docs: X-Forwarded-Proto: https

Additional documentation for running subdomain gateway behind reverse proxy with TLS.

docs: X-Forwarded-Proto: https
Additional documentation for running subdomain gateway behind reverse proxy with TLS.
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       }
     }'
   ```
-   **Note:** this enables automatic redirects from content paths to subdomains  
-   `http://dweb.link/ipfs/{cid}` → `http://{cid}.ipfs.dweb.link`
+   **Note I:** this enables automatic redirects from content paths to subdomains:  
+   `http://dweb.link/ipfs/{cid}` → `http://{cid}.ipfs.dweb.link`  
+   **Note II:** if you run go-ipfs behind reverse proxy that provides TLS make it add `X-Forwarded-Proto: https` HTTP header to ensure users are redirected to `https://` URLs (Nginx directive: `proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto "https";`):    
+   `https://dweb.link/ipfs/{cid}` → `https://{cid}.ipfs.dweb.link`

 * Public [path gateway](https://docs-beta.ipfs.io/how-to/address-ipfs-on-web/#path-gateway) at `http://ipfs.io/ipfs/{cid}` (no Origin separation)
   ```console