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 Sometimes it's useful to connect to production servers when replaying a game, testing user profiles, purchases, or login flow.
 
+> To replay a production game, make sure you're on the same commit that the game you want to replay was executed on, you can find the `gitCommit` value via `https://api.openfront.io/game/[gameId]`.
+> Unfinished games cannot be replayed on localhost.
+
 To connect to staging api servers:
 
 ```bash