From 09e70da36673808168a7965ff659c33ffcd3e71e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Hugo Sales Date: Thu, 7 May 2020 22:21:37 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] [DOCUMENTATION] Updated INSTALL.md to reflect the fact that a CNAME record can be used directly --- INSTALL.md | 16 ++++++---------- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-) diff --git a/INSTALL.md b/INSTALL.md index 5b38cbd945..d631697b4d 100644 --- a/INSTALL.md +++ b/INSTALL.md @@ -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 ----