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Telling the user that an instance will be treated as a remote instance isn't very useful, especially when the user is getting started.
Can you propose an improved text? This message is coming from the plugin I presume.
This message is significantly harder to get to now, since the plugin attempts to lead the user to do the right thing "out-of-the-box".
filed against old server reg UI. The user makes an explicit choice to register a remote instance.