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+import { Config } from "@db_models"
+
+const defaultLimits = {
+	maxFileSizeInMB: 100,
+	maxChunkSizeInMB: 10,
+	maxPostCharacters: 512,
+	maxAccountsPerIp: 3,
+	maxTranscodeTasks: 10,
+}
+
+export default {
+	description: "Set default server limits",
+	fn: async () => {
+		// check if limits already exists
+		const limits = await Config.findOne({ key: "limits" }).catch(() => {
+			return false
+		})
+
+		if (limits) {
+			console.log("Limits already exists, skipping...")
+			return true
+		}
+
+		// create limits
+		await Config.create({
+			key: "limits",
+			value: defaultLimits,
+		})
+
+		console.log("Default limits created successfully! :", {
+			defaultLimits: defaultLimits,
+		})
+	},
+	crashOnFail: true,
+}