Maximum amount of parallel jobs for Cargo

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+title: "Maximum amount of parallel jobs for Cargo"
+date: "2024-01-03"
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+Sometimes Cargo makes my CPU cores go to the surface temperature of the sun. To avoid this, set the `build.jobs` integer in `~/.cargo/config.toml` to something below your CPU core count:
+
+```toml
+[build]
+jobs = 4
+```
+
+Source: https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/config.html#buildjobs