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@@ -682,6 +682,12 @@ directly. Ensure that no users are present in the database, if you intend to tur
 - Docker Default: Randomly generated on first start
 - Description: Overrides the randomly generated string used for JSON Web Token.
 
+:::info
+
+When deploying Open-WebUI in a multiple node cluster with a load balancer, you must ensure that the WEBUI_SECRET_KEY value is the same across all instances in order to enable users to continue working if a node is recycled or their session is transferred to a different node. Without it, they will need to sign in again each time the underlying node changes. 
+
+:::
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 #### `OFFLINE_MODE`
 
 - Type: `bool`