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 oragono mkcerts
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-**Note:** This installation will give you unsigned certificates suitable for testing purposes.
+**Note:** This installation will give you self-signed certificates suitable for testing purposes.
 For real certs, look into [Let's Encrypt](https://letsencrypt.org/)!
 
 ### Platform Packages