fix: enable NODE_OPTIONS env var (#15158)

docs/api/environment-variables.md

@@ -24,6 +24,28 @@ Windows console example:
 The following environment variables are intended primarily for use at runtime
 in packaged Electron applications.
 
+### `NODE_OPTIONS`
+
+Electron includes support for a subset of Node's [`NODE_OPTIONS`](https://nodejs.org/api/cli.html#cli_node_options_options). The majority are supported with the exception of those which conflict with Chromium's use of BoringSSL.
+
+Example:
+
+```sh
+export NODE_OPTIONS="--no-warnings --max-old-space-size=2048"
+```
+
+Unsupported options are:
+
+```sh
+--use-bundled-ca
+--force-fips
+--enable-fips
+--openssl-config
+--use-openssl-ca
+```
+
+`NODE_OPTIONS` are explicitly disallowed in packaged apps.
+
 ### `GOOGLE_API_KEY`
 
 Electron includes a hardcoded API key for making requests to Google's geocoding