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Max_connections in db: 1000 Pool_mode=session Max connections in pgbouncer: 3000 Default_pool_size=500 Reserve_pool_size=100 Min_pool_size=20 --000000000000b2e1d90651c61baf Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hi all,

App = team using connection pooling and opening 500 sessions which seems to me st= ay ,

In this case pgboun= cer session pooling or transaction pooling which is better?

Max_connections in db: 1000

Pool_mode=3Dsession
Max connections in pgbouncer: 3000
Default= _pool_size=3D500
Reserve_pool_size=3D100
Min_pool_size=3D20



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