innodb_buffer_pool_size = 5500M # This should be around 70% of your total RAM
innodb_buffer_pool_instances = 6
innodb_stats_on_metadata = 0
innodb_log_file_size = 768M # Around 15-25% of buffer-pool-size
innodb_file_per_table = 1 # Don't fragment tables across files
innodb_flush_log_at_trx_commit = 2 # Increases tracking write speed
query_cache_type = 0 # Disable query cache, as app is write-intensive