At least on Android you can generate a fake VPN-esque connection locally that passes everything through a proxy, so the proxy isn't exposed to the application
You already proved that you have access to it. Why is that no question asked?
Normal DV certs are either "add a CNAME, upload a uniquely named html / txt file, or click a link in an email" -- you've already done one of those (automatically in caddy)
> Demand Media, a provider of online content, has seen its shares crater 96% since 2011 as Google made changes to its proprietary search engine formula making it more difficult to find articles written by Demand Media.
I am really really happy about this. Because all they do is SEO spam garbage.