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If you have a multilingual dataset, create a separate index for each language.

## Avoid creating too many indexes

Due to the complexities of dynamic virtual address management, having more indexes than necessary can negatively impact performance.

What constitutes too many indexes depends on your specific setup. If you notice significant performance degradation when performing multi-index searches, try to reduce the number of indexes in your instance.

## Remove I/O operation limits

Ensure there is no limit to I/O operations in your machine. The restrictions imposed by cloud providers such as [AWS's Amazon EBS service](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/ebs-volume-types.html#IOcredit) can severely impact indexing performance.
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