3 files changed, 8 insertions, 22 deletions

diff --git a/internal/config/README.md b/internal/config/README.md
index 87d6fa1..79e1b89 100644
--- a/internal/config/README.md
+++ b/internal/config/README.md
@@ -75,11 +75,8 @@ database:
   # Path to SQLite database file
   path: "relay.db"
 
-  # Maximum number of open connections
-  max_connections: 10
-
-  # Connection max lifetime
-  max_lifetime: "1h"
+  # Note: Connection pooling is automatically configured for SQLite.
+  # SQLite uses a single connection for optimal performance.
 
 # Authentication configuration
 auth:
@@ -264,8 +261,6 @@ Server:
 
 Database:
   Path: "relay.db"
-  MaxConnections: 10
-  MaxLifetime: 1h
 
 Auth:
   Enabled: false
diff --git a/internal/config/config.go b/internal/config/config.go
index 87ca4eb..91e79f7 100644
--- a/internal/config/config.go
+++ b/internal/config/config.go
@@ -31,9 +31,9 @@ type ServerConfig struct {
 
 // DatabaseConfig holds database configuration.
 type DatabaseConfig struct {
-        Path           string        `yaml:"path"`
-        MaxConnections int           `yaml:"max_connections"`
-        MaxLifetime    time.Duration `yaml:"max_lifetime"`
+        Path string `yaml:"path"`
+        // Note: SQLite connection pooling is handled internally in the storage layer.
+        // SQLite works best with a single connection due to its single-writer architecture.
 }
 
 // AuthConfig holds authentication configuration.
@@ -106,9 +106,7 @@ func Default() *Config {
                         WriteTimeout: 30 * time.Second,
                 },
                 Database: DatabaseConfig{
-                        Path:           "relay.db",
-                        MaxConnections: 10,
-                        MaxLifetime:    1 * time.Hour,
+                        Path: "relay.db",
                 },
                 Auth: AuthConfig{
                         Enabled:         false,
@@ -239,12 +237,6 @@ func applyEnvOverrides(cfg *Config) {
         if val := os.Getenv("MUXSTR_DATABASE_PATH"); val != "" {
                 cfg.Database.Path = val
         }
-        if val := os.Getenv("MUXSTR_DATABASE_MAX_CONNECTIONS"); val != "" {
-                var n int
-                if _, err := fmt.Sscanf(val, "%d", &n); err == nil {
-                        cfg.Database.MaxConnections = n
-                }
-        }
 
         // Auth
         if val := os.Getenv("MUXSTR_AUTH_ENABLED"); val != "" {
diff --git a/internal/config/config_test.go b/internal/config/config_test.go
index 50d9b67..e1df1aa 100644
--- a/internal/config/config_test.go
+++ b/internal/config/config_test.go
@@ -257,7 +257,6 @@ server:
 
 database:
   path: "test.db"
-  max_lifetime: "30m"
 
 rate_limit:
   cleanup_interval: "10m"
@@ -282,7 +281,7 @@ rate_limit:
                 t.Errorf("expected write timeout 2m, got %v", cfg.Server.WriteTimeout)
         }
 
-        if cfg.Database.MaxLifetime != 30*time.Minute {
-                t.Errorf("expected max lifetime 30m, got %v", cfg.Database.MaxLifetime)
+        if cfg.RateLimit.CleanupInterval != 10*time.Minute {
+                t.Errorf("expected cleanup interval 10m, got %v", cfg.RateLimit.CleanupInterval)
         }
 }