# How-to guides

How-to guides target the more advanced users and guide them
through a variety of topics, addressing non-trivial use-cases.
They are more advanced than tutorials and assume some knowledge of HedgeDoc.

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    <a href='/how-to/reverse-proxy/'>
        <div class='topic'>
            <span>↩️️</span>
            <span>Configure a reverse proxy</span>
        </div>
    </a>
    <a href='/how-to/backup/'>
        <div class='topic'>
            <span>💾</span>
            <span>Back up your instance</span>
        </div>
    </a>
    <a href='/how-to/auth/'>
        <div class='topic'>
            <span>🔑</span>
            <span>Customize authentication</span>
        </div>
    </a>
    <a href='/how-to/database/'>
        <div class='topic'>
            <span>🗄</span>
            <span>Use another database</span>
        </div>
    </a>
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