diff --git a/.changeset/eleven-emus-work.md b/.changeset/eleven-emus-work.md
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@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+---
+---
diff --git a/CONFIGURATION.md b/CONFIGURATION.md
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--- a/CONFIGURATION.md
+++ b/CONFIGURATION.md
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ The following environment variables can be set:
 | DB_USER                          | PostgreSQL Username            | nostr_ts_relay         |
 | DB_PASSWORD                      | PostgreSQL Password              | nostr_ts_relay         |
 | DB_NAME                          | PostgreSQL Database name         | nostr_ts_relay         |
-| DB_MIN_POOL_SIZE                 | Min. connections per worker      | 16                     |
-| DB_MAX_POOL_SIZE                 | Max. connections per worker      | 32                     |
+| DB_MIN_POOL_SIZE                 | Min. connections per worker      | 0                      |
+| DB_MAX_POOL_SIZE                 | Max. connections per worker      | 3                      |
 | DB_ACQUIRE_CONNECTION_TIMEOUT    | New connection timeout (ms)      | 60000                  |
 | READ_REPLICA_ENABLED             | Read Replica (RR) Toggle         | 'false'                |
 | READ_REPLICAS                    | Number of read replicas (RR0, RR1, ..., RRn) | 2          |
@@ -26,24 +26,24 @@ The following environment variables can be set:
 | RR0_DB_USER                      | PostgreSQL Username (RR)         | nostr_ts_relay         |
 | RR0_DB_PASSWORD                  | PostgreSQL Password (RR)         | nostr_ts_relay         |
 | RR0_DB_NAME                      | PostgreSQL Database name (RR)    | nostr_ts_relay         |
-| RR0_DB_MIN_POOL_SIZE             | Min. connections per worker (RR) | 16                     |
-| RR0_DB_MAX_POOL_SIZE             | Max. connections per worker (RR) | 32                     |
+| RR0_DB_MIN_POOL_SIZE             | Min. connections per worker (RR) | 0                      |
+| RR0_DB_MAX_POOL_SIZE             | Max. connections per worker (RR) | 3                      |
 | RR0_DB_ACQUIRE_CONNECTION_TIMEOUT| New connection timeout (ms) (RR) | 60000                  |
 | RR1_DB_HOST                      | PostgresSQL Hostname (RR)        |                        |
 | RR1_DB_PORT                      | PostgreSQL Port (RR)             | 5432                   |
 | RR1_DB_USER                      | PostgreSQL Username (RR)         | nostr_ts_relay         |
 | RR1_DB_PASSWORD                  | PostgreSQL Password (RR)         | nostr_ts_relay         |
 | RR1_DB_NAME                      | PostgreSQL Database name (RR)    | nostr_ts_relay         |
-| RR1_DB_MIN_POOL_SIZE             | Min. connections per worker (RR) | 16                     |
-| RR1_DB_MAX_POOL_SIZE             | Max. connections per worker (RR) | 32                     |
+| RR1_DB_MIN_POOL_SIZE             | Min. connections per worker (RR) | 0                      |
+| RR1_DB_MAX_POOL_SIZE             | Max. connections per worker (RR) | 3                      |
 | RR1_DB_ACQUIRE_CONNECTION_TIMEOUT| New connection timeout (ms) (RR) | 60000                  |
 | RRn_DB_HOST                      | PostgresSQL Hostname (RR)        |                        |
 | RRn_DB_PORT                      | PostgreSQL Port (RR)             | 5432                   |
 | RRn_DB_USER                      | PostgreSQL Username (RR)         | nostr_ts_relay         |
 | RRn_DB_PASSWORD                  | PostgreSQL Password (RR)         | nostr_ts_relay         |
 | RRn_DB_NAME                      | PostgreSQL Database name (RR)    | nostr_ts_relay         |
-| RRn_DB_MIN_POOL_SIZE             | Min. connections per worker (RR) | 16                     |
-| RRn_DB_MAX_POOL_SIZE             | Max. connections per worker (RR) | 32                     |
+| RRn_DB_MIN_POOL_SIZE             | Min. connections per worker (RR) | 0                      |
+| RRn_DB_MAX_POOL_SIZE             | Max. connections per worker (RR) | 3                      |
 | RRn_DB_ACQUIRE_CONNECTION_TIMEOUT| New connection timeout (ms) (RR) | 60000                  |
 | TOR_HOST                         | Tor Hostname                     |                        |
 | TOR_CONTROL_PORT                 | Tor control Port                 | 9051                   |