diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index cc2425f..4937c1b 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -19,12 +19,12 @@ API_PORT=3334
 # Keep API_BIND_HOST as 127.0.0.1 when a reverse proxy terminates public traffic.
 API_BIND_HOST=127.0.0.1
 API_PUBLIC_PORT=3334
-API_MAX_CONNECTIONS=10000
+API_MAX_CONNECTIONS=512
 API_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MS=15000
 API_HEADERS_TIMEOUT_MS=10000
 API_KEEP_ALIVE_TIMEOUT_MS=5000
-API_SOCKET_TIMEOUT_MS=0
-API_TLS_HANDSHAKE_TIMEOUT_MS=10000
+API_SOCKET_TIMEOUT_MS=15000
+API_TLS_HANDSHAKE_TIMEOUT_MS=3000
 API_LISTEN_BACKLOG=1024
 API_NODE_ARGS=--max-old-space-size=512
 API_MAX_MEMORY_RESTART=768M
diff --git a/docker-compose.external-db.yml b/docker-compose.external-db.yml
index 400859e..4a842fc 100644
--- a/docker-compose.external-db.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.external-db.yml
@@ -50,12 +50,12 @@ services:
       REDIS_URL: ${REDIS_URL:-redis://redis:6379}
       API_PORT: ${API_PORT:-3334}
       API_SECURE: ${API_SECURE:-false}
-      API_MAX_CONNECTIONS: ${API_MAX_CONNECTIONS:-10000}
+      API_MAX_CONNECTIONS: ${API_MAX_CONNECTIONS:-512}
       API_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MS: ${API_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MS:-15000}
       API_HEADERS_TIMEOUT_MS: ${API_HEADERS_TIMEOUT_MS:-10000}
       API_KEEP_ALIVE_TIMEOUT_MS: ${API_KEEP_ALIVE_TIMEOUT_MS:-5000}
-      API_SOCKET_TIMEOUT_MS: ${API_SOCKET_TIMEOUT_MS:-0}
-      API_TLS_HANDSHAKE_TIMEOUT_MS: ${API_TLS_HANDSHAKE_TIMEOUT_MS:-10000}
+      API_SOCKET_TIMEOUT_MS: ${API_SOCKET_TIMEOUT_MS:-15000}
+      API_TLS_HANDSHAKE_TIMEOUT_MS: ${API_TLS_HANDSHAKE_TIMEOUT_MS:-3000}
       API_LISTEN_BACKLOG: ${API_LISTEN_BACKLOG:-1024}
       API_NODE_ARGS: ${API_NODE_ARGS:---max-old-space-size=512}
       API_MAX_MEMORY_RESTART: ${API_MAX_MEMORY_RESTART:-768M}
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index b8f3c0d..c02a03e 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -79,12 +79,12 @@ services:
       REDIS_URL: redis://redis:6379
       API_PORT: ${API_PORT:-3334}
       API_SECURE: ${API_SECURE:-false}
-      API_MAX_CONNECTIONS: ${API_MAX_CONNECTIONS:-10000}
+      API_MAX_CONNECTIONS: ${API_MAX_CONNECTIONS:-512}
       API_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MS: ${API_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MS:-15000}
       API_HEADERS_TIMEOUT_MS: ${API_HEADERS_TIMEOUT_MS:-10000}
       API_KEEP_ALIVE_TIMEOUT_MS: ${API_KEEP_ALIVE_TIMEOUT_MS:-5000}
-      API_SOCKET_TIMEOUT_MS: ${API_SOCKET_TIMEOUT_MS:-0}
-      API_TLS_HANDSHAKE_TIMEOUT_MS: ${API_TLS_HANDSHAKE_TIMEOUT_MS:-10000}
+      API_SOCKET_TIMEOUT_MS: ${API_SOCKET_TIMEOUT_MS:-15000}
+      API_TLS_HANDSHAKE_TIMEOUT_MS: ${API_TLS_HANDSHAKE_TIMEOUT_MS:-3000}
       API_LISTEN_BACKLOG: ${API_LISTEN_BACKLOG:-1024}
       API_NODE_ARGS: ${API_NODE_ARGS:---max-old-space-size=512}
       API_MAX_MEMORY_RESTART: ${API_MAX_MEMORY_RESTART:-768M}
diff --git a/full-setup/docker-compose-mainnet.yml b/full-setup/docker-compose-mainnet.yml
index 4b3ba48..baaac49 100644
--- a/full-setup/docker-compose-mainnet.yml
+++ b/full-setup/docker-compose-mainnet.yml
@@ -99,12 +99,12 @@ services:
       REDIS_URL: redis://redis:6379
       API_PORT: ${API_PORT:-3334}
       API_SECURE: ${API_SECURE:-false}
-      API_MAX_CONNECTIONS: ${API_MAX_CONNECTIONS:-10000}
+      API_MAX_CONNECTIONS: ${API_MAX_CONNECTIONS:-512}
       API_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MS: ${API_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MS:-15000}
       API_HEADERS_TIMEOUT_MS: ${API_HEADERS_TIMEOUT_MS:-10000}
       API_KEEP_ALIVE_TIMEOUT_MS: ${API_KEEP_ALIVE_TIMEOUT_MS:-5000}
-      API_SOCKET_TIMEOUT_MS: ${API_SOCKET_TIMEOUT_MS:-0}
-      API_TLS_HANDSHAKE_TIMEOUT_MS: ${API_TLS_HANDSHAKE_TIMEOUT_MS:-10000}
+      API_SOCKET_TIMEOUT_MS: ${API_SOCKET_TIMEOUT_MS:-15000}
+      API_TLS_HANDSHAKE_TIMEOUT_MS: ${API_TLS_HANDSHAKE_TIMEOUT_MS:-3000}
       API_LISTEN_BACKLOG: ${API_LISTEN_BACKLOG:-1024}
       API_NODE_ARGS: ${API_NODE_ARGS:---max-old-space-size=512}
       API_MAX_MEMORY_RESTART: ${API_MAX_MEMORY_RESTART:-768M}
diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index 3dbef5c..ab9c58a 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -9,12 +9,12 @@ import * as ecc from 'tiny-secp256k1';
 
