---
name: "sqlr-scaler"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "sqlrelay"
version: "1:0.39.4-6"
release: "Debian 5.0 (Lenny)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/sqlr-scaler"
---

# sqlr-scaler(8)

fire up new connections on demand

## NAME

sqlr-scaler - fire up new connections on demand

## SYNOPSIS

**sqlr-scaler** \[**-id** *ID*\] \[**-config** *CONFIGFILE*\]

## DESCRIPTION

You can start as many **sqlr-connection** daemons as you like. If you start fewer than the maximum number defined for the *ID*, the **sqlr-scaler** daemon will fire up new connections on demand. The new connections will time out after a period of inactivity and shut down on their own.

## OPTIONS

*CONFIGFILE* is the filename of the configuration file to use. The default configuration file is */etc/sqlrelay.conf*.

*ID* is the same as the *ID* argument in the **sqlr-connection** daemon and associates a scaler with a pool of connections.

Only one scaler needs to be established for a given *ID*.

## SEE ALSO

[sqlr-connection(8)](/sqlr-connection/8.md)

## AUTHOR

This manual page was written by Andreas Tille \<tille@debian.org\>, for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).