diff --git a/bitcoin/bitcoin.conf b/bitcoin/bitcoin.conf
index 36422d9..1bdc101 100644
--- a/bitcoin/bitcoin.conf
+++ b/bitcoin/bitcoin.conf
@@ -4,7 +4,10 @@ torcontrol=127.0.0.1:9051
 server=1
 rest=1
 
-# PI optimizations
+# Low bandwidth/CPU optimizations
+blocksonly=1
+maxconnections=8
+dbcache=1000
 maxmempool=512
 maxconnections=40
 maxuploadtarget=5000