diff --git a/misc/graylog.conf b/misc/graylog.conf
index 18e07b3ddf..8098dfa6e2 100644
--- a/misc/graylog.conf
+++ b/misc/graylog.conf
@@ -345,6 +345,15 @@ stream_aware_field_types=false
 #
 #enabled_index_rotation_strategies = count,size,time,time-size-optimizing
 
+# When these configuration keys are not set, Graylog automatically sizes both min and max size of shards to 0.6x the RAM 
+# provision of the smallest Opensearch node assigned the 'data' role, with a minimum value of 10 GB and a maximum value of 41 GB.
+# Where Graylog is not able to accurately identify the RAM provision of the Opensearch nodes, such as containers with 
+# dynamic memory configurations or when installing Graylog, MongoDB and Opensearch onto the same server as an all-in-one, 
+# these values should both be set manually within this configuration file to 0.6x the memory available to the Opensearch process.
+#
+#time_size_optimizing_rotation_min_shard_size = 10gb
+#time_size_optimizing_rotation_max_shard_size = 10gb
+
 # The default index rotation strategy to use.
 #rotation_strategy = time-size-optimizing