diff --git a/conf/czbiohub_local.config b/conf/czbiohub_local.config
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+executor { 
+  // This sets the *total* number of CPUs used to 32
+  // e.g. only 16 total translate jobs could run at once 
+  cpus = 32
+  memory = '512.GB'
+} 
+
+processs {
+  time = 999999999.h
+}