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+# Additional information
+
+## Environment variables affecting Session
+
+### LANGUAGE
+
+Sets the user interface language.
+
+### SESSION_SKIP_ATTACHMENTS_DOWNLOADS
+
+Does not download attachments if set to any value.
+
+### TEST_WORKER_INDEX
+
+### SESSION_ALLOW_APP_SUSPENSION
+
+### TEST_OPEN_DEV_TOOLS
+
+### NODE_APP_INSTANCE
+
+### HTTPS_PROXY or https_proxy
+
+### SESSION_SSE42_OVERRIDE
+
+Values: 0, 1, or undefined
+
+### NODE_ENV
+
+### NODE_CONFIG_DIR
+
+### NODE_CONFIG
+
+### NODE_CONFIG_STRICT_MODE
+
+### HOSTNAME
+
+### ALLOW_CONFIG_MUTATIONS
+
+### SUPPRESS_NO_CONFIG_WARNING
+
+### SESSION_DEBUG
+
+### POTATO_FS
+
+### SUPER_DUPER_FS
+
+### IS_UNIT_TEST
+
+### SESSION_DEV
+
+### DEBUG_IMAGE_PROCESSOR_WORKER
+