diff --git a/helmfile/apps/services/values-mariadb.yaml.gotmpl b/helmfile/apps/services/values-mariadb.yaml.gotmpl
index fc5109b0..c4af2181 100644
--- a/helmfile/apps/services/values-mariadb.yaml.gotmpl
+++ b/helmfile/apps/services/values-mariadb.yaml.gotmpl
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 ---
 cleanup:
   deletePodsOnSuccess: {{ .Values.debug.cleanup.deletePodsOnSuccess }}
+  deletePodsOnSuccessTimeout: {{ .Values.debug.cleanup.deletePodsOnSuccessTimeout }}
 
 containerSecurityContext:
   allowPrivilegeEscalation: false
@@ -35,19 +36,32 @@ job:
   retries: 10
   wait: 30
   users:
-    - username: "xwiki_user"
-      password: {{ .Values.secrets.mariadb.xwikiUser | quote }}
-    - username: "openxchange_user"
-      password: {{ .Values.secrets.mariadb.openxchangeUser | quote }}
-    - username: "nextcloud_user"
+    - username: {{ .Values.databases.nextcloud.username | quote }}
       password: {{ .Values.secrets.mariadb.nextcloudUser | quote}}
+      connectionLimit: {{ .Values.databases.nextcloud.connectionLimit | default .Values.databases.defaults.userConnectionLimit }}
+    # OX and XWiki are using the db's `root` users (see `database.yaml`). So we are statically referencing their dedicated
+    # users for the moment.
+    - username: "openxchange_user"
+    # - username: {{ .Values.databases.xwiki.username | quote }}
+      password: {{ .Values.secrets.mariadb.openxchangeUser | quote }}
+      connectionLimit: {{ .Values.databases.oxAppsuite.connectionLimit | default .Values.databases.defaults.userConnectionLimit }}
+    - username: "xwiki_user"
+    # - username: {{ .Values.databases.oxAppsuite.username | quote }}
+      password: {{ .Values.secrets.mariadb.xwikiUser | quote }}
+      connectionLimit: {{ .Values.databases.xwiki.connectionLimit | default .Values.databases.defaults.userConnectionLimit }}
   databases:
-    - name: "xwiki"
-      user: "xwiki_user"
-    - name: "nextcloud"
-      user: "nextcloud_user"
+    - name: {{ .Values.databases.nextcloud.name | quote }}
+      user: {{ .Values.databases.nextcloud.username | quote }}
+    # OX and XWiki are using the db's `root` users (see `database.yaml`). So we are statically referencing their dedicated
+    # users for the moment.
     - name: "openxchange"
       user: "openxchange_user"
+    # - name: {{ .Values.databases.oxAppsuite.name | quote }}
+    #   user: {{ .Values.databases.oxAppsuite.username | quote }}
+    - name: "xwiki"
+      user: "xwiki_user"
+    # - name: {{ .Values.databases.xwiki.name | quote }}
+    #   user: {{ .Values.databases.xwiki.username | quote }}
 
 mariadb:
   rootPassword: {{ .Values.secrets.mariadb.rootPassword | quote }}
diff --git a/helmfile/apps/services/values-minio.yaml.gotmpl b/helmfile/apps/services/values-minio.yaml.gotmpl
index ac184b1e..cc893b80 100644
--- a/helmfile/apps/services/values-minio.yaml.gotmpl
+++ b/helmfile/apps/services/values-minio.yaml.gotmpl
@@ -85,7 +85,8 @@ persistence:
 provisioning:
   enabled: true
   cleanupAfterFinished:
-    enabled: true
+    enabled: {{ .Values.debug.cleanup.deletePodsOnSuccess }}
+    seconds: {{ .Values.debug.cleanup.deletePodsOnSuccessTimeout }}
   extraCommands:
     - "mc anonymous set download provisioning/ums/portal-assets"
   buckets:
diff --git a/helmfile/apps/services/values-postgresql.yaml.gotmpl b/helmfile/apps/services/values-postgresql.yaml.gotmpl
index c0cf5328..f41cc5f9 100644
--- a/helmfile/apps/services/values-postgresql.yaml.gotmpl
+++ b/helmfile/apps/services/values-postgresql.yaml.gotmpl
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Bundesministerium des Innern und für Heimat, PG ZenDiS "Projektgruppe für Aufbau ZenDiS"
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 ---
+cleanup:
+  deletePodsOnSuccess: {{ .Values.debug.cleanup.deletePodsOnSuccess }}
+  deletePodsOnSuccessTimeout: {{ .Values.debug.cleanup.deletePodsOnSuccessTimeout }}
+
 containerSecurityContext:
   allowPrivilegeEscalation: false
   capabilities:
@@ -17,8 +21,6 @@ containerSecurityContext:
   seLinuxOptions:
     {{ .Values.seLinuxOptions.postgresql | toYaml | nindent 4 }}
 
