diff --git a/doc/file.README.html b/doc/file.README.html
index ab24473..39be227 100644
--- a/doc/file.README.html
+++ b/doc/file.README.html
@@ -94,7 +94,9 @@
 </li><li>
 <p>manage roles and databases via define (set <code>$pl_manage_content</code> to true)</p>
 </li><li>
-<p>manage extensions (set <code>pl_manage_extenuios</code>to <code>true</code>)</p>
+<p>manage extensions (set <code>pl_manage_extensions</code>to <code>true</code>)</p>
+</li><li>
+<p>install and manage pg_bouncer (set <code>pl_use_pg_bouncer</code>to <code>true</code>)</p>
 </li></ul>
 
 <h2 id="label-Repo+Documentation">Repo Documentation</h2>
diff --git a/doc/index.html b/doc/index.html
index 9d2b47a..9e12693 100644
--- a/doc/index.html
+++ b/doc/index.html
@@ -94,7 +94,9 @@
 </li><li>
 <p>manage roles and databases via define (set <code>$pl_manage_content</code> to true)</p>
 </li><li>
-<p>manage extensions (set <code>pl_manage_extenuios</code>to <code>true</code>)</p>
+<p>manage extensions (set <code>pl_manage_extensions</code>to <code>true</code>)</p>
+</li><li>
+<p>install and manage pg_bouncer (set <code>pl_use_pg_bouncer</code>to <code>true</code>)</p>
 </li></ul>
 
 <h2 id="label-Repo+Documentation">Repo Documentation</h2>
diff --git a/doc/puppet_classes/confdroid_postgresql_3A_3Amain_3A_3Ainstall.html b/doc/puppet_classes/confdroid_postgresql_3A_3Amain_3A_3Ainstall.html
index a60235b..63d3385 100644
--- a/doc/puppet_classes/confdroid_postgresql_3A_3Amain_3A_3Ainstall.html
+++ b/doc/puppet_classes/confdroid_postgresql_3A_3Amain_3A_3Ainstall.html
@@ -123,7 +123,12 @@
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 26
 27
-28</pre>
+28
+29
+30
+31
+32
+33</pre>
       </td>
       <td>
         <pre class="code"><span class="info file"># File 'manifests/main/install.pp', line 6</span>
@@ -143,6 +148,11 @@ class confdroid_postgresql::main::install (
         ensure =&gt; $pkg_ensure,
       }
     }
+    if $pl_use_pg_bouncer == true {
+      package { $reqpackages_bouncer:
+        ensure =&gt; $pkg_ensure,
+      }
+    }
   }
 
   if $fqdn != $pl_server_fqdn {
diff --git a/doc/puppet_classes/confdroid_postgresql_3A_3Aparams.html b/doc/puppet_classes/confdroid_postgresql_3A_3Aparams.html
index 41d38ed..862c92f 100644
--- a/doc/puppet_classes/confdroid_postgresql_3A_3Aparams.html
+++ b/doc/puppet_classes/confdroid_postgresql_3A_3Aparams.html
@@ -496,6 +496,37 @@
       
     </li>
   
+    <li>
+      
+        <span class='name'>pl_use_pg_bouncer</span>
+      
+      
+        <span class='type'>(<tt>Boolean</tt>)</span>
+      
+      
+        <em class="default">(defaults to: <tt>false</tt>)</em>
+      
+      
+        &mdash;
+        <div class='inline'>
+<p>whether to use the pc_bouncer</p>
+</div>
+      
+    </li>
+  
+    <li>
+      
+        <span class='name'>reqpackages_bouncer</span>
+      
+      
+        <span class='type'>(<tt>String</tt>)</span>
+      
+      
+        <em class="default">(defaults to: <tt>&#39;pgbouncer&#39;</tt>)</em>
+      
+      
+    </li>
+  
 </ul>
 
 
@@ -507,7 +538,6 @@
         <pre class="lines">
 
 
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@@ -561,10 +591,13 @@
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-83</pre>
+83
+84
+85
+86</pre>
       </td>
       <td>
-        <pre class="code"><span class="info file"># File 'manifests/params.pp', line 29</span>
+        <pre class="code"><span class="info file"># File 'manifests/params.pp', line 30</span>
 
 class confdroid_postgresql::params (
 
@@ -574,6 +607,7 @@ class confdroid_postgresql::params (
   Array $reqpackages_server       = [&#39;postgresql-server&#39;,&#39;postgresql-contrib&#39;],
   String $reqpackages_extensions  = &#39;timescaledb&#39;,
   String $reqpackages_client      = &#39;postgresql&#39;,
+  String $reqpackages_bouncer     = &#39;pgbouncer&#39;,
   String $pkg_ensure              = &#39;latest&#39;,
 
   # firewall
@@ -598,7 +632,8 @@ class confdroid_postgresql::params (
   Boolean $pl_use_exporter        = false,
   String $pl_install_dir          = &#39;/opt/postgres-exporter&#39;,
 
-  # 
+  # pg bouncer
+  Boolean $pl_use_pg_bouncer      = false,
 
 ) {
   $fqdn                     = $facts[&#39;networking&#39;][&#39;fqdn&#39;]