# Maximum number of device connections

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/maximum-number-of-device-connections/39656>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** ignition79, ignition80\
**Created:** [October 14, 2020, 7:29am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/maximum-number-of-device-connections/39656 "2020-10-14T07:29:02Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Neo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/9fc348/32.png) [@Neo](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Neo)\
**Post date:** [October 14, 2020, 7:29am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/maximum-number-of-device-connections/39656/1 "2020-10-14T07:29:02Z")

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Is there a limit on maximum number of device connections (OPC UA, Modbus TCP, Siemens, Allen- Bradley etc.) that single Ignition gateway can support?

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**Author:** ![Kevin.Herron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kevin.herron/32/7259_2.png) [@Kevin.Herron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin.Herron)\
**Post date:** [October 14, 2020, 10:59am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/maximum-number-of-device-connections/39656/2 "2020-10-14T10:59:28Z")

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In practice you will eventually find some performance limit, but there is no artificial or licensing limit except on some versions of Edge.

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**Author:** ![Neo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/9fc348/32.png) [@Neo](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Neo)\
**Post date:** [October 14, 2020, 3:14pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/maximum-number-of-device-connections/39656/3 "2020-10-14T15:14:50Z")

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Thank you @Kevin.Herron for you reply.