Why ‘How Much Concurrency Can Spring Boot 3 Handle?’ Is Misleading – A Deep Dive into Max Connections
The article shows that Spring Boot itself does not limit concurrency; the true ceiling is set by Linux TCP parameters, Tomcat's acceptCount and maxConnections, its thread‑pool strategy, and KeepAlive settings, and it walks through source code, default values, and practical experiments to reveal where requests are blocked.
