diff --git a/.env b/.env
index 65fb54cb04..bc2b32cde8 100644
--- a/.env
+++ b/.env
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ _APP_DB_SCHEMA=appwrite
 _APP_DB_USER=user
 _APP_DB_PASS=password
 _APP_DB_ROOT_PASS=rootsecretpassword
+_APP_DB_MAX_CONNECTIONS=1001
 _APP_STORAGE_DEVICE=Local
 _APP_STORAGE_S3_ACCESS_KEY=
 _APP_STORAGE_S3_SECRET=