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@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ To see information about your cuNumeric install run the `versioninfo` function.
 cuNumeric.versioninfo()
 ```
 
+> [!WARNING]
+> Starting more than one instance of cuNumeric.jl can lead to a hard-crash. The default hardware configuration reserves all available resources. See the [hardware configuration](https://julialegate.github.io/cuNumeric.jl/dev/perf#Setting-Hardware-Configuration) documentation to learn more.
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 ### Monte-Carlo Example
 ```julia
 using cuNumeric