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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 If you're not using a proxy, you can use the
`bin/bootstrap_certificates` script to generate and install `bin/bootstrap_certificates` script to generate and install
certificates signed by Let's Encrypt. To do this, you should add the 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 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 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 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 subdomain. For dynamic IPs, create a `CNAME` record pointing to the
details; this requires `docker` and `docker-compose` and will create hostname you created with the GnuDIP host, above. A `CNAME` cannot be
the requested certificate. created for a domain root, so you must use a subdomain. Then, run the
aforementioned script and fill in the details.
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.
Without TLS/SSL Without TLS/SSL
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