spring.transaction.default-timeout Was a Footgun — We Changed Transaction Timeouts Live Without Restarting Pods

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The article introduces Kiponos.io as a live operational config hub for moving transaction timeouts and other operational settings without restarting pods. It argues that transaction timeout should be treated as an operational ceiling rather than a static compile-time value. The piece shows how teams can keep hot-path reads local in memory while updating values through a dashboard and delta-based refreshes. It also outlines example integrations for transaction handling, gateways, Kafka, Lettuce, and async web workflows. The message targets engineering teams that need to change production limits quickly during incidents or game days.

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