diff --git a/example.deploy.properties b/example.deploy.properties
index 38034236..ec5fa830 100644
--- a/example.deploy.properties
+++ b/example.deploy.properties
@@ -63,15 +63,18 @@ Vitro.smtpHost =
 #
 # The basic parameters for a MySQL database connection. Change the end of the 
 # URL to reflect your database name (if it is not "vitro"). Change the username 
-# and password to match the authorized user you created in MySQL.
+# and password to match the authorized user you created in MySQL. Increase the
+# maximum size of the database connection pool if you need to serve a greater
+# number of concurrent page requests.
 #
 VitroConnection.DataSource.url = jdbc:mysql://localhost/vitrodb
 VitroConnection.DataSource.username = vitrodbUsername
 VitroConnection.DataSource.password = vitrodbPassword
+VitroConnection.DataSource.pool.maxActive = 320
 
 #
 # The name of your first admin user for the VIVO application. The password for
 # for this user is initially set to "defaultAdmin", but you will be asked to 
 # change the password the first time you login.
 #
-initialAdminUser = defaultAdmin
\ No newline at end of file
+initialAdminUser = defaultAdmin