diff --git a/system/bigcouch.limits.conf b/system/bigcouch.limits.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..742bcc5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/system/bigcouch.limits.conf
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+bigcouch        soft    nofile          65536
+bigcouch        hard    nofile          65536