*Max open* | The maximum number of open connections to the database, default `unlimited`.
*Max open* | The maximum number of open connections to the database, default `unlimited` (Grafana v5.4+).
*Max idle* | The maximum number of connections in the idle connection pool, default `2`.
*Max idle* | The maximum number of connections in the idle connection pool, default `2` (Grafana v5.4+).
*Max lifetime* | The maximum amount of time in seconds a connection may be reused, default `14400` (4 hours).
*Max lifetime* | The maximum amount of time in seconds a connection may be reused, default `14400`/4 hours. This should always be lower than configured [wait_timeout](https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/8.0/en/server-system-variables.html#sysvar_wait_timeout) in MySQL (Grafana v5.4+).
*SSL Mode* | This option determines whether or with what priority a secure SSL TCP/IP connection will be negotiated with the server.
*SSL Mode* | This option determines whether or with what priority a secure SSL TCP/IP connection will be negotiated with the server.
*Max open* | The maximum number of open connections to the database, default `unlimited`.
*Max open* | The maximum number of open connections to the database, default `unlimited` (Grafana v5.4+).
*Max idle* | The maximum number of connections in the idle connection pool, default `2`.
*Max idle* | The maximum number of connections in the idle connection pool, default `2` (Grafana v5.4+).
*Max lifetime* | The maximum amount of time in seconds a connection may be reused, default `14400` (4 hours).
*Max lifetime* | The maximum amount of time in seconds a connection may be reused, default `14400`/4 hours (Grafana v5.4+).
*Version* | This option determines which functions are available in the query builder (only available in Grafana 5.3+).
*Version* | This option determines which functions are available in the query builder (only available in Grafana 5.3+).
*TimescaleDB* | TimescaleDB is a time-series database built as a PostgreSQL extension. If enabled, Grafana will use `time_bucket` in the `$__timeGroup` macro and display TimescaleDB specific aggregate functions in the query builder (only available in Grafana 5.3+).
*TimescaleDB* | TimescaleDB is a time-series database built as a PostgreSQL extension. If enabled, Grafana will use `time_bucket` in the `$__timeGroup` macro and display TimescaleDB specific aggregate functions in the query builder (only available in Grafana 5.3+).