diff --git a/pkg/limits/config.go b/pkg/limits/config.go
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index 0000000000000..06280ac67bab8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/limits/config.go
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+package limits
+
+type Config struct {
+}
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diff --git a/pkg/limits/limiter.go b/pkg/limits/limiter.go
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index 0000000000000..f0a1dc19ca01d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/limits/limiter.go
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+package limits
+
+import (
+	"context"
+
+	"github.com/go-kit/log"
+	"github.com/grafana/dskit/services"
+	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
+)
+
+type IngestLimiter struct {
+	cfg Config
+	logger log.Logger
+
+	services.Service
+}
+
+func New(cfg Config, logger log.Logger, r prometheus.Registerer) (*IngestLimiter, error) {
+	l := &IngestLimiter{
+		cfg: cfg,
+		logger: logger,
+	}
+	l.Service = services.NewBasicService(l.starting, l.running, l.stopping)
+	return l, nil
+}
+
+func (l *IngestLimiter) starting(ctx context.Context) error {
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (l *IngestLimiter) running(ctx context.Context) error {
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (l *IngestLimiter) stopping(_ error) error {
+	return nil
+}
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