diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index da20ebe..b8e1c1f 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@ DEV_MODE=false
 APP_LISTEN_ADDRESS=127.0.0.1
 APP_LISTEN_PORT=3000
 APP_BEHIND_PROXY=false
-DATABASE_LOCATION=./people.db
+DATABASE_DSN="host=localhost user=camarades password=camarades dbname=camarades port=5432 sslmode=disable TimeZone=Europe/Zurich"
 SESSIONS_LOCATION=./sessions.db
diff --git a/helpers/config.go b/helpers/config.go
index 835b7a1..e87443d 100644
--- a/helpers/config.go
+++ b/helpers/config.go
@@ -15,8 +15,7 @@ type Config struct {
 		BehindProxy   bool   `env:"APP_BEHIND_PROXY"`
 	}
 	Database struct {
-		Location string `env:"DATABASE_LOCATION"`
-		DSN      string `env:"DATABASE_DSN"`
+		DSN string `env:"DATABASE_DSN"`
 	}
 	Sessions struct {
 		Location string `env:"SESSIONS_LOCATION"`
diff --git a/helpers/database.go b/helpers/database.go
index e4bc052..00ed2f8 100644
--- a/helpers/database.go
+++ b/helpers/database.go
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@ func GetDatabase() (*gorm.DB, error) {
 		return database, err
 	}
 
-	db.SetMaxOpenConns(1)
+	db.SetMaxIdleConns(10)
+	db.SetMaxOpenConns(50)
 
 	err = database.AutoMigrate(
 		&models.User{},