diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 3ce7f61f710bf9a9ee4e09d01561cc44cd74b239..816a2e0e5abf76897435ad922ad3a95f5743195d 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -135,9 +135,9 @@ You need to install nginx (or apache2, or traefik, whichever you are more comfor ## Create a certificate for our deployments -While you are at it you might as well create two DNS `A` fields to point at OpenWRT (which will forward it to nginx). +While you are at it you might as well create a DNS `A` fields to point at OpenWRT (which will forward it to nginx). -We need to use a certificate to secure HTTPS communication, both the Mastodon and Matrix protocols require it. This can be done manually for the moment and automated later, as it is not super straightforward. I refer you to the [documentation on certbot + nginx](https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-secure-nginx-with-let-s-encrypt-on-ubuntu-20-04) I would recommend that you create a `mastodon.<yourdomain>` and a `matrix.<yourdomain>` certificate, then back them up somewhere safe as Letsencrypt has pretty aggressive rate limiting with regard to certificate creations. +We need to use a certificate to secure HTTPS communication, the Matrix protocols require it. This can be done manually for the moment and automated later, as it is not super straightforward. I refer you to the [documentation on certbot + nginx](https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-secure-nginx-with-let-s-encrypt-on-ubuntu-20-04) I would recommend that you create a `matrix.<yourdomain>` certificate, then back them up somewhere safe as Letsencrypt has pretty aggressive rate limiting with regard to certificate creations. ## Let's install Synapse