 import { AppModule } from './app.module';
 
-const DEFAULT_API_MAX_CONNECTIONS = 10000;
+const DEFAULT_API_MAX_CONNECTIONS = 512;
 const DEFAULT_API_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MS = 15000;
 const DEFAULT_API_HEADERS_TIMEOUT_MS = 10000;
 const DEFAULT_API_KEEP_ALIVE_TIMEOUT_MS = 5000;
-const DEFAULT_API_SOCKET_TIMEOUT_MS = 0;
-const DEFAULT_API_TLS_HANDSHAKE_TIMEOUT_MS = 10000;
+const DEFAULT_API_SOCKET_TIMEOUT_MS = 15000;
+const DEFAULT_API_TLS_HANDSHAKE_TIMEOUT_MS = 3000;
 const DEFAULT_API_LISTEN_BACKLOG = 1024;
 
 async function bootstrap() {
@@ -128,11 +128,20 @@ async function bootstrap() {
 }
 
 function configureApiServer(server: any) {
+  const socketTimeoutMs = getPositiveIntegerEnv('API_SOCKET_TIMEOUT_MS', DEFAULT_API_SOCKET_TIMEOUT_MS);
+
   server.maxConnections = getPositiveIntegerEnv('API_MAX_CONNECTIONS', DEFAULT_API_MAX_CONNECTIONS);
   server.requestTimeout = getPositiveIntegerEnv('API_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MS', DEFAULT_API_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MS);
   server.headersTimeout = getPositiveIntegerEnv('API_HEADERS_TIMEOUT_MS', DEFAULT_API_HEADERS_TIMEOUT_MS);
   server.keepAliveTimeout = getPositiveIntegerEnv('API_KEEP_ALIVE_TIMEOUT_MS', DEFAULT_API_KEEP_ALIVE_TIMEOUT_MS);
-  server.timeout = getNonNegativeIntegerEnv('API_SOCKET_TIMEOUT_MS', DEFAULT_API_SOCKET_TIMEOUT_MS);
+  server.timeout = socketTimeoutMs;
+
+  server.on('connection', (socket: NodeJS.ReadWriteStream & { setTimeout?: (ms: number) => void; destroy?: () => void }) => {
+    socket.setTimeout?.(socketTimeoutMs);
+    socket.once?.('timeout', () => {
+      socket.destroy?.();
+    });
+  });
 }
 
 function getPositiveIntegerEnv(name: string, fallback: number) {
@@ -140,9 +149,4 @@ function getPositiveIntegerEnv(name: string, fallback: number) {
   return Number.isInteger(value) && value > 0 ? value : fallback;
 }
 
-function getNonNegativeIntegerEnv(name: string, fallback: number) {
-  const value = Number(process.env[name]);
-  return Number.isInteger(value) && value >= 0 ? value : fallback;
-}
-
 bootstrap();