diff --git a/development.ini b/development.ini
--- a/development.ini
+++ b/development.ini
@@ -238,6 +238,12 @@ ssh_enabled = false
 ## Path to be used in ssh_authorized_keys file to invoke kallithea-cli with ssh-serve.
 #kallithea_cli_path = /srv/kallithea/venv/bin/kallithea-cli
 
+## Locale to be used in the ssh-serve command.
+## This is needed because an SSH client may try to use its own locale
+## settings, which may not be available on the server.
+## See `locale -a` for valid values on this system.
+#ssh_locale = C.UTF-8
+
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