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authorGravatar Christian Hesse <mail@eworm.de>2023-06-07 13:34:50 +0200
committerGravatar Christian Hesse <mail@eworm.de>2023-06-11 22:45:29 +0200
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@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ in `global-config-overlay`, these are the parameters:
* `CertRenewUrl`: the url to download certificates from
* `CertWarnTime`: on what remaining time to warn via notification
+> ℹ️ **Info**: Copy relevant configuration from
+> [`global-config`](../global-config.rsc) (the one without `-overlay`) to
+> your local `global-config-overlay` and modify it to your specific needs.
+
Certificates on the web server should be named by their common name, like
`CN.pem` (`PEM` format) or`CN.p12` (`PKCS#12` format). Alternatively any
subject alternative name (aka *Subject Alt Name* or *SAN*) can be used.