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 ### Concurrency
-By default, Gatus allows up to 5 endpoints/suites to be monitored concurrently. This provides a balance between performance and resource usage while maintaining accurate response time measurements.
+By default, Gatus allows up to 3 endpoints/suites to be monitored concurrently. This provides a balance between performance and resource usage while maintaining accurate response time measurements.
 
 You can configure the concurrency level using the `concurrency` parameter: