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Before a Launch

Product Hunt, a major marketing campaign, or a new feature release can bring a wave of concurrent users that your database isn't used to.

Pre-Launch Checklist​

Use pgpulse to verify your foundation before the traffic hits:

  1. Check Connection Headroom: Ensure your max_connections and pooler settings have enough room for a 5x increase in traffic.
  2. Establish a CPU Baseline: What is your typical idle and peak CPU? If you're already at 50%, you may need to upgrade your instance size.
  3. Squash Slow Queries: Filter by latency in pgpulse and fix the top 3 biggest offenders.
  4. Enable Alerts: Set your alert thresholds conservatively so you're notified early of any deviations.

The "War Room" View​

During the launch, keep the pgpulse Golden Signals dashboard open. Monitor for "queuing" or "lock wait" spikes—these are often early indicators of a bottleneck that will soon lead to timeouts.