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Filipe CabaçoandIvan Vasilov 29e47821f5 fix(realtime): add pg changes pool to realtime settings (#49256)
## I have read the
[CONTRIBUTING.md](https://github.com/supabase/supabase/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md)
file.

YES

## What kind of change does this PR introduce?

Feature — adds a new Realtime setting to configure the Postgres Changes
connection pool size.

## What is the current behavior?

The Realtime settings page only exposes the connection pool used for
Realtime Authorization (`connection_pool`). The pool that Realtime uses
for Postgres Changes is not surfaced anywhere in the dashboard, so
projects that need to tune it have no self-serve way to do so — the only
option is to contact support.

## What is the new behavior?

The Realtime settings page now includes a **Postgres Changes connection
pool size** field:

- Reads `postgres_changes_pool` from the project's Realtime config,
falling back to a default of `2` when no override is stored.
- Validates input from `1` through `20` (`MAX_POSTGRES_CHANGES_POOL`),
and submits the value as a number in the config `PATCH` payload.
- Docs (`apps/docs/content/guides/realtime/settings.mdx`) are expanded
with sizing guidance for both connection pools, plus limits,
resource-usage notes, and the operational error codes to look for.

<img width="1160" height="166" alt="Screenshot 2026-08-19 at 13 59 04"
src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/fd3ee29e-e9bf-438b-970f-8008ec57020f"
/>

## Additional context

The named `RealtimeConfigResponse` / `UpdateRealtimeConfigBody` schemas
in the generated `api-types` package do not carry
`postgres_changes_pool` yet, so both the query and mutation types extend
the generated schema locally — the same pattern already used elsewhere
in `apps/studio/data/`. Once the platform OpenAPI spec ships the field
and `api-types` is regenerated, those two local intersections can be
dropped.

Covered by component tests in `RealtimeSettings.test.tsx` for both the
fetch and save paths.

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## Summary by CodeRabbit

* **New Features**
* Added a Realtime setting to configure the Postgres Changes connection
pool size.
  * Connection pools support 1–20 connections, with a default of 2.
  * Saving the setting now applies the configured value correctly.

* **Documentation**
* Expanded Realtime Settings guidance with configuration limits,
resource usage, channel access, payload and presence limits, plan
ceilings, spend-cap restrictions, and operational error codes.
* Added guidance for sizing authorization and Postgres Changes
connection pools.
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Co-authored-by: Ivan Vasilov <vasilov.ivan@gmail.com>
2026-08-21 09:08:28 +01:00
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2026-07-01 12:59:00 +02:00
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