add env var for changing the database pool size

apps/passport-server/.env.example

@@ -237,3 +237,6 @@ IS_LOCAL_HTTPS=false
 # `next` field in its response, we instead know that we've loaded all orders when
 # there are 404 errors for pages that are not the first page, and no other errors.
 # PRETIX_BATCH_ENABLED_FOR=[""]
+
+# The number of database connections to keep open.
+DB_POOL_SIZE=60

apps/passport-server/src/database/postgresConfiguration.ts

@@ -26,6 +26,15 @@ export function getDatabaseConfiguration(): PoolOptionsExplicit & SslSettings {
     throw new Error("Missing or incorrect env variable: DATABASE_SSL");
   }
 
+  let poolSize = 32;
+  if (process.env.DB_POOL_SIZE !== undefined) {
+    poolSize = parseInt(process.env.DB_POOL_SIZE, 10);
+    if (isNaN(poolSize)) {
+      poolSize = 32;
+    }
+    poolSize = Math.min(Math.max(poolSize, 32), 97);
+  }
+
   // defaults here: https://github.com/postgres-pool/postgres-pool/blob/9d623823dc365b5edea3303cab6ae519bfaa94f7/src/index.ts#L264C10-L290
   // docs here: https://github.com/postgres-pool/postgres-pool/blob/9d623823dc365b5edea3303cab6ae519bfaa94f7/src/index.ts#L29-L130
   return {
@@ -43,7 +52,7 @@ export function getDatabaseConfiguration(): PoolOptionsExplicit & SslSettings {
     // Pool configuration
     connectionTimeoutMillis: 16_000,
     idleTimeoutMillis: 8_000,
-    poolSize: 32, // max connection # on render is 97
+    poolSize: poolSize, // max connection # on render is 97
     waitForAvailableConnectionTimeoutMillis: 30_000,
     databaseStartupTimeoutMillis: 30_000,
     readOnlyTransactionReconnectTimeoutMillis: 30_000,

turbo.json

@@ -243,6 +243,7 @@
     "SELF_HOSTED_PODBOX_MODE",
     "GENERIC_ISSUANCE_TEST_MODE",
     "PRETIX_BATCH_ENABLED_FOR",
+    "DB_POOL_SIZE",
     "//// add env vars above this line ////"
   ]
 }