# Incorrect "default" Specification of database.max\_open\_conns

**URL:** <https://forum.heroiclabs.com/t/incorrect-default-specification-of-database-max-open-conns/6157>\
**Category:** Documentation\
**Created:** [April 17, 2025, 1:08pm UTC](https://forum.heroiclabs.com/t/incorrect-default-specification-of-database-max-open-conns/6157 "2025-04-17T13:08:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![roberts.siklis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b77776/32.png) [@roberts.siklis](https://forum.heroiclabs.com/u/roberts.siklis)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2025, 1:08pm UTC](https://forum.heroiclabs.com/t/incorrect-default-specification-of-database-max-open-conns/6157/1 "2025-04-17T13:08:18Z")

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Hello Heroic Team,

Wanted to share that there is misleading information in your Nakama documentation `database.max_open_conns` parameter states that `"Maximum number of allowed open connections to the database. Default value is 0 (no limit)."` Unfortunately that is not the case the default value is set to 100 connections. In nakama config.yml I am not using the `database.max_connections` parameter at all, don’t have even defined. Currently I am running Nakama on 3.26.0, but I think this the case for earlier builds as well.

Thanks for your time!

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**Author:** ![sesposito](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.heroiclabs.com/sesposito/32/2594_2.png) [@sesposito](https://forum.heroiclabs.com/u/sesposito)\
**Post date:** [April 18, 2025, 10:23am UTC](https://forum.heroiclabs.com/t/incorrect-default-specification-of-database-max-open-conns/6157/2 "2025-04-18T10:23:40Z")

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Hello @roberts.siklis

We’ll make sure to update the documentation, thank you.

cc @HeroicNathan @DannyIsYog

> **[Configuration](https://heroiclabs.com/docs/nakama/getting-started/configuration/#database)**
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> Overview of how to provide a custom configuration for your Nakama server, and all available configuration properties.