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docs: Tweak discussion of SSL certs in prod requirements.

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#### Domain name #### Domain name
You should already have a domain name available for your Zulip You should already have a domain name (e.g., `zulip.example.com`)
production instance. In order to generate valid SSL certificates with available for your Zulip server. In order to generate valid SSL
Certbot, and to enable other services such as Google Authentication, certificates [with Certbot][doc-certbot], and to enable other services
you'll need to update the domain's A record to point to your such as Google authentication, you'll need to set the domain's
production server. A record to point to your production server.
## Credentials needed ## Credentials needed
#### SSL Certificate #### SSL Certificate
* An SSL certificate for the host you're putting this on (e.g., * Your Zulip server will need an SSL certificate for the domain name
zulip.example.com). Unless you have your own certificate authority, it uses. For most Zulip servers, the recommended (and simplest) way
you should be able to just use the `--certbot` option in the Zulip to get this is to just [use the `--certbot` option][doc-certbot] in
installer to automatically generate one for free using the Zulip installer, which will automatically get a certificate for
[Certbot](https://certbot.eff.org/). Additional options are you and keep it renewed. If you'd rather acquire an SSL certificate
documented in our another way, see our
[SSL certificate documentation](ssl-certificates.html). [SSL certificate documentation](ssl-certificates.html).
[doc-certbot]: ../production/ssl-certificates.html#certbot-recommended
#### Outgoing email #### Outgoing email
* Outgoing email (SMTP) credentials that Zulip can use to send * Outgoing email (SMTP) credentials that Zulip can use to send