Correct memory usage statement in memory=none (#5100)
* Correct memory usage statement in memory=none Related to #5098 * Update README.md
Chris Akritidis committed
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@@ -22,10 +22,9 @@ The `my-netdata` menu shows a list of all "databases streamed to" the master. Cl
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Alarms for the `slave` are served by the `master`.
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-In this mode the `slave` is just a plain data collector.
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-It runs with... **5MB** of RAM (yes, you read correct), spawns all external plugins, but instead
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+In this mode the `slave` is just a plain data collector. It spawns all external plugins, but instead
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of maintaining a local database and accepting dashboard requests, it streams all metrics to the
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-`master`.
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+`master`. The memory footprint is reduced significantly, to between 6 MiB and 40 MiB, depending on the enabled plugins. To reduce the memory usage as much as possible, refer to [running netdata in embedded devices](../docs/Performance.md#running-netdata-in-embedded-devices).
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The same `master` can collect data for any number of `slaves`.
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