diff --git a/sync-server/Cargo.lock b/sync-server/Cargo.lock
index 31b03207..531c30dc 100644
--- a/sync-server/Cargo.lock
+++ b/sync-server/Cargo.lock
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ version = "0.11.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "b2c550fa5c1a07bbc41dbec1dcd4d0e3de230b9072ab8fb70c55d7d37693d66d"
 dependencies = [
- "darling 0.20.10",
+ "darling",
  "heck",
  "proc-macro-error",
  "quote",
@@ -497,18 +497,8 @@ version = "0.20.10"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "6f63b86c8a8826a49b8c21f08a2d07338eec8d900540f8630dc76284be802989"
 dependencies = [
- "darling_core 0.20.10",
- "darling_macro 0.20.10",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "darling"
-version = "0.21.3"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "9cdf337090841a411e2a7f3deb9187445851f91b309c0c0a29e05f74a00a48c0"
-dependencies = [
- "darling_core 0.21.3",
- "darling_macro 0.21.3",
+ "darling_core",
+ "darling_macro",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -525,38 +515,13 @@ dependencies = [
  "syn 2.0.90",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "darling_core"
-version = "0.21.3"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "1247195ecd7e3c85f83c8d2a366e4210d588e802133e1e355180a9870b517ea4"
-dependencies = [
- "fnv",
- "ident_case",
- "proc-macro2",
- "quote",
- "strsim",
- "syn 2.0.90",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "darling_macro"
 version = "0.20.10"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "d336a2a514f6ccccaa3e09b02d41d35330c07ddf03a62165fcec10bb561c7806"
 dependencies = [
- "darling_core 0.20.10",
- "quote",
- "syn 2.0.90",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "darling_macro"
-version = "0.21.3"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "d38308df82d1080de0afee5d069fa14b0326a88c14f15c5ccda35b4a6c414c81"
-dependencies = [
- "darling_core 0.21.3",
+ "darling_core",
  "quote",
  "syn 2.0.90",
 ]
@@ -578,16 +543,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "zeroize",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "deranged"
-version = "0.3.11"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "b42b6fa04a440b495c8b04d0e71b707c585f83cb9cb28cf8cd0d976c315e31b4"
-dependencies = [
- "powerfmt",
- "serde",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "digest"
 version = "0.10.7"
@@ -617,12 +572,6 @@ version = "0.15.7"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "1aaf95b3e5c8f23aa320147307562d361db0ae0d51242340f558153b4eb2439b"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "dyn-clone"
-version = "1.0.20"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "d0881ea181b1df73ff77ffaaf9c7544ecc11e82fba9b5f27b262a3c73a332555"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "either"
 version = "1.13.0"
@@ -856,12 +805,6 @@ version = "0.31.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "07e28edb80900c19c28f1072f2e8aeca7fa06b23cd4169cefe1af5aa3260783f"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "hashbrown"
-version = "0.12.3"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "8a9ee70c43aaf417c914396645a0fa852624801b24ebb7ae78fe8272889ac888"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "hashbrown"
 version = "0.15.2"
@@ -879,7 +822,7 @@ version = "0.10.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "7382cf6263419f2d8df38c55d7da83da5c18aef87fc7a7fc1fb1e344edfe14c1"
 dependencies = [
- "hashbrown 0.15.2",
+ "hashbrown",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1210,17 +1153,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "icu_properties",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "indexmap"
-version = "1.9.3"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "bd070e393353796e801d209ad339e89596eb4c8d430d18ede6a1cced8fafbd99"
-dependencies = [
- "autocfg",
- "hashbrown 0.12.3",
- "serde",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "indexmap"
 version = "2.7.0"
@@ -1228,8 +1160,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "62f822373a4fe84d4bb149bf54e584a7f4abec90e072ed49cda0edea5b95471f"
 dependencies = [
  "equivalent",
- "hashbrown 0.15.2",
- "serde",
+ "hashbrown",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1414,12 +1345,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "zeroize",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "num-conv"
-version = "0.1.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "51d515d32fb182ee37cda2ccdcb92950d6a3c2893aa280e540671c2cd0f3b1d9"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "num-integer"
 version = "0.1.46"
