diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 8ca1e25d43..9da8c7f7a8 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -207,14 +207,12 @@ to do initial test with a client without having to setup a reverse proxy,
you can temporarly use another certificate. (Note that a self-signed
certificate is fine for `Federation`_). You can do so by changing
``tls_certificate_path``, ``tls_private_key_path`` and ``tls_dh_params_path``
-in ``homeserver.yaml``;
+in ``homeserver.yaml``; alternatively, you can use a reverse-proxy, but be sure
+to read `Using a reverse proxy with Synapse`_ when doing so.
Apart from port 8448 using TLS, both ports are the same in the default
configuration.
-See https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/2438 for the recommended
-production configuration.
-
Registering a user
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@@ -602,7 +600,7 @@ domain name. For example, you might want to run your server at
``synapse.example.com``, but have your Matrix user-ids look like
``@user:example.com``. (A SRV record also allows you to change the port from
the default 8448. However, if you are thinking of using a reverse-proxy on the
-federation port, which is highly not recommended, be sure to read
+federation port, which is not recommended, be sure to read
`Reverse-proxying the federation port`_ first.)
To use a SRV record, first create your SRV record and publish it in DNS. This
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