From c56998ff0568f7fa53665e8820fda211098ebac3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: tobi <31960611+tsmethurst@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2022 15:04:35 +0100 Subject: [docs] add account domain documentation (#1065) * [docs] add account domain documentation * add note about parent/subdomain --- docs/installation_guide/index.md | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) (limited to 'docs/installation_guide/index.md') diff --git a/docs/installation_guide/index.md b/docs/installation_guide/index.md index b28deb7ff..78603b541 100644 --- a/docs/installation_guide/index.md +++ b/docs/installation_guide/index.md @@ -29,3 +29,5 @@ If you can't leave `443` and `80` open on the machine, don't worry! You can conf To run a GoToSocial server, you also need a domain name, and it needs to be pointed towards your VPS or homeserver. [Namecheap](https://www.namecheap.com/) is a good place to do this, but you can use any domain name registrar that lets you manage your own DNS. + +IMPORTANT: If you want to host GoToSocial at a different host from your desired account domain (eg., you want to host GtS at `fedi.example.org` but you want your account to show up at `example.org`), please read the [advanced configuration](./advanced.md) carefully, before proceeding with installation! -- cgit v1.2.3