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@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ Match User git
 EOF
 ```
 
+Make sure to restart SSH to have this take effect.
+
 Next, create the `git` user:
 
 ```
@@ -86,6 +88,14 @@ KNOT_SERVER_INTERNAL_LISTEN_ADDR=127.0.0.1:5444
 KNOT_SERVER_LISTEN_ADDR=127.0.0.1:5555
 ```
 
+Next, configure the `KNOT_SERVER_HOSTNAME` hostname to proxy requests to the knot server. For caddy, it'll look something like this:
+
+```
+knot.example.com {
+  reverse_proxy http://127.0.0.1:5555
+}
+```
+
 If you run a Linux distribution that uses systemd, you can use the provided
 service file to run the server. Copy
 [`knotserver.service`](https://tangled.sh/did:plc:wshs7t2adsemcrrd4snkeqli/core/blob/master/systemd/knotserver.service)