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diff --git a/docs/federate.md b/docs/federate.md index 5fc839b58b..a0786b9cf7 100644 --- a/docs/federate.md +++ b/docs/federate.md @@ -12,10 +12,10 @@ it is also the domain that other servers will use to try to reach your server (via port 8448). This is easy to set up and will work provided you set the `server_name` to match your machine's public DNS hostname. -You will also need a valid TLS certificate for this `server_name` served -on port 8448. The preferred way to do that is by using a reverse proxy, -see [reverse_proxy.md](<reverse_proxy.md>) for instructions on how to -correctly set one up. +For this default configuration to work, you will need to listen for TLS +connections on port 8448. The preferred way to do that is by using a +reverse proxy: see [reverse_proxy.md](<reverse_proxy.md>) for instructions +on how to correctly set one up. In some cases you might not want to run Synapse on the machine that has the `server_name` as its public DNS hostname, or you might want federation |