diff --git a/config/releases.exs b/config/releases.exs
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+++ b/config/releases.exs
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+import Config
diff --git a/rel/env.sh.eex b/rel/env.sh.eex
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+# Sets and enables heart (recommended only in daemon mode)
+# if [ "$RELEASE_COMMAND" = "daemon" ] || [ "$RELEASE_COMMAND" = "daemon_iex" ]; then
+#   HEART_COMMAND="$RELEASE_ROOT/bin/$RELEASE_NAME $RELEASE_COMMAND"
+#   export HEART_COMMAND
+#   export ELIXIR_ERL_OPTIONS="-heart"
+# fi
+
+# Set the release to work across nodes
+export RELEASE_DISTRIBUTION=name
+export RELEASE_NODE=<%= @release.name %>@127.0.0.1
diff --git a/rel/pleroma_ctl b/rel/pleroma_ctl
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+#!/bin/sh
+# XXX: This should be removed when elixir's releases get custom command support
+SCRIPT=$(readlink -f "$0")
+SCRIPTPATH=$(dirname "$SCRIPT")
+$SCRIPTPATH/pleroma eval 'Pleroma.ReleaseTasks.mix_task("'"$*"'")'
diff --git a/rel/vm.args.eex b/rel/vm.args.eex
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+## Customize flags given to the VM: http://erlang.org/doc/man/erl.html
+## -mode/-name/-sname/-setcookie are configured via env vars, do not set them here
+
+## Number of dirty schedulers doing IO work (file, sockets, etc)
+##+SDio 5
+
+## Increase number of concurrent ports/sockets
+##+Q 65536
+
+## Tweak GC to run more often
+##-env ERL_FULLSWEEP_AFTER 10