diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/redirects.json b/nixos/doc/manual/redirects.json
index 5d6ad24461d4..d35b554cbff8 100644
--- a/nixos/doc/manual/redirects.json
+++ b/nixos/doc/manual/redirects.json
@@ -62,6 +62,9 @@
   "module-boot-plymouth-tpm2-totp-quick-start-enable": [
     "index.html#module-boot-plymouth-tpm2-totp-quick-start-enable"
   ],
+  "module-services-keycloak-unix-socket": [
+    "index.html#module-services-keycloak-unix-socket"
+  ],
   "module-services-tandoor-recipes-migrating-media-option-1": [
     "index.html#module-services-tandoor-recipes-migrating-media-option-1"
   ],
diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/web-apps/keycloak.md b/nixos/modules/services/web-apps/keycloak.md
index 4bf8c9fcad71..b22b5a8cd282 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/web-apps/keycloak.md
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/web-apps/keycloak.md
@@ -54,6 +54,30 @@ The path should be provided as a string, not a Nix path, since Nix
 paths are copied into the world readable Nix store.
 :::
 
+## Unix socket authentication {#module-services-keycloak-unix-socket}
+
+For PostgreSQL, Keycloak can connect via Unix socket using peer
+authentication, avoiding the need for a database password.
+
+To use Unix sockets, set [](#opt-services.keycloak.database.host)
+to the PostgreSQL socket directory (e.g., `/run/postgresql`) and
+add the required junixsocket plugins:
+```nix
+{
+  services.keycloak = {
+    database.host = "/run/postgresql";
+    plugins = with pkgs.keycloak.plugins; [
+      junixsocket-common
+      junixsocket-native-common
+    ];
+  };
+}
+```
+
+::: {.note}
+Unix socket authentication is only supported for PostgreSQL.
+:::
+
 ## Hostname {#module-services-keycloak-hostname}
 
 The hostname is used to build the public URL used as base for
diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/web-apps/keycloak.nix b/nixos/modules/services/web-apps/keycloak.nix
index 8501c2e874ef..66a501c5c267 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/web-apps/keycloak.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/web-apps/keycloak.nix
@@ -167,6 +167,11 @@ in
           default = "localhost";
           description = ''
             Hostname of the database to connect to.
+
+            For PostgreSQL, this can also be a path to a Unix socket
+            directory (e.g., `/run/postgresql`) to use peer authentication.
+            This requires adding `junixsocket-common` and `junixsocket-native-common`
+            to [](#opt-services.keycloak.plugins).
           '';
         };
 
@@ -189,11 +194,12 @@ in
 
         useSSL = mkOption {
           type = bool;
-          default = cfg.database.host != "localhost";
-          defaultText = literalExpression ''config.${opt.database.host} != "localhost"'';
+          default = cfg.database.host != "localhost" && !hasPrefix "/" cfg.database.host;
+          defaultText = literalExpression ''config.${opt.database.host} != "localhost" && !lib.hasPrefix "/" config.${opt.database.host}'';
           description = ''
-            Whether the database connection should be secured by SSL /
-            TLS.
+            Whether the database connection should be secured by SSL / TLS.
+
+            Defaults to `false` for localhost and Unix socket connections.
           '';
         };
 
@@ -252,11 +258,15 @@ in
         };
 
         passwordFile = mkOption {
-          type = path;
+          type = nullOr path;
+          default = null;
           example = "/run/keys/db_password";
           apply = assertStringPath "passwordFile";
           description = ''
             The path to a file containing the database password.
+
+            Not required when using Unix socket authentication (peer auth)
+            by setting `host` to a socket path like `/run/postgresql`.
           '';
         };
       };
@@ -553,6 +563,13 @@ in
             for more information.
           '';
         }
+        {
+          assertion = cfg.database.passwordFile != null || hasPrefix "/" cfg.database.host;
+          message = ''
+            services.keycloak.database.passwordFile must be set unless using
+            Unix socket authentication (host starting with /).
+          '';
+        }
       ];
 
       environment.systemPackages = [ keycloakBuild ];
@@ -582,19 +599,32 @@ in
               "trustCertificateKeyStorePassword=notsosecretpassword"
             ]
           );
+
+          dbName = if databaseActuallyCreateLocally then "keycloak" else cfg.database.name;
           dbProps = if cfg.database.type == "postgresql" then postgresParams else mariadbParams;
+
+          # Unix socket connection requires junixsocket library and special JDBC URL
+          isUnixSocket = hasPrefix "/" cfg.database.host;
+          unixSocketUrl = "jdbc:postgresql://localhost/${dbName}?socketFactory=org.newsclub.net.unix.AFUNIXSocketFactory$FactoryArg&socketFactoryArg=${cfg.database.host}/.s.PGSQL.${toString cfg.database.port}&sslMode=disable";
         in
         mkMerge [
           {
             db = if cfg.database.type == "postgresql" then "postgres" else cfg.database.type;
             db-username = if databaseActuallyCreateLocally then "keycloak" else cfg.database.username;
-            db-password._secret = cfg.database.passwordFile;
+            db-password = mkIf (cfg.database.passwordFile != null) {
+              _secret = cfg.database.passwordFile;
+            };
+          }
+          (mkIf isUnixSocket {
+            db-url = unixSocketUrl;
+          })
+          (mkIf (!isUnixSocket) {
             db-url-host = cfg.database.host;
             db-url-port = toString cfg.database.port;
-            db-url-database = if databaseActuallyCreateLocally then "keycloak" else cfg.database.name;
+            db-url-database = dbName;
             db-url-properties = prefixUnlessEmpty "?" dbProps;
             db-url = null;
-          }
+          })
           (mkIf (cfg.sslCertificate != null && cfg.sslCertificateKey != null) {
             https-certificate-file = "/run/keycloak/ssl/ssl_cert";
             https-certificate-key-file = "/run/keycloak/ssl/ssl_key";
@@ -778,5 +808,8 @@ in
     };
 
   meta.doc = ./keycloak.md;
-  meta.maintainers = [ maintainers.talyz ];
+  meta.maintainers = with maintainers; [
+    talyz
+    anish
+  ];
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ke/keycloak/all-plugins.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ke/keycloak/all-plugins.nix
index 29c1e54c0108..f000a43a06e7 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ke/keycloak/all-plugins.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ke/keycloak/all-plugins.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
-{ callPackage, fetchMavenArtifact }:
+{
+  callPackage,
+  fetchMavenArtifact,
+  junixsocket-common,
+  junixsocket-native-common,
+}:
 
 {
   scim-for-keycloak = callPackage ./scim-for-keycloak { };
@@ -9,6 +14,11 @@
   keycloak-restrict-client-auth = callPackage ./keycloak-restrict-client-auth { };
   keycloak-remember-me-authenticator = callPackage ./keycloak-remember-me-authenticator { };
 
+  # junixsocket provides Unix domain socket support for JDBC connections,
+  # which is required for connecting to PostgreSQL via Unix socket.
+  junixsocket-common = junixsocket-common.passthru.jar;
+  junixsocket-native-common = junixsocket-native-common.passthru.jar;
+
   # These could theoretically be used by something other than Keycloak, but
   # there are no other quarkus apps in nixpkgs (as of 2023-08-21)
   quarkus-systemd-notify =