-job:
-
 podSecurityContext:
   enabled: true
   fsGroup: 1001
@@ -43,36 +45,43 @@ image:
 
 job:
   users:
-    - username: "keycloak_user"
+    - username: {{ .Values.databases.keycloak.username | quote }}
       password: {{ .Values.secrets.postgresql.keycloakUser | quote }}
-    - username: "openproject_user"
+      connectionLimit: {{ .Values.databases.keycloak.connectionLimit | default .Values.databases.defaults.userConnectionLimit }}
+    - username: {{ .Values.databases.openproject.username | quote }}
       password: {{ .Values.secrets.postgresql.openprojectUser | quote }}
-    - username: "keycloak_extensions_user"
+      connectionLimit: {{ .Values.databases.openproject.connectionLimit | default .Values.databases.defaults.userConnectionLimit }}
+    - username: {{ .Values.databases.keycloakExtension.username | quote }}
       password: {{ .Values.secrets.postgresql.keycloakExtensionUser | quote }}
-    - username: "matrix_user"
+      connectionLimit: {{ .Values.databases.keycloakExtension.connectionLimit | default .Values.databases.defaults.userConnectionLimit }}
+    - username: {{ .Values.databases.synapse.username | quote }}
       password: {{ .Values.secrets.postgresql.matrixUser | quote }}
-    - username: "notificationsapi_user"
+      connectionLimit: {{ .Values.databases.synapse.connectionLimit | default .Values.databases.defaults.userConnectionLimit }}
+    - username: {{ .Values.databases.umsNotificationsApi.username | quote }}
       password: {{ .Values.secrets.postgresql.umsNotificationsApiUser | quote }}
-    - username: "guardianmanagementapi_user"
+      connectionLimit: {{ .Values.databases.umsNotificationsApi.connectionLimit | default .Values.databases.defaults.userConnectionLimit }}
+    - username: {{ .Values.databases.umsGuardianManagementApi.username | quote }}
       password: {{ .Values.secrets.postgresql.umsGuardianManagementApiUser | quote }}
-    - username: "selfservice_user"
+      connectionLimit: {{ .Values.databases.umsGuardianManagementApi.connectionLimit | default .Values.databases.defaults.userConnectionLimit }}
+    - username: {{ .Values.databases.umsSelfservice.username | quote }}
       password: {{ .Values.secrets.postgresql.umsSelfserviceUser | quote }}
+      connectionLimit: {{ .Values.databases.umsSelfservice.connectionLimit | default .Values.databases.defaults.userConnectionLimit }}
   databases:
-    - name: "keycloak"
-      user: "keycloak_user"
-    - name: "keycloak_extensions"
-      user: "keycloak_extensions_user"
-    - name: "openproject"
-      user: "openproject_user"
-    - name: "matrix"
-      user: "matrix_user"
+    - name: {{ .Values.databases.keycloak.name | quote }}
+      user: {{ .Values.databases.keycloak.username | quote }}
+    - name: {{ .Values.databases.keycloakExtension.name | quote }}
+      user: {{ .Values.databases.keycloakExtension.username | quote }}
+    - name: {{ .Values.databases.openproject.name | quote }}
+      user: {{ .Values.databases.openproject.username | quote }}
+    - name: {{ .Values.databases.synapse.name | quote }}
+      user: {{ .Values.databases.synapse.username | quote }}
       additionalParams: "ENCODING 'UTF8' LC_COLLATE='C' LC_CTYPE='C' template=template0"
-    - name: "guardianmanagementapi"
-      user: "guardianmanagementapi_user"
-    - name: "notificationsapi"
-      user: "notificationsapi_user"
-    - name: "selfservice"
-      user: "selfservice_user"
+    - name: {{ .Values.databases.umsGuardianManagementApi.name | quote }}
+      user: {{ .Values.databases.umsGuardianManagementApi.username | quote }}
+    - name: {{ .Values.databases.umsNotificationsApi.name | quote }}
+      user: {{ .Values.databases.umsNotificationsApi.username | quote }}
+    - name: {{ .Values.databases.umsSelfservice.name | quote }}
+      user: {{ .Values.databases.umsSelfservice.username | quote }}
 
