diff --git a/atlas/templates/cmd/server/config.go.gotmpl b/atlas/templates/cmd/server/config.go.gotmpl
index ca4be28..dd389dd 100644
--- a/atlas/templates/cmd/server/config.go.gotmpl
+++ b/atlas/templates/cmd/server/config.go.gotmpl
@@ -29,6 +29,12 @@ const (
 	defaultDatabaseSSL      = "disable"
 	defaultDatabaseOption   = ""
 
+	defaultDatabaseOpenConn    = 10
+	defaultDatabaseMaxIdleConn = 10
+	defaultDatabaseMaxConnLifetime = 30 * time.Minute
+	defaultDatabaseMaxConnIdleTime = 10 * time.Minute
+
+
 	// PubSub
 	defaultPubsubEnable    =  {{ if .WithPubsub }}true{{ else }}false{{ end }}
 	defaultPubsubAddress   = "pubsub.atlas"
@@ -113,6 +119,11 @@ var (
 	flagDatabasePassword = pflag.String("database.password", defaultDatabasePassword, "database password")
 	flagDatabaseSSL      = pflag.String("database.ssl", defaultDatabaseSSL, "database ssl mode")
 	flagDatabaseOption   = pflag.String("database.option", defaultDatabaseOption, "define custom option to db driver")
+	flagDatabaseMaxOpenConns   = pflag.Int("database.max.open.conns", defaultDatabaseOpenConn, "Database max open connections")
+	flagDatabaseMaxIdleConns   = pflag.Int("database.max.idle.conns", defaultDatabaseMaxIdleConn, "Database max idle connections")
+	flagDatabaseConnLifeTime   = pflag.Duration("database.max.conn.lifetime", defaultDatabaseMaxConnLifetime, "Database max connection lifetime")
+	flagDatabasMaxIdleTime     = pflag.Duration("database.max.conn.idle.time", defaultDatabaseMaxConnIdleTime, "Database max connection idle time")
+	flagDatabaseDebugMode      = pflag.Bool("database.log.mode", false, "enable database query log mode")
 
 	flagPubsubEnable       = pflag.Bool("atlas.pubsub.enable", defaultPubsubEnable, "enable application with pubsub")
 	flagPubsubAddress      = pflag.String("atlas.pubsub.address", defaultPubsubAddress, "address or FQDN of the pubsub service")
diff --git a/atlas/templates/cmd/server/grpc.go.gotmpl b/atlas/templates/cmd/server/grpc.go.gotmpl
index a14f024..3069b85 100644
--- a/atlas/templates/cmd/server/grpc.go.gotmpl
+++ b/atlas/templates/cmd/server/grpc.go.gotmpl
@@ -50,7 +50,9 @@ func NewGRPCServer(logger *logrus.Logger{{ if or .WithPublishTopic .WithSubscrib
 	db, err := gorm.Open("postgres", dbConnectionString)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
-	}{{ end }}
+	}
+	configureDBConns(db)
+	{{ end }}
 	// register service implementation with the grpcServer
 	s, err := svc.NewBasicServer({{ if or .WithPublishTopic .WithSubscribeTopic }}pubsub{{ if .WithDatabase }}, {{ end }}{{ end }}{{ if .WithDatabase }}db{{ end }})
 	if err != nil {
@@ -62,3 +64,13 @@ func NewGRPCServer(logger *logrus.Logger{{ if or .WithPublishTopic .WithSubscrib
 
 	return grpcServer, nil
 }
+
+{{ if .WithDatabase }}
+// configureDBConns sets the db connection string
+func configureDBConns(db *gorm.DB) {
+	db.LogMode(viper.GetBool("database.log.mode"))
+	db.DB().SetMaxOpenConns(viper.GetInt("database.max.open.conns"))
+	db.DB().SetMaxIdleConns(viper.GetInt("database.max.idle.conns"))
+	db.DB().SetConnMaxLifetime(viper.GetDuration("database.max.conn.lifetime"))
+	db.DB().SetConnMaxIdleTime(viper.GetDuration("database.max.conn.idle.time"))
+}{{ end }}