diff --git a/MC/config/ALICE3/ini/pythia8_pp_536tev.ini b/MC/config/ALICE3/ini/pythia8_pp_536tev.ini
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index 000000000..528de37c2
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+++ b/MC/config/ALICE3/ini/pythia8_pp_536tev.ini
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+[Diamond]
+width[2]=6.0
+
+[GeneratorExternal]
+fileName=${O2DPG_MC_CONFIG_ROOT}/MC/config/ALICE3/pythia8/generator_pythia8_ALICE3.C
+funcName=generator_pythia8_ALICE3()
+
+[GeneratorPythia8]
+config=${O2DPG_MC_CONFIG_ROOT}/MC/config/ALICE3/pythia8/generator/pythia8_pp_536tev.cfg
diff --git a/MC/config/ALICE3/ini/pythia8_pp_7tev.ini b/MC/config/ALICE3/ini/pythia8_pp_7tev.ini
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index 000000000..5c4b1336e
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+++ b/MC/config/ALICE3/ini/pythia8_pp_7tev.ini
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+[Diamond]
+width[2]=6.0
+
+[GeneratorExternal]
+fileName=${O2DPG_MC_CONFIG_ROOT}/MC/config/ALICE3/pythia8/generator_pythia8_ALICE3.C
+funcName=generator_pythia8_ALICE3()
+
+[GeneratorPythia8]
+config=${O2DPG_MC_CONFIG_ROOT}/MC/config/ALICE3/pythia8/generator/pythia8_pp_7tev.cfg
diff --git a/MC/config/ALICE3/pythia8/generator/pythia8_pp_536tev.cfg b/MC/config/ALICE3/pythia8/generator/pythia8_pp_536tev.cfg
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index 000000000..1f270e206
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+++ b/MC/config/ALICE3/pythia8/generator/pythia8_pp_536tev.cfg
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+### Specify beams
+Beams:idA = 2212
+Beams:idB = 2212            
+Beams:eCM = 5360.              ### energy
+    
+Beams:frameType = 1
+ParticleDecays:limitTau0 = on
+ParticleDecays:tau0Max = 10.      ### match alice: 1cm/c = 10.0mm/c
+
+### processes
+SoftQCD:inelastic = on # all inelastic processes
+
+# default: do nothing, Monash 2013 will do its thing
+Tune:pp = 14
+
+Random:setSeed = on
diff --git a/MC/config/ALICE3/pythia8/generator/pythia8_pp_7tev.cfg b/MC/config/ALICE3/pythia8/generator/pythia8_pp_7tev.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c1bc3b3c0
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+++ b/MC/config/ALICE3/pythia8/generator/pythia8_pp_7tev.cfg
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+### Specify beams
+Beams:idA = 2212
+Beams:idB = 2212            
+Beams:eCM = 7000.              ### energy
+    
+Beams:frameType = 1
+ParticleDecays:limitTau0 = on
+ParticleDecays:tau0Max = 10.      ### match alice: 1cm/c = 10.0mm/c
+
+### processes
+SoftQCD:inelastic = on # all inelastic processes
+
+# default: do nothing, Monash 2013 will do its thing
+Tune:pp = 14
+
+Random:setSeed = on