From bf9314e8dcdd87336e39c7e197aafea0c7f6a66e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Natalia Ivakina <82437520+NataliaIvakina@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 3 Dec 2025 10:22:00 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Document the option to change backup memory settings via
 `--additional-config` (#2747)

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 .../pages/backup-restore/online-backup.adoc     | 17 +++++++++++------
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/modules/ROOT/pages/backup-restore/online-backup.adoc b/modules/ROOT/pages/backup-restore/online-backup.adoc
index 5b8c8c7a6..61fd2ff7e 100644
--- a/modules/ROOT/pages/backup-restore/online-backup.adoc
+++ b/modules/ROOT/pages/backup-restore/online-backup.adoc
@@ -264,17 +264,22 @@ This needs to be changed if backups are to be taken from another machine.
 [[online-backup-memory]]
 === Memory configuration
 
-The following options are available for configuring the memory allocated to the backup client:
-
-* Configure heap size for the backup::
+You can configure the memory allocated to the backup client in several ways:
 
+* Configure heap size:
++
 `HEAP_SIZE` configures the maximum heap size allocated for the backup process.
-This is done by setting the environment variable `HEAP_SIZE` before starting the operation.
+Define the variable `HEAP_SIZE` before starting the operation.
 If not specified, the Java Virtual Machine chooses a value based on the server resources.
 
-* Configure page cache for the backup::
+* Configure page cache:
++
+Set the page cache size with the `--pagecache` option of the `neo4j-admin database backup` command.
+
+* Override the memory settings:
++
+Use the `--additional-config` option of the `neo4j-admin database backup` command to override the memory configurations in the _neo4j.conf_ file.
 
-The page cache size can be configured by using the `--pagecache` option of the `neo4j-admin database backup` command.
 
 [TIP]
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