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--- how_to_reduce_bandwidth [01/15/2023 14:09] – gisele_h
+++ how_to_reduce_bandwidth [01/27/2023 11:46] – gfactor
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 ===== How To Reduce Peers =====
-The most significant factor is your peer settings. **Please note:** this modification should be what most users will need to reduce bandwidth. All other sections that follow are not really necessary, but can be considered. You can reduce peers as follows:
+The most significant factor is your peer settings. **Please note:** this modification should be what most users will need to reduce bandwidth. All other sections that follow are not really necessary, but can be considered in more extreme situations where data service is very limited.
+You can reduce peers as follows:
 <code>{
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 "maxPeers": 7
 }</code>
+===== Enabling Top-Only Mode =====
+Top-only mode allows you to access most of the network features with a much smaller db size (~1GB instead of ~10GB). Enabling this doesn't support the network as much as a full node, so it is best to only enable top-only mode in situations where it's not possible to hold the full 10GB+ db. This is more of a setting to compensate computers with low storage space - but it also benefits those seeking to  reduce bandwidth as it downloads a smaller database each bootstrap. To enable top-only mode, add this setting:
+<code>"topOnly": true</code>
 ===== Disabling Relay Mode =====

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