@@ -1548,12 +1473,6 @@ version = "0.3.31"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "953ec861398dccce10c670dfeaf3ec4911ca479e9c02154b3a215178c5f566f2"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "powerfmt"
-version = "0.2.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "439ee305def115ba05938db6eb1644ff94165c5ab5e9420d1c1bcedbba909391"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "ppv-lite86"
 version = "0.2.20"
@@ -1689,26 +1608,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "bitflags",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "ref-cast"
-version = "1.0.25"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "f354300ae66f76f1c85c5f84693f0ce81d747e2c3f21a45fef496d89c960bf7d"
-dependencies = [
- "ref-cast-impl",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "ref-cast-impl"
-version = "1.0.25"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "b7186006dcb21920990093f30e3dea63b7d6e977bf1256be20c3563a5db070da"
-dependencies = [
- "proc-macro2",
- "quote",
- "syn 2.0.90",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "regex"
 version = "1.12.2"
@@ -1798,30 +1697,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "regex",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "schemars"
-version = "0.9.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "4cd191f9397d57d581cddd31014772520aa448f65ef991055d7f61582c65165f"
-dependencies = [
- "dyn-clone",
- "ref-cast",
- "serde",
- "serde_json",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "schemars"
-version = "1.0.4"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "82d20c4491bc164fa2f6c5d44565947a52ad80b9505d8e36f8d54c27c739fcd0"
-dependencies = [
- "dyn-clone",
- "ref-cast",
- "serde",
- "serde_json",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "scopeguard"
 version = "1.2.0"
@@ -1893,44 +1768,13 @@ dependencies = [
  "serde",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "serde_with"
-version = "3.15.1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "aa66c845eee442168b2c8134fec70ac50dc20e760769c8ba0ad1319ca1959b04"
-dependencies = [
- "base64 0.22.1",
- "chrono",
- "hex",
- "indexmap 1.9.3",
- "indexmap 2.7.0",
- "schemars 0.9.0",
- "schemars 1.0.4",
- "serde_core",
- "serde_json",
- "serde_with_macros",
- "time",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "serde_with_macros"
-version = "3.15.1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "b91a903660542fced4e99881aa481bdbaec1634568ee02e0b8bd57c64cb38955"
-dependencies = [
- "darling 0.21.3",
- "proc-macro2",
- "quote",
- "syn 2.0.90",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "serde_yaml"
 version = "0.9.34+deprecated"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "6a8b1a1a2ebf674015cc02edccce75287f1a0130d394307b36743c2f5d504b47"
 dependencies = [
- "indexmap 2.7.0",
+ "indexmap",
  "itoa",
  "ryu",
  "serde",
@@ -2070,9 +1914,9 @@ dependencies = [
  "futures-intrusive",
  "futures-io",
  "futures-util",
- "hashbrown 0.15.2",
+ "hashbrown",
  "hashlink",
- "indexmap 2.7.0",
+ "indexmap",
  "log",
  "memchr",
  "once_cell",
@@ -2308,7 +2152,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "sanitize-filename",
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
- "serde_with",
  "serde_yaml",
  "sqlx",
  "thiserror 2.0.12",
@@ -2409,37 +2252,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "once_cell",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "time"
-version = "0.3.37"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "35e7868883861bd0e56d9ac6efcaaca0d6d5d82a2a7ec8209ff492c07cf37b21"
-dependencies = [
- "deranged",
- "itoa",
- "num-conv",
- "powerfmt",
- "serde",
- "time-core",
- "time-macros",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "time-core"
-version = "0.1.2"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "ef927ca75afb808a4d64dd374f00a2adf8d0fcff8e7b184af886c3c87ec4a3f3"
-
-[[package]]
-name = "time-macros"
-version = "0.2.19"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "2834e6017e3e5e4b9834939793b282bc03b37a3336245fa820e35e233e2a85de"
-dependencies = [
- "num-conv",
- "time-core",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "tinystr"
 version = "0.7.6"
diff --git a/sync-server/Cargo.toml b/sync-server/Cargo.toml
index ade113a2..b057c78d 100644
--- a/sync-server/Cargo.toml
+++ b/sync-server/Cargo.toml
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ serde_json = "1.0.140"
 clap-verbosity-flag = "3.0.3"
 bimap = "0.6.3"
 ts-rs =  { version = "10.1", features = ["uuid-impl", "chrono-impl"] }
-serde_with = "3.15.1"
 base64 = "0.22.1"
 reconcile-text = { version = "0.7.1", features = ["serde"] }
 
