From abcd9502631e83cd1ac145da07fba67582515169 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: zkxuerb <zack@aleo.org>
Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2024 23:09:30 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] adds open file limit recommendation

---
 README.md | 9 +++++++++
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c5a47740a6..02fdd89166 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -95,6 +95,15 @@ cargo install --locked --path .
 
 Please ensure ports `4130/tcp` and `3030/tcp` are open on your router and OS firewall.
 
+**Note:** Ensure that your open file limit is set to 16,384 or above.
+For the recommended setting run:
+```
+# Increase the open file limit for the current user (replace <username> with your username)
+echo "<username> - nofile 65536" | sudo tee -a /etc/security/limits.conf
+# Increase the default system open file limit
+sudo bash -c 'echo "DefaultLimitNOFILE=65536" >> /etc/systemd/system.conf'
+```
+
 ## 3. Run an Aleo Node
 
 ## 3.1 Run an Aleo Client