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**Problem**: we grab the extension age for things like pginsights etc via the postgres_exporter. But, the extension version changes via `session_preload_libraries` for new connections only, which means our metrics are wrong as postgres_exporter keeps connections open for a very long time. **Solution**: set max connection lifetime to an hour - at the hour mark, `sql.DB` closes a connection after a query returns it to the pool and opens a new connection.
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Problem: we grab the extension age for things like pginsights etc via
the postgres_exporter. But, the extension version changes via
session_preload_librariesfor new connections only, which means ourmetrics are wrong as postgres_exporter keeps connections open for a very
long time.
Solution: set max connection lifetime to an hour - at the hour
mark,
sql.DBcloses a connection after a query returns it to the pooland opens a new connection.