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Update Hosting-a-Multiplayer-server.md (#6676)

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* Update Hosting-a-Multiplayer-server.md

Added a section for explaining that Android does not like unencrypted traffic to a self-hosted server and that you need to setup a reverse proxy to do that.

* Added hint for MultiplayerFiles folder
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@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Therefore, you can now host your own Unciv server, when not on Android.
To do so, you must have a JDK installed.
From the directory where the Unciv.jar file is located, open a terminal and run the following line:
From the directory where the Unciv.jar file is located, create a folder named "MultiplayerFiles", open a terminal and run the following line:
`java -cp Unciv.jar com.unciv.app.desktop.UncivServer`
Don't forget to use 'cd' to switch to the correct dictionary. Here's an example in Windows.
@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ Don't forget to use 'cd' to switch to the correct dictionary. Here's an example
D:
cd Games
cd unciv
mkdir MultiplayerFiles
java -cp Unciv.jar com.unciv.app.desktop.UncivServer
```
@ -30,4 +31,6 @@ For other devices, you'll need an external IP, which is out of scope for this do
On the other device, do the same - enter the URL, click 'check connection' from the new device, and if you got the same result - congratulations, you're both connected to the same server and can start a multiplayer game on the server!
Android has some restrictions and does not allow unencrypted HTTP traffic from the Unciv app to a server. So you need to have a reverse proxy that sits between your (Android) client(s) and the Unciv server. The reverse proxy then needs to have a valid certificate and handles the TLS sessions for your Unciv server.
Please note that devices NOT connected to the same server will NOT be able to participate in multiplayer games together!