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diff --git a/docs/configuration/general.md b/docs/configuration/general.md index 9f10fc790..a6f68982a 100644 --- a/docs/configuration/general.md +++ b/docs/configuration/general.md @@ -64,9 +64,11 @@ protocol: "https" # String. Address to bind the GoToSocial server to. # This can be an IPv4 address or an IPv6 address (surrounded in square brackets), or a hostname. -# Default value will bind to all interfaces. -# You probably won't need to change this unless you're setting GoToSocial up in some fancy way or -# you have specific networking requirements. +# The default value will bind to all interfaces, which makes the server +# accessible by other machines. For most setups there is no need to change this. +# If you are using GoToSocial in a reverse proxy setup with the proxy running on +# the same machine, you will want to set this to "localhost" or an equivalent, +# so that the proxy can't be bypassed. # Examples: ["0.0.0.0", "172.128.0.16", "localhost", "[::]", "[2001:db8::fed1]"] # Default: "0.0.0.0" bind-address: "0.0.0.0" |