diff --git a/src/config/limits.rs b/src/config/limits.rs
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index 0000000..f8592c3
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+++ b/src/config/limits.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+use std::time::Duration;
+
+use super::BusType;
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq)]
+pub struct Limits {
+    /// total size in bytes of messages incoming from a single connection
+    pub max_incoming_bytes: u32,
+    /// total number of unix fds of messages incoming from a single connection
+    pub max_incoming_unix_fds: u32,
+    /// total size in bytes of messages queued up for a single connection
+    pub max_outgoing_bytes: u32,
+    /// total number of unix fds of messages queued up for a single connection
+    pub max_outgoing_unix_fds: u32,
+    /// max size of a single message in bytes
+    pub max_message_size: u32,
+    /// max unix fds of a single message
+    pub max_message_unix_fds: u32,
+    /// time a started service has to connect
+    pub service_start_timeout: Duration,
+    /// time a connection is given to authenticate
+    pub auth_timeout: Duration,
+    /// time a fd is given to be transmitted to dbus-daemon before disconnecting the connection
+    pub pending_fd_timeout: Duration,
+    /// max number of authenticated connections
+    pub max_completed_connections: u32,
+    /// max number of unauthenticated connections
+    pub max_incomplete_connections: u32,
+    /// max number of completed connections from the same user (only enforced on Unix OSs)
+    pub max_connections_per_user: u32,
+    /// max number of service launches in progress at the same time
+    pub max_pending_service_starts: u32,
+    /// max number of names a single connection can own
+    pub max_names_per_connection: u32,
+    /// max number of match rules for a single connection
+    pub max_match_rules_per_connection: u32,
+    /// max number of pending method replies per connection (number of calls-in-progress)
+    pub max_replies_per_connection: u32,
+    /// time until a method call times out
+    pub reply_timeout: Duration,
+}
+impl Default for Limits {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            max_incoming_bytes: 133169152,
+            max_incoming_unix_fds: 64,
+            max_outgoing_bytes: 133169152,
+            max_outgoing_unix_fds: 64,
+            max_message_size: 33554432,
+            max_message_unix_fds: 16,
+            service_start_timeout: Duration::from_millis(25000),
+            auth_timeout: Duration::from_millis(5000),
+            pending_fd_timeout: Duration::from_millis(150000),
+            max_completed_connections: 2048,
+            max_incomplete_connections: 64,
+            max_connections_per_user: 256,
+            max_pending_service_starts: 512,
+            max_names_per_connection: 512,
+            max_match_rules_per_connection: 512,
+            max_replies_per_connection: 128,
+            reply_timeout: Duration::from_millis(5000),
+        }
+    }
+}
+impl From<BusType> for Limits {
+    fn from(value: BusType) -> Self {
+        if value == BusType::Session {
+            Self {
+                // dbus-daemon / dbus-broker is limited to the highest positive number in i32,
+                // but we use u32 here, so we can pick the preferred 4GB memory limits
+                max_incoming_bytes: 4000000000,
+                max_incoming_unix_fds: 250000000,
+                max_outgoing_bytes: 4000000000,
+                max_outgoing_unix_fds: 250000000,
+                max_message_size: 4000000000,
+                // We do not override max_message_unix_fds here,
+                // since the in-kernel limit is also relatively low
+                max_message_unix_fds: 16,
+                service_start_timeout: Duration::from_millis(120000),
+                auth_timeout: Duration::from_millis(240000),
+                pending_fd_timeout: Duration::from_millis(150000),
+                max_completed_connections: 100000,
+                max_incomplete_connections: 10000,
+                max_connections_per_user: 100000,
+                max_pending_service_starts: 10000,
+                max_names_per_connection: 50000,
+                max_match_rules_per_connection: 50000,
+                max_replies_per_connection: 50000,
+                ..Default::default()
+            }
+        } else {
+            Self::default()
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/config/mod.rs b/src/config/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3a203e1
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+++ b/src/config/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+use serde::Deserialize;
+
+pub mod limits;
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Deserialize, PartialEq)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "lowercase")]
+pub enum BusType {
+    Session,
+    System,
+}
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 07a5f33..be211b6 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 pub mod bus;
+pub mod config;
 pub mod fdo;
 pub mod match_rules;
 pub mod name_registry;