diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst b/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst
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--- a/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst
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@@ -10110,6 +10110,10 @@ system and gives an overview of their function and contents.
       reusable in real projects building binaries optimized for a specific
       CPU family.
 
+      See the :doc:`/dev-manual/sstate-mirrors-setup` section of the Yocto
+      Project Development Tasks Manual for details on how to setup a shared
+      state mirror.
+
    :term:`SSTATE_SCAN_FILES`
       Controls the list of files the OpenEmbedded build system scans for
       hardcoded installation paths. The variable uses a space-separated