diff --git a/config/discourse.pill.sample b/config/discourse.pill.sample
index 9b8165d73b4..2cbe3e957ea 100644
--- a/config/discourse.pill.sample
+++ b/config/discourse.pill.sample
@@ -30,7 +30,13 @@ Bluepill.application("your_app") do |app|
   app.working_dir = rails_root
   num_webs.times do |i|
     app.process("thin-#{i}") do |process|
-      process.start_command  = "bundle exec thin start -e production -t 0 -p #{9040 + i} -P #{rails_root}/tmp/pids/thin#{i}.pid -d"
+      process.start_command  = "bundle exec thin start -e production -t 0 --socket #{rails_root}/tmp/sockets/thin.#{i}.sock -P #{rails_root}/tmp/pids/thin#{i}.pid -d"
+
+      # Alternatively, you can start with a port number instead of a socket. If you do that, then you MUST update
+      # the upstream section in the nginx config to match.
+      # The nginx.sample.conf file assumes you're using sockets.
+      # process.start_command  = "bundle exec thin start -e production -t 0 -p #{9040 + i} -P #{rails_root}/tmp/pids/thin#{i}.pid -d"
+
       process.pid_file = "#{rails_root}/tmp/pids/thin#{i}.pid"
       process.start_grace_time = 30.seconds
       process.stop_grace_time = 10.seconds