diff --git a/ssl-server-setup.md b/ssl-server-setup.md
index 5b4430f..699067a 100644
--- a/ssl-server-setup.md
+++ b/ssl-server-setup.md
@@ -8,23 +8,23 @@ the following instructions detail configuring ssl termination using nginx and [l
 
 # install nginx and certbot
 
-`note1:` certbot is used to acquire ssl certificates from letsencrypt.
+**note1**: certbot is used to acquire ssl certificates from letsencrypt.
 
 * `sudo apt-get install nginx`
 * `echo 'deb http://httpredir.debian.org/debian jessie-backports main contrib non-free' | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list.d/jessie-backports.list`
 * `sudo apt-get update`
 * `sudo apt-get install certbot -t jessie-backports`
 
-`note2:` ensure the host running the musikcube server can accept connections from port 443.
+**note2**: ensure the host running the musikcube server can accept connections from port 443.
 
 * `sudo certbot certonly --standalone`
 
-`note3:` your machine no longer needs to accept connections from port 443 once the certificates are downloaded.
+**note3**: your machine no longer needs to accept connections from port 443 once the certificates are downloaded.
 
 * `sudo chgrp www-data /etc/letsencrypt/live`
 * `sudo chmod 750 /etc/letsencrypt/live`
 
-`note4:` letsencrypt will email you when your cert is about to expire. when that happens, forward port 443 to your host again, and run `sudo letsencrypt renew`. don't forget to shut down the forwarded port after it finishes!
+**note4**: letsencrypt will email you when your cert is about to expire. when that happens, forward port 443 to your host again, and run `sudo letsencrypt renew`. don't forget to shut down the forwarded port after it finishes!
 
 # configure nginx