@@ -65,23 +65,29 @@ only to HTTP requests.
6565You can use [ Let's Encrypt] ( https://letsencrypt.org/ ) to get an SSL certificate
6666for free.
6767
68- ## How do I access web services?
68+ ## How do I securely access web services?
6969
7070code-server is capable of proxying to any port using either a subdomain or a
71- subpath.
71+ subpath which means you can securely access these services using code-server's
72+ built-in authentication.
7273
7374### Sub-domains
7475
75- Set up a wildcard certificate for your domain and a wildcard DNS entry (or you
76- can configure each subdomain individually for the ports you expect to use).
76+ You will need a DNS entry that points to your server for each port you want to
77+ access. You can either set up a wildcard DNS entry for ` *.<domain> ` if your domain
78+ name registrar supports it or you can create one for every port you want to
79+ access (` 3000.<domain> ` , ` 8080.<domain> ` , etc).
80+ 81+ You should also set up TLS certificates for these subdomains, either using a
82+ wildcard certificate for ` *.<domain> ` or individual certificates for each port.
7783
7884Start code-server with the ` --proxy-domain ` flag set to your domain.
7985
8086```
81- code-server --proxy-domain coder.com
87+ code-server --proxy-domain <domain>
8288```
8389
84- Now you can browse to ` <port>.coder.com ` . Note that this uses the host header so
90+ Now you can browse to ` <port>.<domain> ` . Note that this uses the host header so
8591ensure your reverse proxy forwards that information if you are using one.
8692
8793### Sub-paths
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