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docs: tweaks install instructions re: port #573

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1. Create a new Matrix room to act as the administration control room. Note its
internal room ID (Example: !abcdefg12345hijk:coolserver.com).

1. Decide on a spare local TCP port number to use. It will listen for messages
1. Decide on a spare local TCP port number to use. The default is 5858. It will listen for messages
from Matrix and needs to be visible to the homeserver. Take care to configure
firewalls appropriately. This port will be notated as `$MATRIX_PORT` in
the remaining instructions.
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1. For `matrix_admin_room`, enter the internal room ID of the administration control
room (Example: !abcdefg12345hijk:coolserver.com).

1. For `homeserver.appservice_port`, specify the above $MATRIX_PORT if you overwrote the default.

1. Generate the appservice registration file. This will be used by the
Matrix homeserver. Here, you must specify the direct link the
Matrix homeserver. Here, you must specify the direct link (the url field) the
**Matrix Homserver** can use to access the bridge, including the Matrix
port it will send messages through (if this bridge runs on the same
machine you can use `localhost` as the `$HOST` name):
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```sh
$ docker run -v /path/to/config/:/config/ matrixdotorg/matrix-appservice-slack \
-r -c /config/config.yaml -u "http://$HOST:$MATRIX_PORT" -f /config/slack.yaml
-r -c /config/config.yaml -u "http://$HOST:$MATRIX_PORT" -f /config/slack-registration.yaml
```

1. Start the actual application service:
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