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Clarified a couple parts in the README
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### SSL Backends
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If you would like to connect to your backend using HTTPS instead of HTTP, set `VIRTUAL_PROTO=https` on the backend container.
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If you would like the reverse proxy to connect to your backend using HTTPS instead of HTTP, set `VIRTUAL_PROTO=https` on the backend container.
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### uWSGI Backends
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`.key` extension. For example, a container with `VIRTUAL_HOST=foo.bar.com` should have a
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`foo.bar.com.crt` and `foo.bar.com.key` file in the certs directory.
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If you are running the container in a virtualized environment (Hyper-V, VirtualBox, etc...),
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/path/to/certs must exist in that environment or be made accessible to that environment.
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By default, Docker is not able to mount directories on the host machine to containers running in a virtual machine.
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#### Diffie-Hellman Groups
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If you have Diffie-Hellman groups enabled, the files should be named after the virtual host with a

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