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[id='setting-connection-resource-limits-messaging-endpoints-{context}']
= Setting connection and resource limits for messaging endpoints

You can define the connection limit and AMQP resource limits for a messaging endpoint by configuring a _vhost policy_. Vhost policies define what resources clients are permitted to access on a messaging endpoint over a particular connection.

[NOTE]
====
A vhost is typically the name of the host to which the client connection is directed. For example, if a client application opens a connection to the `amqp://mybroker.example.com:5672/queue01` URL, the vhost would be `mybroker.example.com`.
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* xref:enabling-vhost-policies-{context}[]
* xref:creating-vhost-policies-{context}[]
* xref:creating-vhost-policies-json-{context}[]
* xref:setting-resource-limits-outgoing-connections-{context}[]
* xref:methods-specifying-vhost-policy-source-target-addresses-{context}[]
* xref:vhost-policy-hostname-pattern-matching-rules-{context}[]
* xref:vhost-policy-examples-{context}[]

include::../../modules/user-guide/enabling-vhost-policies.adoc[leveloffset=+1]

include::../../modules/user-guide/creating-vhost-policies.adoc[leveloffset=+1]

include::../../modules/user-guide/creating-vhost-policies-json.adoc[leveloffset=+1]

include::../../modules/user-guide/setting-resource-limits-outgoing-connections.adoc[leveloffset=+1]

include::../../modules/user-guide/methods-specifying-vhost-policy-source-target-addresses.adoc[leveloffset=+1]

include::../../modules/user-guide/vhost-policy-hostname-pattern-matching-rules.adoc[leveloffset=+1]

include::../../modules/user-guide/vhost-policy-examples.adoc[leveloffset=+1]