There are a few settings for tuning backup performance not exposed in the UI.
The most notable is `bwlimit` for limiting IO bandwidth. The amount of threads
used for the compressor can be controlled with the `pigz` (replacing `gzip`),
-respectively, `zstd` setting. Furthermore, there is `ionice`. See the
+respectively, `zstd` setting. Furthermore, there are `ionice` and, as part of
+the `performance` setting, `max-workers` (affects VM backups only). See the
xref:vzdump_configuration[configuration options] for details.
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