diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5059c864..f6653937 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -99,45 +99,6 @@ For detailed guides on self-hosting Puter, including configuration options and b
 
 <br/>
 
-### 🌎 Installation on public server
-Subdomain is puter. Replace "domain.com" with your domain name.
-
-#### -Create DNS entries for puter.domain.com and api.puter.domain.com, both pointing to the same IP.
-
-#### -Create apache domain configs for puter.domain.com and api.puter.domain.com and add reverse proxy entries for both subdomains
-```$ a2enmod proxy```
-```$ a2enmod proxy_http```
-
-
-##### /etc/apache/sites-enabled/--configfile---
-```
-ProxyPass / http://localhost:4100/
-ProxyPassReverse / http://localhost:4100/
-```
-#### -Edit ./src/backend/src/config.js
-Add after ```let config = {};```
-```
-config.api_base_url = 'https://api.puter.domain.com';
-config.origin='https://puter.domain.com';
-config.http_port=443;´
-config.pub_port=443;
-config.protocol='https';
-```
-
-#### -Edit ./node_modules/@heyputer/backend/src/services/WebServerService.js and  ./src/backend/src/services/WebServerService.js
-Search for
-```if (allowedDomains.some(allowedDomain => hostName ===```
-and change the line to
-```if (allowedDomains.some(allowedDomain => hostName === "puter.domain.com" || hostName.endsWith('.' + allowedDomain))) {```
-
-#### -Edit ./volatile/config/config.json
-Change ```"domain": "puter.localhost"``` to ```"domain": "puter.domain.com"```
-
-#### -Run sed to replace the domain in all remaining files
-``` grep -rl "puter.localhost:4100" . | xargs sed -i 's/puter.localhost:4001/puter.domain.com/g' ```
-<br>
-<br>
-
 ### ☁️ Puter.com
 
 Puter is available as a hosted service at [**puter.com**](https://puter.com).
diff --git a/src/backend/src/routers/signup.js b/src/backend/src/routers/signup.js
index fd5cb6c9..f061d66d 100644
--- a/src/backend/src/routers/signup.js
+++ b/src/backend/src/routers/signup.js
@@ -66,10 +66,6 @@ module.exports = eggspress(['/signup'], {
         body: req.body,
     });
 
-    if( config.registration_closed == true ) {
-        return res.status(403).send('Registration is closed.');
-    }
-        
     // check bot trap, if `p102xyzname` is anything but an empty string it means
     // that a bot has filled the form
     // doesn't apply to temp users
@@ -232,7 +228,7 @@ module.exports = eggspress(['/signup'], {
             'UPDATE `user` SET `last_activity_ts` = now() WHERE id=? LIMIT 1',
             [insert_res.insertId]
         );
-
+        
         // TODO: cache group id
         const svc_group = req.services.get('group');
         await svc_group.add_users({
@@ -352,5 +348,5 @@ module.exports = eggspress(['/signup'], {
             taskbar_items: await get_taskbar_items(user),
             referral_code,
         }
-    })    
+    })
 });