 persistence:
   storageClass: {{ .Values.persistence.storageClassNames.RWO | quote }}
diff --git a/helmfile/environments/default/charts.yaml b/helmfile/environments/default/charts.yaml
index 7315c3d4..74b3ec3f 100644
--- a/helmfile/environments/default/charts.yaml
+++ b/helmfile/environments/default/charts.yaml
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ charts:
     registry: "registry.opencode.de"
     repository: "bmi/opendesk/components/platform-development/charts/opendesk-mariadb"
     name: "mariadb"
-    version: "2.2.1"
+    version: "2.3.1"
     verify: true
   matrixNeoboardWidget:
     # providerCategory: "Platform"
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ charts:
     registry: "registry.opencode.de"
     repository: "bmi/opendesk/components/platform-development/charts/opendesk-postgresql"
     name: "postgresql"
-    version: "2.0.5"
+    version: "2.1.1"
     verify: true
   redis:
     # providerCategory: "Community"
diff --git a/helmfile/environments/default/database.yaml b/helmfile/environments/default/database.yaml
index d0cd6a2b..7b41f943 100644
--- a/helmfile/environments/default/database.yaml
+++ b/helmfile/environments/default/database.yaml
@@ -2,62 +2,76 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 ---
 databases:
+  defaults:
+    userConnectionLimit: 100
   keycloak:
     name: "keycloak"
     host: "postgresql"
     port: 5432
     username: "keycloak_user"
     password: ""
+    connectionLimit: ~
   keycloakExtension:
     name: "keycloak_extensions"
     host: "postgresql"
     port: 5432
     username: "keycloak_extensions_user"
     password: ""
+    connectionLimit: ~
   nextcloud:
     name: "nextcloud"
     host: "mariadb"
     port: 3306
     username: "nextcloud_user"
     password: ""
+    connectionLimit: ~
   openproject:
     name: "openproject"
     host: "postgresql"
     port: 5432
     username: "openproject_user"
     password: ""
+    connectionLimit: ~
   oxAppsuite:
-    host: "mariadb"
     name: "configdb"
+    host: "mariadb"
+    port: 3306
     username: "root"
     password: ""
+    connectionLimit: ~
   synapse:
-    host: "postgresql"
     name: "matrix"
+    host: "postgresql"
+    port: 5432
     username: "matrix_user"
     password: ""
-    port: 5432
+    connectionLimit: ~
   umsGuardianManagementApi:
     name: "guardianmanagementapi"
     host: "postgresql"
     port: 5432
     username: "guardianmanagementapi_user"
     password: ""
+    connectionLimit: ~
   umsNotificationsApi:
     name: "notificationsapi"
     host: "postgresql"
     port: 5432
     username: "notificationsapi_user"
     password: ""
+    connectionLimit: ~
   umsSelfservice:
     name: "selfservice"
     host: "postgresql"
     port: 5432
     username: "selfservice_user"
     password: ""
+    connectionLimit: 10
   xwiki:
     name: "xwiki"
     host: "mariadb"
+    port: 3306
     username: "root"
     password: ""
+    connectionLimit: ~
 ...