diff --git a/docs/my-website/docs/proxy/configs.md b/docs/my-website/docs/proxy/configs.md
index 786df59c2e..e9fd4cda4b 100644
--- a/docs/my-website/docs/proxy/configs.md
+++ b/docs/my-website/docs/proxy/configs.md
@@ -538,17 +538,13 @@ model_list: # will route requests to the least busy ollama model
       api_base: "http://127.0.0.1:8003"
 ```
 
-## Max Parallel Requests
 
-To rate limit a user based on the number of parallel requests, e.g.: 
-if user's parallel requests > x, send a 429 error
-if user's parallel requests <= x, let them use the API freely.
-
-set the max parallel request limit on the config.yaml (note: this expects the user to be passing in an api key).
+## Configure DB Pool Limits + Connection Timeouts 
 
 ```yaml
-general_settings:
-  max_parallel_requests: 100 # max parallel requests for a user = 100
+general_settings: 
+  database_connection_pool_limit: 100 # sets connection pool for prisma client to postgres db at 100
+  database_connection_timeout: 60 # sets a 60s timeout for any connection call to the db 
 ```
 
 ## All settings 
@@ -577,6 +573,8 @@ general_settings:
     "key_management_system": "google_kms", # either google_kms or azure_kms
     "master_key": "string",
     "database_url": "string",
+    "database_connection_pool_limit": 0, # default 100
+    "database_connection_timeout": 0, # default 60s
     "database_type": "dynamo_db",
     "database_args": {
       "billing_mode": "PROVISIONED_THROUGHPUT",
diff --git a/litellm/proxy/_types.py b/litellm/proxy/_types.py
index 5d74b9dede..827a25a2b2 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/_types.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/_types.py
@@ -311,6 +311,13 @@ class ConfigGeneralSettings(LiteLLMBase):
         None,
         description="connect to a postgres db - needed for generating temporary keys + tracking spend / key",
     )
+    database_connection_pool_limit: Optional[int] = Field(
+        100,
+        description="default connection pool for prisma client connecting to postgres db",
+    )
+    database_connection_timeout: Optional[float] = Field(
+        60, description="default timeout for a connection to the database"
+    )
     database_type: Optional[Literal["dynamo_db"]] = Field(
         None, description="to use dynamodb instead of postgres db"
     )
diff --git a/litellm/proxy/proxy_cli.py b/litellm/proxy/proxy_cli.py
index de21d0147e..f6034cba3a 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/proxy_cli.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/proxy_cli.py
@@ -409,6 +409,8 @@ def run_server(
                 "uvicorn, gunicorn needs to be imported. Run - `pip install 'litellm[proxy]'`"
             )
 
+        db_connection_pool_limit = 100
+        db_connection_timeout = 60
         if config is not None:
             """
             Allow user to pass in db url via config
@@ -427,6 +429,12 @@ def run_server(
                 proxy_config.load_config(router=None, config_file_path=config)
             )
             database_url = general_settings.get("database_url", None)
+            db_connection_pool_limit = general_settings.get(
+                "database_connection_pool_limit", 100
+            )
+            db_connection_timeout = general_settings.get(
+                "database_connection_timeout", 60
+            )
             if database_url and database_url.startswith("os.environ/"):
                 original_dir = os.getcwd()
                 # set the working directory to where this script is
@@ -447,14 +455,19 @@ def run_server(
             try:
                 if os.getenv("DATABASE_URL", None) is not None:
                     ### add connection pool + pool timeout args
-                    params = {"connection_limit": 100, "pool_timeout": 60}
+                    params = {
+                        "connection_limit": db_connection_pool_limit,
+                        "pool_timeout": db_connection_timeout,
+                    }
                     database_url = os.getenv("DATABASE_URL")
                     modified_url = append_query_params(database_url, params)
                     os.environ["DATABASE_URL"] = modified_url
-                    ###
                 if os.getenv("DIRECT_URL", None) is not None:
                     ### add connection pool + pool timeout args
-                    params = {"connection_limit": 100, "pool_timeout": 60}
+                    params = {
+                        "connection_limit": db_connection_pool_limit,
+                        "pool_timeout": db_connection_timeout,
+                    }
                     database_url = os.getenv("DIRECT_URL")
                     modified_url = append_query_params(database_url, params)
                     os.environ["DIRECT_URL"] = modified_url