diff --git a/web/site/content/docs/getting-started/hono.md b/web/site/content/docs/getting-started/hono.md
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@@ -82,6 +82,8 @@ authentication data to establish the remote connection. Update it with the follo
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+If you want to use your own Eclipse Hono instance, the value for `address` is replaced by `mqtt://<server-address>:1883`.
+
 Restart the Suite Connector service for the changes to take effect:
 
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