From: Robert Haas <rhaas@postgresql.org>
Date: Thu, 16 May 2024 12:44:27 +0000 (-0400)
Subject: Document that increasing max_connections uses more resources.
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Document that increasing max_connections uses more resources.

Roberto Mello

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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml
index 3777cfa52a7..698169afdb6 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml
@@ -707,6 +707,12 @@ include_dir 'conf.d'
         only be set at server start.
        </para>
 
+       <para>
+        PostgreSQL sizes certain resources based directly on the value of
+        <varname>max_connections</varname>. Increasing its value leads to
+        higher allocation of those resources, including shared memory.
+       </para>
+
        <para>
         When running a standby server, you must set this parameter to the
         same or higher value than on the primary server. Otherwise, queries