Connection

Set the timeouts and the connection pools that Scops uses for the monitored databases and for its repository.

Before you begin

You need Manage Settings. The defaults are correct for most installations.

A change to Monitored databases applies to new connections within five minutes, with no restart.

Each database has its own pool with these values.

Setting	What it does	Default
Connect timeout	The wait for a new connection: 5 to 120 seconds.	15 seconds
Query timeout	The time before Scops cancels a query: 10 seconds to an hour. Nightly collections have a longer limit.	30 seconds
Smallest pool	Idle connections that stay open: 0 to 50. 2 with 400 databases is 800 idle sessions.	0
Largest pool	Connections to one database at the same time: 10 to 500.	50
Connection lifetime	The maximum age of a connection: 0 (no maximum) to 86,400 seconds.	3,700 seconds

Setting	What it does	Default
Connect timeout	The wait for a new connection: 5 to 120 seconds.	15 seconds
Smallest pool	Idle connections that stay open: 0 to 50.	2
Largest pool	Connections at the same time: 10 to 10,000. At start, ScopsApi raises a lower value to the number of databases + 100.	50
Grow by, Shrink by	Connections that the pool opens or closes at a time: 1 to 50.	5
Connection lifetime	The maximum age of a connection: 0 (no maximum) to 86,400 seconds.	300 seconds
Check before use	Scops tests a pooled connection before it uses it.	On

The Ports group has the three ports of Scops. See Change the ports.

Updated October 29, 2026