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Update notes on self signed certificates for desktop app (#450)

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Notes on mkcert when used with desktop app. 

Should resolve future questions like this one:
https://discord.com/channels/937901803608096828/1281484103580909621/1284432537682317365

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Co-authored-by: Ruben Olsen Lærk <ruben@lku.no>
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Caju
caniuse
Cardless
CAROOT
categorygroup
Cembra
Certbot

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### Configuring with environment variables:
If you can’t easily create new files, you can also configure HTTPS using environment variables. Set the `ACTUAL_HTTPS_KEY` and `ACTUAL_HTTPS_CERT` environment variables to the contents of the `.key` and `.crt` files, respectively. If you’re unable to include newlines in the environment variable values, you can replace any newlines with `\n` and Actual will automatically convert them back to newlines.
### Configuring the Desktop App:
To configure the desktop app, follow these steps on the _Where's the server?_ screen.
1. Enter your server URL and click OK.
2. If you see an error message asking you to select your certificate, choose the appropriate certificate and try again.
**Note:** If you have generated your certificate using [mkcert](https://github.com/FiloSottile/mkcert), specify the root CA certificate - not the certificate your server is pointing to. To do this:
1. Run the command ```mkcert -CAROOT``` to find the directory of the root certificate.
2. Navigate to that directory to locate the ```rootCA.pem``` certificate
3. Specify the ```rootCA.pem``` certificate in the desktop app.
## 3. Test HTTPS!
Once you have acquired a certificate and configured Actual to use it, attempt to access your instance ensuring you are using `https`. It is recommended to also either re-enter the URL to your server or making a new tab/window instead of refreshing the page where you saw the error.