@@ -44,6 +44,13 @@ environment variables. To set these environment variables on a host using

 `systemd`, refer to the [control and configure Docker with systemd](https://docs.docker.com/engine/admin/systemd/#http-proxy)

 for variables configuration.

+## Concurrent downloads

+

+By default the Docker daemon will pull three layers of an image at a time.

+If you are on a low bandwidth connection this may cause timeout issues and you may want to lower

+this via the `--max-concurrent-downloads` daemon option. See the

+[daemon documentation](dockerd.md) for more details.

+

 ## Examples

 ### Pull an image from Docker Hub

@@ -36,6 +36,13 @@ running in a terminal, terminates the push operation.

 Registry credentials are managed by [docker login](login.md).

+## Concurrent uploads

+

+By default the Docker daemon will push five layers of an image at a time.

+If you are on a low bandwidth connection this may cause timeout issues and you may want to lower

+this via the `--max-concurrent-uploads` daemon option. See the

+[daemon documentation](dockerd.md) for more details.

+

 ## Examples

 ### Pushing a new image to a registry