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Expand Up @@ -69,4 +69,4 @@ See [this section](basic-usage.md#strongly-typed-parameters).

## Unix Domain Socket

If you're on Linux or macOS and are connecting to a PostgreSQL server on the same machine, you can boost performance a little by connecting via Unix domain socket rather than via a regular TCP/IP socket. To do this, simply specify the directory of your PostgreSQL sockets in the `Host` connection string parameter - if this parameter starts with a slash, it will be taken to mean a filesystem path.
If you're connecting to a PostgreSQL server on the same machine, you can boost performance a little by connecting via Unix domain socket rather than via a regular TCP/IP socket. To do this, simply specify the directory of your PostgreSQL sockets in the `Host` connection string parameter - if this parameter starts with a slash or drive letter, it will be taken to mean a filesystem path.