# error_log, stats_file, etc.
#daemonize
-num_servers 4 # one for each cpu
+
+# For low-traffic servers (less than a gigabit or two), num_servers 1 is fine.
+# For best performance in high-traffic situations, you want one for each CPU.
+num_servers 1
#
# All input ports are treated exactly the same, but you may use multiple ones nevertheless.