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 ### Some additional configuration
 
-  * You will need to let pleroma instance to know what hostname/url it's running on. _THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT STEP. GET THIS WRONG AND YOU'LL HAVE TO RESET YOUR DATABASE_.
+  * You will need to let pleroma instance to know what hostname/url it's running on. _THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT STEP. GET THIS WRONG AND YOU'LL HAVE TO RESET YOUR DATABASE_. We _ONLY_ support _HTTPS_ deployments in production. You can use basic http for local dev, but _NEVER USE IT_ on an actual instance.
 
     Create the file `config/dev.secret.exs`, add these lines at the end of the file: