diff --git a/contrib/README.md b/contrib/README.md
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@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@
 * give a 3rd argument to install it to your copyparty config
 * systemd service at [`systemd/cfssl.service`](systemd/cfssl.service)
 
+### [`zfs-tune.py`](zfs-tune.py)
+* optimizes databases for optimal performance when stored on a zfs filesystem; also see [openzfs docs](https://openzfs.github.io/openzfs-docs/Performance%20and%20Tuning/Workload%20Tuning.html#database-workloads) and specifically the SQLite subsection
+
 # OS integration
 init-scripts to start copyparty as a service
 * [`systemd/copyparty.service`](systemd/copyparty.service) runs the sfx normally
diff --git a/contrib/zfs-tune.py b/contrib/zfs-tune.py
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+++ b/contrib/zfs-tune.py
@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+import os
+import sqlite3
+import sys
+import traceback
+
+
+"""
+when the up2k-database is stored on a zfs volume, this may give
+slightly higher performance (actual gains not measured yet)
+
+NOTE: must be applied in combination with the related advice in the openzfs documentation;
+https://openzfs.github.io/openzfs-docs/Performance%20and%20Tuning/Workload%20Tuning.html#database-workloads
+and see specifically the SQLite subsection
+
+it is assumed that all databases are stored in a single location,
+for example with `--hist /var/store/hists`
+
+three alternatives for running this script:
+
+1. copy it into /var/store/hists and run "python3 zfs-tune.py s"
+    (s = modify all databases below folder containing script)
+
+2. cd into /var/store/hists and run "python3 ~/zfs-tune.py w"
+    (w = modify all databases below current working directory)
+
+3. python3 ~/zfs-tune.py /var/store/hists
+
+if you use docker, run copyparty with `--hist /cfg/hists`, copy this script into /cfg, and run this:
+podman run --rm -it --entrypoint /usr/bin/python3 ghcr.io/9001/copyparty-ac /cfg/zfs-tune.py s
+
+"""
+
+
+PAGESIZE = 65536
+
+
+# borrowed from copyparty; short efficient stacktrace for errors
+def min_ex(max_lines: int = 8, reverse: bool = False) -> str:
+    et, ev, tb = sys.exc_info()
+    stb = traceback.extract_tb(tb) if tb else traceback.extract_stack()[:-1]
+    fmt = "%s:%d <%s>: %s"
+    ex = [fmt % (fp.split(os.sep)[-1], ln, fun, txt) for fp, ln, fun, txt in stb]
+    if et or ev or tb:
+        ex.append("[%s] %s" % (et.__name__ if et else "(anonymous)", ev))
+    return "\n".join(ex[-max_lines:][:: -1 if reverse else 1])
+
+
+def set_pagesize(db_path):
+    try:
+        # check current page_size
+        with sqlite3.connect(db_path) as db:
+            v = db.execute("pragma page_size").fetchone()[0]
+            if v == PAGESIZE:
+                print(" `-- OK")
+                return
+
+        # https://www.sqlite.org/pragma.html#pragma_page_size
+        #  `- disable wal; set pagesize; vacuum
+        #      (copyparty will reenable wal if necessary)
+
+        with sqlite3.connect(db_path) as db:
+            db.execute("pragma journal_mode=delete")
+            db.commit()
+
+        with sqlite3.connect(db_path) as db:
+            db.execute(f"pragma page_size = {PAGESIZE}")
+            db.execute("vacuum")
+
+        print(" `-- new pagesize OK")
+
+    except Exception:
+        err = min_ex().replace("\n", "\n -- ")
+        print(f"FAILED: {db_path}\n -- {err}")
+
+
+def main():
+    top = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
+    cwd = os.path.abspath(os.getcwd())
+    try:
+        x = sys.argv[1]
+    except:
+        print(f"""
+this script takes one mandatory argument:
+specify 's' to start recursing from folder containing this script file ({top})
+specify 'w' to start recursing from the current working directory ({cwd})
+specify a path to start recursing from there
+""")
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    if x.lower() == "w":
+        top = cwd
+    elif x.lower() != "s":
+        top = x
+
+    for dirpath, dirs, files in os.walk(top):
+        for fname in files:
+            if not fname.endswith(".db"):
+                continue
+            db_path = os.path.join(dirpath, fname)
+            print(db_path)
+            set_pagesize(db_path)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()