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@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@sveltejs/kit': minor
+---
+
+fix: added SOCKET_PATH env variable description in docs
diff --git a/documentation/docs/25-build-and-deploy/40-adapter-node.md b/documentation/docs/25-build-and-deploy/40-adapter-node.md
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@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ npm install dotenv
 +node -r dotenv/config build
 ```
 
-### `PORT` and `HOST`
+### `PORT`, `HOST` and `SOCKET_PATH`
 
 By default, the server will accept connections on `0.0.0.0` using port 3000. These can be customised with the `PORT` and `HOST` environment variables:
 
@@ -57,6 +57,12 @@ By default, the server will accept connections on `0.0.0.0` using port 3000. The
 HOST=127.0.0.1 PORT=4000 node build
 ```
 
+Alternatively, the server can be configured to accept connections on a specified socket path. When this is done using the `SOCKET_PATH` environment variable, the `HOST` and `PORT` environment variables will be disregarded.
+
+```
+SOCKET_PATH=/tmp/socket node build
+```
+
 ### `ORIGIN`, `PROTOCOL_HEADER` and `HOST_HEADER`
 
 HTTP doesn't give SvelteKit a reliable way to know the URL that is currently being requested. The simplest way to tell SvelteKit where the app is being served is to set the `ORIGIN` environment variable: