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diff --git a/docs/USERGUIDE.md b/docs/USERGUIDE.md index bc16ba6..5649b30 100644 --- a/docs/USERGUIDE.md +++ b/docs/USERGUIDE.md @@ -745,9 +745,16 @@ and running `meshbay-node reload`: | `max_concurrent_downloads` | 8 | node-wide download slots | | `max_concurrent_uploads` | 8 | node-wide upload slots | | `max_upload_gb` | 8 | the largest single file a member may send you | +| `connection_processes` | 1 | how many CPU cores carry members' connections | | `transcode_incompatible_video` | true | re-encode video no browser can play | | `hardware_video_encode` | true | use the GPU for that, if one actually works | +`connection_processes` is the one for speed. With 1, everything a node sends +goes through one core, about 35 MB/s shared between everyone downloading at +that moment. Raise it when several people download at once and the machine has +cores to spare: each one adds a core's worth, and about 85 MB of memory. It +applies to connections opened after the change. + `max_concurrent_streams` is the one to think about: a stream costs a video process for as long as the film lasts, so this counts **viewers**, not requests. |