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[DOCUMENTATION] Updated INSTALL.md to reflect the fact that a CNAME record can be used directly

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@ -69,17 +69,13 @@ instructions of your proxy provider.
If you're not using a proxy, you can use the
`bin/bootstrap_certificates` script to generate and install
certificates signed by Let's Encrypt. To do this, you should add the
server's IP (even if it's dynamic) as an `A` DNS record with your DNS
provider (normally, your domain registrar). The `A` record doesn't
server's IP, if it's static, as an `A` DNS record with your DNS
provider (normally, your domain registrar); the `A` record doesn't
need to be at the root of your domain, meaning it's name can be a
subdomain. Then, run the aforementioned script and fill in the
details; this requires `docker` and `docker-compose` and will create
the requested certificate.
After doing the above, if you don't have a static IP, go to your DNS
manager, delete the `A` record you created in the previous step and
create a `CNAME` record pointing from the domain you want to use the
domain you registered with the GnuDIP host.
subdomain. For dynamic IPs, create a `CNAME` record pointing to the
hostname you created with the GnuDIP host, above. A `CNAME` cannot be
created for a domain root, so you must use a subdomain. Then, run the
aforementioned script and fill in the details.
Without TLS/SSL
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