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Adds note to make container port local only, after setting up a reverse proxy #271

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Expand Up @@ -144,6 +144,11 @@ container.
### 2. Reverse proxy

By default, Plausible runs on unencrypted HTTP on port 8000. We recommend running it on HTTPS behind a reverse proxy of some sort.

:::note
After setting up a reverse proxy be sure to change this line `- 8000:8000` to `- 127.0.0.1:8000:8000` in `docker-compose.yml` file and restart the container for it to apply changes. This prevents Plausible from being accessed remotely using HTTP on port 8000 which is a security concern.
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You may or may not already be running a reverse proxy on your host, let's look at both options:

#### No existing reverse proxy
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