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-REDUCE TRAFFIC
+Reduce Traffic
==============
-Some node operators need to deal with bandwith cap given by their ISPs.
+Some node operators need to deal with bandwith caps imposed by their ISPs.
By default, bitcoin-core allows up to 125 connections to different peers, 8 of
-them outbound (and therefore 117 max inbound connections).
+which are outbound. You can therefore, have at most 117 inbound connections.
The default settings can result in relatively significant traffic consumption.
-
Ways to reduce traffic:
-1. Use `-maxuploadtarget=<MiB per day>`
+## 1. Use `-maxuploadtarget=<MiB per day>`
-A major part of the traffic is caused by serving historic blocks to other nodes
-in initial blocks download state (syncing up a new node).
+A major component of the traffic is caused by serving historic blocks to other nodes
+during the initial blocks download phase (syncing up a new node).
This option can be specified in MiB per day and is turned off by default.
-This is *not* a hard limit but a threshold to minimize the outbound
-traffic. When the limit is about to be reached, the uploaded data is cut by not
-serving historic blocks (blocks older than one week).
+This is *not* a hard limit; only a threshold to minimize the outbound
+traffic. When the limit is about to be reached, the uploaded data is cut by no
+longer serving historic blocks (blocks older than one week).
Keep in mind that new nodes require other nodes that are willing to serve
historic blocks. **The recommended minimum is 144 blocks per day (max. 144MB
per day)**
-2. Disable "listening" (`-listen=0`)
+## 2. Disable "listening" (`-listen=0`)
-Disable listening will result in fewer nodes connected (remind the max of 8
-outbound peers). Fewer nodes will result in less traffic usage because relaying
-blocks and transaction needs to be passed to fewer nodes.
+Disabling listening will result in fewer nodes connected (remember the maximum of 8
+outbound peers). Fewer nodes will result in less traffic usage as you are relaying
+blocks and transactions to fewer nodes.
-3. Reduce maximal connections (`-maxconnections=<num>`)
+## 3. Reduce maximum connections (`-maxconnections=<num>`)
-Reducing the connected nodes to a miniumum can be desired in case traffic
-limits are tiny. Keep in mind that bitcoin trustless model works best if you are
-connected to a handfull of nodes.
+Reducing the maximum connected nodes to a miniumum could be desirable if traffic
+limits are tiny. Keep in mind that bitcoin's trustless model works best if you are
+connected to a handful of nodes.