Update OTP install docs to use certbot nginx plugin

Update certbot instructions for Alpine Linux
Update gentoo install guide to use certbot-nginx
2024-04-23 00:02:54 -04:00 · 2024-04-23 00:02:54 -04:00 · 2024-04-23 00:02:54 -04:00 · 2024-04-23 00:02:15 -04:00
1 changed files with 2 additions and 1 deletions
--- a/docs/docs/installation/otp_redhat_en.md
+++ b/docs/docs/installation/otp_redhat_en.md
@ -196,8 +196,9 @@ sudo systemctl start nginx
 sudo certbot --email <your@emailaddress> -d <yourdomain> -d <media_domain> --nginx
 ```

-At this point if you open your (sub)domain in a browser you should see a 502 error, that's because Akkoma is not started yet.
+If that doesn't work the first time, add `--dry-run` to further attempts to avoid being ratelimited as you identify the issue, and do not remove it until the dry run succeeds. A common source of problems are nginx config syntax errors; this can be checked for by running `nginx -t`.

+If you're successful with obtaining the certificates, opening your (sub)domain in a browser will result in a 502 error, since Akkoma hasn't been started yet.

 ### Setting up a system service
Author	SHA1	Message	Date
Norm	0fa3fbf55e	Update OTP install docs to use certbot nginx plugin	2024-04-23 00:02:54 -04:00
Norm	e5f4282cca	Update certbot instructions for Alpine Linux	2024-04-23 00:02:54 -04:00
Norm	cdde95ad8b	Update gentoo install guide to use certbot-nginx	2024-04-23 00:02:54 -04:00
Norm	c493769364	Update Nginx setup docs for Fedora and Red Hat OTP	2024-04-23 00:02:15 -04:00