# Is it possible to scale pritunl-client connections on multiple pods with 1 profile?

**URL:** https://forum.pritunl.com/t/is-it-possible-to-scale-pritunl-client-connections-on-multiple-pods-with-1-profile/3786
**Category:** Pritunl VPN
**Tags:** pritunl-client
**Created:** [May 7, 2026, 8:29pm UTC](https://forum.pritunl.com/t/is-it-possible-to-scale-pritunl-client-connections-on-multiple-pods-with-1-profile/3786 "2026-05-07T20:29:11Z")
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### Author: ![macsire](https://forum.pritunl.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/8e7dd6/32.png) [@macsire](https://forum.pritunl.com/u/macsire)
#### Post date: [May 7, 2026, 8:29pm UTC](https://forum.pritunl.com/t/is-it-possible-to-scale-pritunl-client-connections-on-multiple-pods-with-1-profile/3786/1 "2026-05-07T20:29:11Z")

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Hey @zach, I have a question for you when it comes to setting vpn clients in K8s pods. I have been able to connect 1 pod to our Pritunl server; however, if my pod scales upwards to 5 using the same profile I will begin to see `Too many authentication` messages in the Pritunl Server causing it fail.

I’m wondering if the best approach is to create a jump host of the `pritunl-client` connections that we have and have the process be pod → jump host → devices in the field that would need to be `ssh`d into, OR find a way to have the K8s pod `pritunl-client` scale with the 1 profile?

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### Author: ![zach](https://forum.pritunl.com/user_avatar/forum.pritunl.com/zach/32/1105_2.png) [@zach](https://forum.pritunl.com/u/zach)
#### Post date: [May 8, 2026, 9:03pm UTC](https://forum.pritunl.com/t/is-it-possible-to-scale-pritunl-client-connections-on-multiple-pods-with-1-profile/3786/2 "2026-05-08T21:03:21Z")

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Run `sudo pritunl set app.auth_limiter_count_max 30` to change the authentication limit.