diff --git a/install-debian.md b/install-debian.md
index 658d276..c521660 100644
--- a/install-debian.md
+++ b/install-debian.md
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ title: Setting up a fresh install of Canopy over Debian 12 Bookworm
 
 
 
+
 ## Step-by-step procedure for Setting up a fresh install of Canopy over Debian 12 Bookworm:
 Before installing make sure you have already prepped your [database](mongodb-debian).
 ## Installation
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ Before installing make sure you have already prepped your [database](mongodb-deb
 5. Fill out the newly copied config with a text editor, don't forget to set your DB password or make up a sessionSecret!
 
 ## Canopy as a System Service Setup
-1. Create a user named 'canopy' and move the production canopy folder to it's home dir
+1. Create a user named 'canopy' and move the production canopy folder to it's home dir, making sure to give it ownership and exclusive permissions
 2. Create a new file at `/etc/systemd/system/canopy.service`, and add:
 ```
 [Unit]
@@ -43,10 +44,10 @@ WantedBy=multi-user.target
 ```
 3. Run `sudo systemctl start canopy` to run canopy in the background as a system service
 
-## Reverse-Proxy Setup
-###This will be documented once we start public testing, for now development boxes don't need this.
+## SSL Setup
 
-###At some point we will document using ngnix as a reverse proxy for canopy.
+## Reverse-Proxy Setup
+1. Install NGINX `sudo apt install nginx`
 
 ## Server-Hardening
 ###This will be documented once we start public testing, for now development boxes don't need this.