From 973381e610a9d4cd866140b910b37bc5fde1a4c1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Leigh McCulloch <351529+leighmcculloch@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 1 Nov 2023 15:58:47 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Add note about resources with pubnet

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 README.md | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d75ba34d..05a91cc0 100644
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@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ Provide either `--pubnet`, `--testnet` or `--local` as a command line flag when
 
 In public network mode, the node will join the public, production Stellar network.
 
+_Note: In pubnet mode the node will consume more disk, memory, and CPU resources because of the size of the ledger and frequency of transactions. If disk space warnings occur and the image is being used on a Docker runtime that uses a VM, like that of macOS and Windows, the VM may need to have its disk space allocation increased._
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 #### `--testnet`
 
 In test network mode, the node will join the network that developers use while developing software. Use the [Stellar Laboratory](https://laboratory.stellar.org/#account-creator?network=test) to create an account on the test network.