@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ protected void doStart() throws SensorHubException
 
         // init thread pool
         threadPool = Executors.newScheduledThreadPool(
-            Runtime.getRuntime().availableProcessors(),
+            config.threadPoolSize <= 0 ? Runtime.getRuntime().availableProcessors() : config.threadPoolSize,
             new NamedThreadFactory("CSApi-Pool"));
 
         // init timeout monitor
 
@@ -79,6 +79,11 @@ public class ConSysApiServiceConfig extends OGCServiceConfig
     public List<String> uriPrefixMap = new ArrayList<>();
 
 
+    @DisplayInfo(label="Thread Pool Size", desc="Number of threads used by the service to handle incoming requests. " +
+            "When this value is <= 0, the size of the thread pool will be equal to the available number of CPU processors.")
+    public int threadPoolSize = 0;
+
+
     public ConSysApiServiceConfig()
     {
         this.moduleClass = ConSysApiService.class.getCanonicalName();