diff --git a/COUCHDB_SETUP.md b/COUCHDB_SETUP.md
index 3d16bd8..8006b9d 100644
--- a/COUCHDB_SETUP.md
+++ b/COUCHDB_SETUP.md
@@ -131,8 +131,9 @@ COUCHDB_USER=admin
 COUCHDB_PASSWORD=admin
 COUCHDB_SECRET=some-random-secret-string
 
-# Legacy MongoDB (keep for migration if needed)
-# MONGO_URI=mongodb://localhost:27017/adopt-a-street
+# CouchDB Connection Pool Settings (Optional)
+COUCHDB_MAX_CONNECTIONS=10
+COUCHDB_REQUEST_TIMEOUT=30000
 ```
 
 ## Migration from MongoDB
diff --git a/backend/.env.example b/backend/.env.example
index a922ad1..e4a342d 100644
--- a/backend/.env.example
+++ b/backend/.env.example
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
-# MongoDB Configuration (Legacy - being migrated to CouchDB)
-MONGO_URI=mongodb://localhost:27017/adopt-a-street
-
-# CouchDB Configuration (New primary database)
+# CouchDB Configuration (Primary database)
 COUCHDB_URL=http://localhost:5984
 COUCHDB_DB_NAME=adopt-a-street
 COUCHDB_USER=admin
 COUCHDB_PASSWORD=admin
 
+# Optional: CouchDB Connection Pool Settings
+COUCHDB_MAX_CONNECTIONS=10
+COUCHDB_REQUEST_TIMEOUT=30000
+
 # JWT Authentication
 JWT_SECRET=your_jwt_secret_key_here_change_in_production