diff --git a/database.py b/database.py
index b90e0ef..e5a85fb 100644
--- a/database.py
+++ b/database.py
@@ -1,54 +1,53 @@
 import os
-import logging
 import psycopg2
-from psycopg2 import IntegrityError
+from psycopg2 import IntegrityError, pool, OperationalError
 from dotenv import load_dotenv
 from werkzeug.security import generate_password_hash
 
 load_dotenv()
 
-# Logging setup
-logging.basicConfig(
-    level=logging.INFO, format="%(asctime)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s"
-)
-logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+try:
+    DB_MIN_CONN = int(os.getenv("DB_MIN_CONN", 1))
+    DB_MAX_CONN = int(os.getenv("DB_MAX_CONN", 10))
+
+    conn_pool = pool.ThreadedConnectionPool(
+        minconn=DB_MIN_CONN,
+        maxconn=DB_MAX_CONN,
+        host=os.getenv("PG_HOST"),
+        port=os.getenv("PG_PORT"),
+        dbname=os.getenv("PG_DATABASE"),
+        user=os.getenv("PG_USER"),
+        password=os.getenv("PG_PASSWORD"),
+        connect_timeout=10,
+    )
+except OperationalError:
+    raise
+except Exception:
+    raise
 
 
 def get_connection():
-    """Return a new connection to the PostgreSQL database."""
-    try:
-        conn = psycopg2.connect(
-            host=os.getenv("PG_HOST"),
-            port=os.getenv("PG_PORT"),
-            dbname=os.getenv("PG_DATABASE"),
-            user=os.getenv("PG_USER"),
-            password=os.getenv("PG_PASSWORD"),
-            connect_timeout=10,
-        )
-        return conn
-    except Exception as e:
-        logger.error(f"Database connection error: {e}")
-        raise
+    """Get a connection from the connection pool."""
+    return conn_pool.getconn()
 
 
 def init_db():
-    """Initialize the database tables."""
+    """Initialize database tables with connection pool."""
     conn = None
+    cursor = None
     try:
         conn = get_connection()
         cursor = conn.cursor()
 
-        # Create subscribers table (if not exists)
         cursor.execute(
             """
             CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS subscribers (
                 id SERIAL PRIMARY KEY,
                 email TEXT UNIQUE NOT NULL
             )
-        """
+            """
         )
 
-        # Create admin_users table (if not exists)
         cursor.execute(
             """
             CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS admin_users (
@@ -56,94 +55,96 @@ def init_db():
                 username TEXT UNIQUE NOT NULL,
                 password TEXT NOT NULL
             )
-        """
+            """
         )
 
-        # Newsletter storage
         cursor.execute(
             """
-        CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS newsletters (
-            id SERIAL PRIMARY KEY,
-            subject TEXT NOT NULL,
-            body TEXT NOT NULL,
-            sent_at TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
-        )
-        """
+            CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS newsletters (
+                id SERIAL PRIMARY KEY,
+                subject TEXT NOT NULL,
+                body TEXT NOT NULL,
+                sent_at TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
+            )
+            """
         )
 
         conn.commit()
-        logger.info("Database initialized successfully.")
-    except Exception as e:
-        logger.error(f"Database initialization error: {e}")
+    except Exception:
         if conn:
-            conn.rollback()  # Rollback if there's an error
-
+            conn.rollback()
         raise
     finally:
-        if conn:
+        if cursor:
             cursor.close()
-            conn.close()
+        if conn:
+            conn_pool.putconn(conn)
 
 
 def get_all_emails():
     """Return a list of all subscriber emails."""
+    conn = None
+    cursor = None
     try:
         conn = get_connection()
         cursor = conn.cursor()
         cursor.execute("SELECT email FROM subscribers")
         results = cursor.fetchall()
-        emails = [row[0] for row in results]
-        logger.debug(f"Retrieved emails: {emails}")
-        return emails
-    except Exception as e:
-        logger.error(f"Error retrieving emails: {e}")
+        return [row[0] for row in results]
+    except Exception:
         return []
     finally:
-        if conn:
+        if cursor:
             cursor.close()
-            conn.close()
+        if conn:
+            conn_pool.putconn(conn)
 
