diff --git a/cmake/delta_gcc_cpu.cmake b/cmake/delta_gcc_cpu.cmake
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+# host configuration
+# run with `cmake -C host_config.cmake ..` from inside build directory
+
+set(CMAKE_C_COMPILER "gcc" CACHE PATH "")
+set(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER "g++" CACHE PATH "")
+set(AMReX_GPU_BACKEND NONE CACHE STRING "")
+set(AMReX_SPACEDIM 3 CACHE STRING "")
+set(AMReX_ASCENT OFF CACHE BOOL "")
+set(AMReX_CONDUIT OFF CACHE BOOL "")
+
+option(QUOKKA_PYTHON OFF)
+set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_DEBUG "-gdwarf-4 -O0 -ggdb -DNDEBUG" CACHE STRING "" FORCE)
+set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO "-gdwarf-4 -O2 -ggdb -DNDEBUG" CACHE STRING "" FORCE)