diff --git a/buildroot-external/rootfs-overlay/etc/security/limits.conf b/buildroot-external/rootfs-overlay/etc/security/limits.conf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9ff23f91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/buildroot-external/rootfs-overlay/etc/security/limits.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+@audio nice -15 
+@audio - rtprio 90          # maximum realtime priority
+@audio - memlock unlimited  # maximum locked-in-memory address space (KB)
diff --git a/buildroot-external/rootfs-overlay/etc/sysctl.conf b/buildroot-external/rootfs-overlay/etc/sysctl.conf
index 65bd0c31..ce5a44e5 100644
--- a/buildroot-external/rootfs-overlay/etc/sysctl.conf
+++ b/buildroot-external/rootfs-overlay/etc/sysctl.conf
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 vm.swappiness = 30
 kernel.panic = 20
+fs.inotify.max_user_watches = 524288