diff --git a/lib/galaxy/config/sample/user_preferences_extra_conf.yml.sample b/lib/galaxy/config/sample/user_preferences_extra_conf.yml.sample
index d0280966e40e..5d07239936cd 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy/config/sample/user_preferences_extra_conf.yml.sample
+++ b/lib/galaxy/config/sample/user_preferences_extra_conf.yml.sample
@@ -1,5 +1,15 @@
 preferences:
     # the key you can refer to
+
+
+    distributed_arc_compute:
+        description: The URL to your ARC remote HPC compute resource.
+        inputs:
+            - name: remote_arc_resources
+              label: Add your remote resource url (example: https://arctestcluster-slurm-el9-arc7-ce1.cern-test.uiocloud.no)
+              type: text
+              required: False
+	
     apollo_url_01:
         # description that is displayed to the user
         description: The URL to your personal Apollo instance