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Reduce clamd scan resources usage
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Use systemd resource limits

sudo systemctl edit clamd@scan.service

Edit value

[Service]
CPUQuota=50%
Nice=10
IOSchedulingClass=2
IOSchedulingPriority=7

Reload systemd and restart the service:

sudo systemctl daemon-reload
sudo systemctl restart clamd@scan.service
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