From 33d629b5ca7b1fc8eb6d2e53946d6b01f665d634 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: n30nex <6686206+n30nex@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 29 Oct 2026 18:30:08 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] docs: distinguish backup client and server deadlines

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 docs/deployment.md | 6 ++++--
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/docs/deployment.md b/docs/deployment.md
index a4de7fbc..c3ca2e94 100644
--- a/docs/deployment.md
+++ b/docs/deployment.md
@@ -677,8 +677,10 @@ only after it is complete, nonempty, and passes SQLite's consistency check:
 ```
 
 The temporary-file template ends in `X` characters for both GNU and BSD/macOS
-`mktemp`. The 30-minute total download limit includes generating the snapshot and
-transferring it; increase `--max-time` for a large database or slow connection.
+`mktemp`. The 30-minute limit is curl's client-side ceiling for generating and
+downloading the snapshot. CoreScope separately sets a 60-second HTTP write
+timeout, which the backup handler does not override; reverse proxies can impose
+their own deadlines. Raising `--max-time` does not extend those server or proxy limits.
 Timeouts fail the script and remove the incomplete download without replacing a
 previous completed backup.