Bolt database

Database Connection Leak - Connections Never Close

Database connections accumulate over time. Pool reaches max connections and new queries fail. Eventually app becomes completely unresponsive.

Connection count grows with each request and never decreases.

Error Messages You Might See

Error: too many connections Error: no more connections available Connection pool exhausted Connection not returned to pool
Error: too many connectionsError: no more connections availableConnection pool exhaustedConnection not returned to pool

Common Causes

  1. Not awaiting database queries properly
  2. Promise not being resolved/rejected
  3. Connection created but not returned to pool
  4. Long-running queries holding connections indefinitely
  5. Error in query handler not releasing connection

How to Fix It

Always await database calls: await prisma.user.findUnique(...)

Use try/finally to ensure cleanup: try { await db.query(...) } finally { await client.release() }

Set query timeout: Prisma has built-in, use setTimeout for others

Check connection pool size: should be reasonable for concurrent users

Monitor connections: SELECT count(*) FROM pg_stat_activity in PostgreSQL

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do I check active connections?

PostgreSQL: SELECT count(*) FROM pg_stat_activity. Should be < max_connections setting

What's a good connection pool size?

Prisma default is 5. Increase for more concurrent users, but don't exceed database limit

Why do connections leak?

Not awaiting promise, error thrown before release, or forgetting to return connection to pool

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