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 ## Access it from Internet
 
-We recommend the usage of SSL, so the easiest is to use a TLS capable reverse proxy.
+We recommend the usage of TLS, so the easiest is to use a TLS capable reverse proxy.
 Here are 2 examples:
 
  - [haproxy](https://github.com/indiehosters/haproxy)