diff --git a/sync-server/config-e2e.yml b/sync-server/config-e2e.yml
index 58410948..8dc265c4 100644
--- a/sync-server/config-e2e.yml
+++ b/sync-server/config-e2e.yml
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 database:
   databases_directory_path: databases
   max_connections_per_vault: 12
-  cursor_timeout_seconds: 60
+  cursor_timeout: 1m
 server:
   host: 0.0.0.0
   port: 3000
   max_body_size_mb: 512
   max_clients_per_vault: 256
-  response_timeout_seconds: 60
+  response_timeout: 30m
   mergeable_file_extensions:
   - md
   - txt
diff --git a/sync-server/src/app_state/database.rs b/sync-server/src/app_state/database.rs
index d64bd560..bdfc7427 100644
--- a/sync-server/src/app_state/database.rs
+++ b/sync-server/src/app_state/database.rs
@@ -102,11 +102,13 @@ impl Database {
         let connection_options = SqliteConnectOptions::new()
             .filename(file_name.clone())
             .create_if_missing(true)
+            .auto_vacuum(sqlx::sqlite::SqliteAutoVacuum::Full)
             .busy_timeout(Duration::from_secs(3600))
             .journal_mode(sqlx::sqlite::SqliteJournalMode::Wal);
 
         let pool = SqlitePoolOptions::new()
             .max_connections(config.max_connections_per_vault)
+            .acquire_slow_threshold(Duration::from_secs(30))
             .test_before_acquire(true)
             .connect_with(connection_options)
             .await
diff --git a/sync-server/src/config/database_config.rs b/sync-server/src/config/database_config.rs
index f1c92d9d..20a9a21e 100644
--- a/sync-server/src/config/database_config.rs
+++ b/sync-server/src/config/database_config.rs
@@ -2,13 +2,11 @@ use std::{path::PathBuf, time::Duration};
 
 use log::debug;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
-use serde_with::serde_as;
 
 use crate::consts::{
     DEFAULT_CURSOR_TIMEOUT, DEFAULT_DATABASES_DIRECTORY_PATH, DEFAULT_MAX_CONNECTIONS_PER_VAULT,
 };
 
-#[serde_with::serde_as]
 #[derive(Debug, Deserialize, Serialize, Clone)]
 pub struct DatabaseConfig {
     #[serde(default = "default_databases_directory_path")]
@@ -17,8 +15,7 @@ pub struct DatabaseConfig {
     #[serde(default = "default_max_connections_per_vault")]
     pub max_connections_per_vault: u32,
 
-    #[serde(default = "default_cursor_timeout", rename = "cursor_timeout_seconds")]
-    #[serde_as(as = "serde_with::DurationSeconds<u64>")]
+    #[serde(default = "default_cursor_timeout", with = "humantime_serde")]
     pub cursor_timeout: Duration,
 }
 
diff --git a/sync-server/src/config/server_config.rs b/sync-server/src/config/server_config.rs
index fc6034ed..4a9da0f4 100644
--- a/sync-server/src/config/server_config.rs
+++ b/sync-server/src/config/server_config.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 use log::debug;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use std::time::Duration;
 
 use crate::consts::{
     DEFAULT_HOST, DEFAULT_MAX_BODY_SIZE_MB, DEFAULT_MAX_CLIENTS_PER_VAULT,
@@ -20,8 +21,8 @@ pub struct ServerConfig {
     #[serde(default = "default_max_clients_per_vault")]
     pub max_clients_per_vault: usize,
 
-    #[serde(default = "default_response_timeout_seconds")]
-    pub response_timeout_seconds: u64,
+    #[serde(default = "default_response_timeout", with = "humantime_serde")]
+    pub response_timeout: Duration,
 
     #[serde(default = "default_mergeable_file_extensions")]
     pub mergeable_file_extensions: Vec<String>,
@@ -47,8 +48,8 @@ fn default_max_clients_per_vault() -> usize {
     DEFAULT_MAX_CLIENTS_PER_VAULT
 }
 
-fn default_response_timeout_seconds() -> u64 {
-    debug!("Using default response timeout: {DEFAULT_RESPONSE_TIMEOUT_SECONDS} seconds");
+fn default_response_timeout() -> Duration {
+    debug!("Using default response timeout: {DEFAULT_RESPONSE_TIMEOUT_SECONDS:?}");
     DEFAULT_RESPONSE_TIMEOUT_SECONDS
 }
 
diff --git a/sync-server/src/consts.rs b/sync-server/src/consts.rs
index 0d4e67a1..eae593df 100644
--- a/sync-server/src/consts.rs
+++ b/sync-server/src/consts.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ pub const DEFAULT_CURSOR_TIMEOUT: Duration = Duration::from_secs(60);
 pub const DEFAULT_HOST: &str = "127.0.0.1";
 pub const DEFAULT_PORT: u16 = 3000;
 pub const DEFAULT_MAX_BODY_SIZE_MB: usize = 4096;
-pub const DEFAULT_RESPONSE_TIMEOUT_SECONDS: u64 = 60;
+pub const DEFAULT_RESPONSE_TIMEOUT_SECONDS: Duration = Duration::from_secs(1800);
 pub const DEFAULT_MAX_CLIENTS_PER_VAULT: usize = 256;
 
 pub const DEFAULT_LOG_DIRECTORY: &str = "logs";
diff --git a/sync-server/src/server.rs b/sync-server/src/server.rs
index f8a2e574..01b09cf6 100644
--- a/sync-server/src/server.rs
+++ b/sync-server/src/server.rs
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@ mod responses;
 mod update_document;
 mod websocket;
 
-use std::time::Duration;
-
 use anyhow::{Context as _, Result, anyhow};
 use auth::auth_middleware;
 use axum::{
@@ -62,9 +60,7 @@ pub async fn create_server(config: Config) -> Result<()> {
         .layer(RequestBodyLimitLayer::new(
             app_state.config.server.max_body_size_mb * 1024 * 1024,
         ))
-        .layer(TimeoutLayer::new(Duration::from_secs(
-            server_config.response_timeout_seconds,
-        )))
+        .layer(TimeoutLayer::new(server_config.response_timeout))
         .layer(
             CorsLayer::new()
                 .allow_origin("*".parse::<HeaderValue>().expect("Failed to parse origin"))