From c50728d1fd5e43107474073c1dc9d3f9fae84fe9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jeff Hansen <jeffijoe@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 17 May 2023 17:23:18 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] docs: add note to readme about `ulimit`

---
 README.md | 6 ++++++
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e836a40..3a1bcbb 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -28,6 +28,12 @@ You can either:
 
 # Running
 
+When running outside of Docker (at least on macOS), it is recommended to increase the max open files limit to prevent the `too many open files` error.
+
+```bash
+$ ulimit -n unlimited
+```
+
 Assuming you have placed `deltio` somewhere in your `$PATH`, run Deltio with the default options (port: `8085`):
 
 ```bash