 
 def add_email(email):
     """Insert an email into the subscribers table."""
     conn = None
+    cursor = None
     try:
         conn = get_connection()
         cursor = conn.cursor()
         cursor.execute("INSERT INTO subscribers (email) VALUES (%s)", (email,))
         conn.commit()
-        logger.info(f"Email {email} added successfully.")
         return True
     except IntegrityError:
-        logger.warning(f"Attempted to add duplicate email: {email}")
+        if conn:
+            conn.rollback()
         return False
-    except Exception as e:
-        logger.error(f"Error adding email {email}: {e}")
+    except Exception:
+        if conn:
+            conn.rollback()
         return False
     finally:
-        if conn:
+        if cursor:
             cursor.close()
-            conn.close()
+        if conn:
+            conn_pool.putconn(conn)
 
 
 def remove_email(email):
     """Remove an email from the subscribers table."""
     conn = None
+    cursor = None
     try:
         conn = get_connection()
         cursor = conn.cursor()
         cursor.execute("DELETE FROM subscribers WHERE email = %s", (email,))
         rowcount = cursor.rowcount
         conn.commit()
-        logger.info(f"Email {email} removed successfully.")
         return rowcount > 0
-    except Exception as e:
-        logger.error(f"Error removing email {email}: {e}")
+    except Exception:
+        if conn:
+            conn.rollback()
         return False
     finally:
-        if conn:
+        if cursor:
             cursor.close()
-            conn.close()
+        if conn:
+            conn_pool.putconn(conn)
 
 
 def get_admin(username):
@@ -151,6 +152,7 @@ def get_admin(username):
     Returns a tuple (username, password_hash) if found, otherwise None.
     """
     conn = None
+    cursor = None
     try:
         conn = get_connection()
         cursor = conn.cursor()
@@ -158,15 +160,14 @@ def get_admin(username):
             "SELECT username, password FROM admin_users WHERE username = %s",
             (username,),
         )
-        result = cursor.fetchone()
-        return result  # (username, password_hash)
-    except Exception as e:
-        logger.error(f"Error retrieving admin: {e}")
+        return cursor.fetchone()
+    except Exception:
         return None
     finally:
-        if conn:
+        if cursor:
             cursor.close()
-            conn.close()
+        if conn:
+            conn_pool.putconn(conn)
 
 
 def create_default_admin():
@@ -174,30 +175,60 @@ def create_default_admin():
     default_username = os.getenv("ADMIN_USERNAME", "admin")
     default_password = os.getenv("ADMIN_PASSWORD", "changeme")
     hashed_password = generate_password_hash(default_password, method="pbkdf2:sha256")
+
     conn = None
+    cursor = None
     try:
         conn = get_connection()
         cursor = conn.cursor()
 
-        # Check if the admin already exists
         cursor.execute(
             "SELECT id FROM admin_users WHERE username = %s", (default_username,)
         )
-        if cursor.fetchone() is None:
+        exists = cursor.fetchone()
+        if exists is None:
             cursor.execute(
                 "INSERT INTO admin_users (username, password) VALUES (%s, %s)",
                 (default_username, hashed_password),
             )
             conn.commit()
-            logger.info("Default admin created successfully")
-        else:
-            logger.info("Default admin already exists")
-    except Exception as e:
-        logger.error(f"Error creating default admin: {e}")
+    except Exception:
         if conn:
             conn.rollback()
     finally:
-        if conn:
+        if cursor:
             cursor.close()
-            conn.close()
+        if conn:
+            conn_pool.putconn(conn)
 
+
+def close_pool():
+    """Close the database connection pool."""
+    try:
+        conn_pool.closeall()
+    except Exception:
+        pass
+
+
+class DatabaseContext:
+    """Optional context manager for manual transactions."""
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.conn = None
+        self.cursor = None
+
+    def __enter__(self):
+        self.conn = get_connection()
+        self.cursor = self.conn.cursor()
+        return self.cursor
+
+    def __exit__(self, exc_type, exc_val, exc_tb):
+        try:
+            if exc_type:
+                self.conn.rollback()
+            else:
+                self.conn.commit()
+        finally:
+            if self.cursor:
+                self.cursor.close()
+            if self.conn:
+                conn_pool.putconn(self.conn)
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