of dispatched promises, it allows NodeJS to
+       * reclaim memory associated to each promise, avoiding memory allocation
+       * failures when handling large volume of pages.
+       * ---
+       * Fixes: #3362
+       */
+      const renderPageTaskPool = new Pool(64)
+      // Pool all rendering tasks
+      for (const page of ['404.md', ...siteConfig.pages])
+        renderPageTaskPool.add(() =>
+          renderPage(
+            render,
+            siteConfig,
+            siteConfig.rewrites.map[page] || page,
+            clientResult,
+            appChunk,
+            cssChunk,
+            assets,
+            pageToHashMap,
+            metadataScript,
+            additionalHeadTags
           )
-      )
+        )
+      // Wait for all rendering tasks to finish
+      await renderPageTaskPool.drain()
     })
 
     // emit page hash map for the case where a user session is open
diff --git a/src/node/utils/pool.ts b/src/node/utils/pool.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..13bcba49
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/node/utils/pool.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+/* ---------------------------------------------------------
+ * Copyright (c) 2023 Yuxuan Zhang, web-dev@z-yx.cc
+ * This source code is licensed under the MIT license.
+ * You may find the full license in project root directory.
+ * ------------------------------------------------------ */
+
+import os from 'os'
+
+/**
+ * Create a callback pool, with a maximum number of parallel tasks.
+ * Queued tasks will be executed directly when the pool is not full.
+ * Otherwise, they will be executed in a first-in-first-out manner
+ * when a dispatched task finishes.
+ * ---
+ * When used with 'node:child_process', you can control the pooling
+ * of parallel tasks, and avoid spawning too many child processes.
+ */
+export default class Pool extends EventTarget {
+  // Number of dispatched tasks (currently in progress)
+  private numExecutors: number = 0
+
+  // The pending task queue. Promise return type <T> varies by task
+  private pendingTaskQueue: Array<() => Promise<any>> = []
+
+  /**
+   * This executor will keep executing next available task in queue.
+   * Therefore, it always owns a running task until the queue drains.
+   * You can think of it as a "worker thread" in a thread pool.
+   */
+  private executor() {
+    // Only launch new executor when the pool is not full
+    if (this.numExecutors >= this.maxThreads) return
+    // Register new executor
+    this.numExecutors++
+    ;(async () => {
+      while (this.pendingTaskQueue.length > 0) {
+        try {
+          const nextTaskInQueue = this.pendingTaskQueue.shift()!
+          await nextTaskInQueue()
+        } catch (e) {}
+      }
+      // Unregister the executor
+      this.numExecutors--
+      // Dispatch "drain" event when the last executor finishes
+      if (this.numExecutors === 0) this.dispatchEvent(new Event('drain'))
+    })()
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * @param maxThreads Maximum number of parallel tasks
+   */
+  constructor(private maxThreads: number = os.cpus().length) {
+    super()
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Dispatch a task to the pool. Use it like `new Promise<T>(task)`
+   * @param task The task call back, just like the one in Promise constructor
+   * @returns
+   * The constructed promise object, will resolve to the value
+   * passed to resolve callback
+   */
+  add<T = any>(task: (...args: any[]) => T, ...args: any[]): Promise<T> {
+    // Create deferred promise handlers
+    let resolve: (v: T) => void, reject: (reason?: any) => void
+    const promise = new Promise<T>(
+      (...callbacks) => ([resolve, reject] = callbacks)
+    )
+    // Push the task to queue for deferred resolution
+    // Notice the task may NOT be invoked right away
+    this.pendingTaskQueue.push(async () => {
+      try {
+        resolve(await task(...args))
+      } catch (error: any) {
+        reject(error)
+      }
+    })
+    // Try to launch a new executor
+    this.executor()
+    // Return the promise
+    return promise
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Wait for all dispatched executors to finish.
+   * Return immediately if no executor is running.
+   * @returns A promise that resolves when the pool drains
+   */
+  async drain() {
+    if (this.numExecutors > 0)
+      await new Promise<void>((resolve) =>
+        this.addEventListener('drain', () => resolve(), { once: true })
+      )
+    return
+  }
+}