# Postgres Support Case Recap

DevFeed: [Postgres Support Case Recap](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/postgres-support-case-recap-5739.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://neon.com/blog/postgres-support-case-recap>)

Author: Daniel Price

Published: 2024-01-31T18:32:32Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Blog -- Neon Docs](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/blog-neon-docs.md>)

Topics: [postgresql clusters](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/postgresql-clusters.md>), [Database](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/database.md>), [Processes](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/processes.md>), [servers](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/servers.md>)

Tags: [community](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/community.md>), [database](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/database.md>), [databases](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/databases.md>), [errors](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/errors.md>), [memory](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/memory.md>), [postgres](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/postgres.md>), [process](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/process.md>), [recap](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/recap.md>), [sql](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/sql.md>), [support](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/support.md>)

## AI overview

This article explains the Postgres error that occurs when the maximum number of simultaneous database connections is reached and some slots remain reserved for superusers. It describes how high connection counts consume operating-system processes and memory, explains how Neon manages max_connections according to compute size and memory, and shows how to check the limit with SHOW max_connections.

## Source excerpt

At Neon Support, we've noticed users occasionally encountering connection limit errors while connecting applications to their databases. Today, we're sharing insights from our support exchanges to help you understand and avoid this issue in your setup. Specifically, our users som...