diff --git a/development.ini b/development.ini
--- a/development.ini
+++ b/development.ini
@@ -111,6 +111,9 @@ app_instance_uuid = development-not-secr
 ## cut off limit for large diffs (size in bytes)
 cut_off_limit = 256000
 
+## WSGI environment variable to get the IP address of the client (default REMOTE_ADDR)
+#remote_addr_variable = HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR
+
 ## always pretend the client connected using HTTPS (default false)
 #force_https = true