diff --git a/inventory/environ.py b/inventory/environ.py
index e79f081e..d36a835d 100755
--- a/inventory/environ.py
+++ b/inventory/environ.py
@@ -574,6 +574,7 @@ def overrideEnvironmentVars(vars_scope):
     vars_scope["splunk"]["root_endpoint"] = os.environ.get('SPLUNK_ROOT_ENDPOINT', vars_scope["splunk"]["root_endpoint"])
     vars_scope["splunk"]["svc_port"] = os.environ.get('SPLUNK_SVC_PORT', vars_scope["splunk"]["svc_port"])
     vars_scope["splunk"]["splunk_http_enabled"] = os.environ.get('ENABLE_TCP_MODE', vars_scope["splunk"]["enable_tcp_mode"])
+    vars_scope["splunk"]["resource_limits_source"] = os.environ.get('SPLUNK_RESOURCE_LIMITS_SOURCE', vars_scope["splunk"]["resource_limits_source"])
     vars_scope["splunk"]["s2s"]["port"] = int(os.environ.get('SPLUNK_S2S_PORT', vars_scope["splunk"]["s2s"]["port"]))
     vars_scope["splunk"]["enable_service"] = os.environ.get('SPLUNK_ENABLE_SERVICE', vars_scope["splunk"]["enable_service"])
     vars_scope["splunk"]["service_name"] = os.environ.get('SPLUNK_SERVICE_NAME', vars_scope["splunk"]["service_name"])
@@ -584,6 +585,8 @@ def overrideEnvironmentVars(vars_scope):
 
     if vars_scope["splunk"]["splunk_http_enabled"] == "false" and "forwarder" not in vars_scope["splunk"]["role"].lower():
         vars_scope["splunk"]["splunk_http_enabled"] = "true"
+    if vars_scope["splunk"]["resource_limits_source"] not in ["hardware", "container_sok"]:
+        vars_scope["splunk"]["resource_limits_source"] = "hardware"
     # Set set_search_peers to False to disable peering to indexers when creating multisite topology
     if os.environ.get("SPLUNK_SET_SEARCH_PEERS", "").lower() == "false":
         vars_scope["splunk"]["set_search_peers"] = False
diff --git a/inventory/splunk_defaults_linux.yml b/inventory/splunk_defaults_linux.yml
index c82bc9ac..4e4161cf 100644
--- a/inventory/splunk_defaults_linux.yml
+++ b/inventory/splunk_defaults_linux.yml
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ splunk:
     secret:
     pass4SymmKey:
     svc_port: 8089
+    resource_limits_source: "hardware"
     ssl:
         enable: True
         cert:
diff --git a/inventory/splunk_defaults_windows.yml b/inventory/splunk_defaults_windows.yml
index 72fbcfab..c5f3585a 100644
--- a/inventory/splunk_defaults_windows.yml
+++ b/inventory/splunk_defaults_windows.yml
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ splunk:
     secret:
     pass4SymmKey:
     svc_port: 8089
+    resource_limits_source: "hardware"
     ssl:
         enable: True
         cert:
diff --git a/inventory/splunkforwarder_defaults_linux.yml b/inventory/splunkforwarder_defaults_linux.yml
index 6f040479..40694111 100644
--- a/inventory/splunkforwarder_defaults_linux.yml
+++ b/inventory/splunkforwarder_defaults_linux.yml
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ splunk:
     secret:
     pass4SymmKey:
     svc_port: 8089
+    resource_limits_source: "hardware"
     ssl:
         enable: True
         cert:
diff --git a/inventory/splunkforwarder_defaults_windows.yml b/inventory/splunkforwarder_defaults_windows.yml
index c93a4fb6..b452d715 100644
--- a/inventory/splunkforwarder_defaults_windows.yml
+++ b/inventory/splunkforwarder_defaults_windows.yml
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ splunk:
     secret:
     pass4SymmKey:
     svc_port: 8089
+    resource_limits_source: "hardware"
     ssl:
         enable: True
         cert:
diff --git a/roles/splunk_common/tasks/main.yml b/roles/splunk_common/tasks/main.yml
index 37dd6d71..160b9823 100644
--- a/roles/splunk_common/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/splunk_common/tasks/main.yml
@@ -122,6 +122,8 @@
 - include_tasks: enable_dsp.yml
   when: "'dsp' in splunk and 'enable' in splunk.dsp and splunk.dsp.enable"
 
+- include_tasks: set_resource_limits.yml
+
 - include_tasks: start_splunk.yml
 
 - include_tasks: set_certificate_prefix.yml
diff --git a/roles/splunk_common/tasks/set_resource_limits.yml b/roles/splunk_common/tasks/set_resource_limits.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fe0804ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/splunk_common/tasks/set_resource_limits.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+---
+- name: Configure Resource Limits as {{ splunk.resource_limits_source }}
+  ini_file:
+    dest: "{{ splunk.home }}/etc/system/local/limits.conf"
+    option: "resource_limits_source"
+    section: "system_checks"
+    value: "{{ splunk.resource_limits_source }}"
+    owner: "{{ splunk.user }}"
+    group: "{{ splunk.group }}"