# On macOS systems

Because SonarQube Server uses an embedded Elasticsearch, make sure that your host configuration complies with the [Elasticsearch production mode requirements](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/docker.html#docker-cli-run-prod-mode) and [File Descriptors configuration](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/file-descriptors.html).

## Configuring the maximum number of open files <a href="#configuring-the-maximum-number-of-open-files" id="configuring-the-maximum-number-of-open-files"></a>

Set the file limit values by running the following commands.

```sh
sudo sysctl kern.maxfiles=131072
sudo sysctl kern.maxfilesperproc=131072
ulimit -n 131072
```


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