diff --git a/api/pyproject.toml b/api/pyproject.toml
index 2bda12b993..41014d3382 100644
--- a/api/pyproject.toml
+++ b/api/pyproject.toml
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ dependencies = [
   "defusedxml==0.7.1",
   "django-eventstream==5.3.3",
   "gunicorn==26.0.0",
+  "uvloop==0.22.1",
   "lxml==6.1.0",
   "prowler @ git+https://github.com/prowler-cloud/prowler.git@master",
   "psycopg2-binary==2.9.9",
@@ -421,6 +422,7 @@ constraint-dependencies = [
   "uritemplate==4.2.0",
   "urllib3==2.7.0",
   "uuid6==2024.7.10",
+  "uvloop==0.22.1",
   "vine==5.1.0",
   "vulture==2.14",
   "wcwidth==0.5.3",
diff --git a/api/src/backend/config/guniconf.py b/api/src/backend/config/guniconf.py
index 6f07913e81..b4caca5e5c 100644
--- a/api/src/backend/config/guniconf.py
+++ b/api/src/backend/config/guniconf.py
@@ -29,6 +29,24 @@ reload = DEBUG
 # event loop alive while waiting for events.
 worker_class = env("DJANGO_WORKER_CLASS", default="asgi")
 
+# Lifespan protocol. Django's ASGIHandler (config.asgi:application) serves only
+# HTTP scopes and raises "Django can only handle ASGI/HTTP connections, not
+# lifespan." gunicorn's default ("auto") probes the app with a lifespan scope
+# to detect support, which triggers that error. We use no lifespan startup or
+# shutdown hooks, so disable the protocol entirely.
+asgi_lifespan = env("DJANGO_ASGI_LIFESPAN", default="off")
+
+# Event loop for the ASGI worker. "auto" uses uvloop when it is installed and
+# falls back to the stdlib asyncio loop otherwise; uvloop gives the SSE event
+# loop more headroom under many concurrent open streams.
+asgi_loop = env("DJANGO_ASGI_LOOP", default="uvloop")
+
+# Max concurrent connections per ASGI worker. Each open SSE stream holds one
+# connection for its whole lifetime, so this caps simultaneous SSE clients per
+# worker (gunicorn's default is 1000). The sync-only `threads` option has no
+# effect on ASGI workers.
+worker_connections = env.int("DJANGO_WORKER_CONNECTIONS", default=1000)
+
 # Preload the application before forking workers in production: the app is
 # imported once in the master and workers fork from it. In development, disable
 # preload so the server restarts on code changes.
diff --git a/api/uv.lock b/api/uv.lock
index 541a98e208..f96318c1f4 100644
--- a/api/uv.lock
+++ b/api/uv.lock
@@ -357,6 +357,7 @@ constraints = [
     { name = "uritemplate", specifier = "==4.2.0" },
     { name = "urllib3", specifier = "==2.7.0" },
     { name = "uuid6", specifier = "==2024.7.10" },
+    { name = "uvloop", specifier = "==0.22.1" },
     { name = "vine", specifier = "==5.1.0" },
     { name = "vulture", specifier = "==2.14" },
     { name = "wcwidth", specifier = "==0.5.3" },
@@ -4574,6 +4575,7 @@ dependencies = [
     { name = "sentry-sdk", extra = ["django"] },
     { name = "sqlparse" },
     { name = "uuid6" },
+    { name = "uvloop" },
     { name = "werkzeug" },
     { name = "xmlsec" },
 ]
@@ -4639,6 +4641,7 @@ requires-dist = [
     { name = "sentry-sdk", extras = ["django"], specifier = "==2.56.0" },
     { name = "sqlparse", specifier = "==0.5.5" },
     { name = "uuid6", specifier = "==2024.7.10" },
+    { name = "uvloop", specifier = "==0.22.1" },
     { name = "werkzeug", specifier = "==3.1.7" },
     { name = "xmlsec", specifier = "==1.3.17" },
 ]
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