[documentation] Recommend users take latest *stable* release in installation guides (#512)

* add note about release version number

* recommend users take latest stable release
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Now, download the latest GoToSocial release archive corresponding to the operating system and architecture you're running on.
For example, for version 0.1.0 running on 64-bit Linux:
(You can find the list of releases [right here](https://github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/releases), arranged with the newest release at the top.)
For example, to download version 0.3.1 for running on 64-bit Linux:
```bash
wget https://github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/releases/download/v0.1.0/gotosocial_0.1.0_linux_amd64.tar.gz
wget https://github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/releases/download/v0.3.1/gotosocial_0.3.1_linux_amd64.tar.gz
```
Then extract it:
```bash
tar -xzf gotosocial_0.1.0_linux_amd64.tar.gz
tar -xzf gotosocial_0.3.1_linux_amd64.tar.gz
```
This will put the `gotosocial` binary in your current directory, in addition to the `web` folder, which contains assets for the web frontend, and an `example` folder, which contains a sample configuration file.

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Now, you should change the `GTS_HOST` environment variable to the domain you are running GoToSocial on.
If you want to use [LetsEncrypt](../configuration/letsencrypt.md) for ssl certificates (https), you should:
You should also update the GoToSocial version number to use the latest stable release.
The list of releases can be found [right here](https://github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/releases), with the newest release at the top.
Replace `latest` in the docker-compose.yaml with the number of the release (without the leading `v` or trailing version name). So for example if you want to run [v0.3.1 Sleepy Sloth](https://github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/releases/tag/v0.3.1) you should replace:
```text
image: superseriousbusiness/gotosocial:latest
```
with:
```text
image: superseriousbusiness/gotosocial:0.3.1
```
If you want to use [LetsEncrypt](../configuration/letsencrypt.md) for ssl certificates (https), you should also:
1. Change the value of `GTS_LETSENCRYPT_ENABLED` to `"true"`.
2. Remove the `#` before `- "80:80"` in the `ports` section.