diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a05b7650..fae8a968 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ env/
 /kneeboards
 /liberation_preferences.json
 /state.json
+/serverconfig.env
 
 /logs/
 /resources/logging.yaml
diff --git a/client/src/api/backend.ts b/client/src/api/backend.ts
index 6b5e27fb..70380e3d 100644
--- a/client/src/api/backend.ts
+++ b/client/src/api/backend.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,15 @@
 import axios from "axios";
 
-export const HTTP_URL = "http://[::1]:1688/";
+const backendAddr =
+  new URL(window.location.toString()).searchParams.get("server") ??
+  "[::1]:1688";
+
+export const HTTP_URL = `http://${backendAddr}/`;
 
 export const backend = axios.create({
   baseURL: HTTP_URL,
 });
 
-export const WEBSOCKET_URL = "ws://[::1]:1688/eventstream";
+export const WEBSOCKET_URL = `ws://${backendAddr}/eventstream`;
 
 export default backend;
diff --git a/game/server/settings.py b/game/server/settings.py
index d414271e..fe0ed8df 100644
--- a/game/server/settings.py
+++ b/game/server/settings.py
@@ -19,16 +19,15 @@ class ServerSettings(BaseSettings):
     # no client/server workflow yet, security has not been a focus.
     server_bind_address: str = "::1"
 
-    # If you for some reason change the port, you'll need to also update map.js and
-    # client/src/api/backend.ts.
+    # This (and the address) will be passed the the front end as a query parameter.
     server_port: int = 1688
 
-    # Disable to allow requests to be made to the backend without an API key.
-    require_api_key: bool = True
-
     # Enable to allow cross-origin requests from http://localhost:3000.
     cors_allow_debug_server: bool = False
 
+    class Config:
+        env_file = "serverconfig.env"
+
     @classmethod
     @lru_cache
     def get(cls) -> ServerSettings:
diff --git a/qt_ui/widgets/map/QLiberationMap.py b/qt_ui/widgets/map/QLiberationMap.py
index a6afe3a3..50e82d0d 100644
--- a/qt_ui/widgets/map/QLiberationMap.py
+++ b/qt_ui/widgets/map/QLiberationMap.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ from PySide2.QtWebEngineWidgets import (
 )
 
 from game import Game
+from game.server.settings import ServerSettings
 from qt_ui.models import GameModel
 from .model import MapModel
 
@@ -61,6 +62,12 @@ class QLiberationMap(QWebEngineView):
             url = QUrl.fromLocalFile(
                 str(Path("resources/ui/map/canvas.html").resolve())
             )
+        server_settings = ServerSettings.get()
+        host = server_settings.server_bind_address
+        if host.startswith("::"):
+            host = f"[{host}]"
+        port = server_settings.server_port
+        url.setQuery(f"server={host}:{port}")
         self.page.load(url)
         self.setPage(self.page)