Configuration

Deprecated

Use Grove instead.

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Updated31 Jul 2026

Sourcev1/extensions/database/configuration.mdx

Root Config (`database.Config`)01

Databases []DatabaseConfig
Default string
RequireConfig bool

Default Behavior02

When no config is found and no effective programmatic config is provided, the extension defaults to one in-memory sqlite database:

name: default
type: sqlite
dsn: file::memory:?cache=shared

Config Loading Order03

On register:

bind extensions.database if present
else bind database if present
else use programmatic/default behavior

If RequireConfig == true and no config file key is found, register fails.

Database Entry (`DatabaseConfig`)04

Core fields:

Name
Type
DSN

Pooling fields:

MaxOpenConns
MaxIdleConns
ConnMaxLifetime
ConnMaxIdleTime

Retry and timeout fields:

MaxRetries
RetryDelay
ConnectionTimeout
QueryTimeout

Observability fields:

SlowQueryThreshold
DisableSlowQueryLogging
AutoExplainThreshold

Health fields:

HealthCheckInterval

Extra backend-specific values:

Config map[string]any

Validation Rules05

Validation fails when:

no databases configured
duplicate database names
empty Name, Type, or DSN
negative pool/timeout values
MaxIdleConns > MaxOpenConns

Programmatic Configuration Example06

dbExt := database.NewExtension(
    database.WithDefault("primary"),
    database.WithDatabases(
        database.DatabaseConfig{
            Name:                "primary",
            Type:                database.TypePostgres,
            DSN:                 os.Getenv("DATABASE_URL"),
            MaxOpenConns:        40,
            MaxIdleConns:        10,
            ConnMaxLifetime:     10 * time.Minute,
            ConnMaxIdleTime:     5 * time.Minute,
            MaxRetries:          3,
            RetryDelay:          time.Second,
            ConnectionTimeout:   10 * time.Second,
            QueryTimeout:        30 * time.Second,
            SlowQueryThreshold:  200 * time.Millisecond,
            AutoExplainThreshold: 1 * time.Second,
        },
        database.DatabaseConfig{
            Name: "analytics",
            Type: database.TypeMongoDB,
            DSN:  os.Getenv("MONGO_URL"),
            Config: map[string]any{
                "database": "analytics",
            },
        },
    ),
)

YAML Example07

extensions:
  database:
    default: primary
    databases:
      - name: primary
        type: postgres
        dsn: ${DATABASE_URL}
        max_open_conns: 40
        max_idle_conns: 10
        conn_max_lifetime: 10m
        conn_max_idle_time: 5m
        max_retries: 3
        retry_delay: 1s
        connection_timeout: 10s
        query_timeout: 30s
        slow_query_threshold: 200ms
        auto_explain_threshold: 1s

      - name: cache
        type: redis
        dsn: ${REDIS_URL}

Security Note: DSN Logging08

Use database.MaskDSN(dsn, dbType) for safe logs.

It masks credentials for postgres, mysql, mongodb, and redis DSN formats.

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Root Config (database.Config)01