diff --git a/CONFIG-Template.md b/CONFIG-Template.md
index baa0f38..d6657cf 100644
--- a/CONFIG-Template.md
+++ b/CONFIG-Template.md
@@ -17,6 +17,13 @@ use-cases in the appropriate sections of the wiki like the
 
 # BIG TODO
 
+# Limits for file handle resources, this is optimized for
+# an `ulimit` of 1024 (a common default). You MUST leave
+# a ceiling of handles reserved for rTorrent's internal needs!
+network.http.max_open.set = 50
+network.max_open_files.set = 600
+network.max_open_sockets.set = 300
+
 
 ### END of rtorrent.rc ###
 ```
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