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authorPaul Frazee <pfrazee@gmail.com>2018-02-20 10:37:44 -0600
committerPaul Frazee <pfrazee@gmail.com>2018-02-20 10:37:44 -0600
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+# Parameters
+[parameters]: #parameters
+
+## Entry size
+[parameters-entry-size]: #parameters-entry-size
+
+The maximum size of a Hypercore feed entry is 8mb.
+
+The Hypercore wire protocol applies an 10mb limit to message sizes. Accoringly, all entries on a Hypercore feed have an 8mb limit, to fit into a single message. Note that the 10mb/8mb limit is arbitrary and may be increased in the future.
+
# Drawbacks
[drawbacks]: #drawbacks