diff --git a/fileserve.go b/fileserve.go
index 00858f0..c7eac21 100644
--- a/fileserve.go
+++ b/fileserve.go
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ func fileServeHandler(c web.C, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	if !Config.allowHotlink {
 		referer := r.Header.Get("Referer")
 		u, _ := url.Parse(referer)
-		p, _ := url.Parse(Config.siteURL)
+		p, _ := url.Parse(getSiteURL(r))
 		if referer != "" && !sameOrigin(u, p) {
 			http.Redirect(w, r, Config.sitePath+fileName, 303)
 			return
diff --git a/headers.go b/headers.go
index 918a6dd..d0eeda0 100644
--- a/headers.go
+++ b/headers.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"net/http"
+	"net/url"
 	"strings"
 )
 
@@ -25,3 +26,26 @@ func AddHeaders(headers []string) func(http.Handler) http.Handler {
 	}
 	return fn
 }
+
+func getSiteURL(r *http.Request) string {
+	if Config.siteURL != "" {
+		return Config.siteURL
+	} else {
+		u := &url.URL{}
+		u.Host = r.Host
+
+		if Config.sitePath != "" {
+			u.Path = Config.sitePath
+		}
+
+		if scheme := r.Header.Get("X-Forwarded-Proto"); scheme != "" {
+			u.Scheme = scheme
+		} else if Config.certFile != "" || (r.TLS != nil && r.TLS.HandshakeComplete == true) {
+			u.Scheme = "https"
+		} else {
+			u.Scheme = "http"
+		}
+
+		return u.String()
+	}
+}
diff --git a/pages.go b/pages.go
index 9d24bba..597e5a4 100644
--- a/pages.go
+++ b/pages.go
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ func pasteHandler(c web.C, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 }
 
 func apiDocHandler(c web.C, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-	err := Templates["API.html"].ExecuteWriter(pongo2.Context{}, w)
+	err := Templates["API.html"].ExecuteWriter(pongo2.Context{"siteurl": getSiteURL(r)}, w)
 	if err != nil {
 		oopsHandler(c, w, r, RespHTML, "")
 	}
diff --git a/server.go b/server.go
index 8c129b6..e7eee43 100644
--- a/server.go
+++ b/server.go
@@ -102,17 +102,21 @@ func setup() *web.Mux {
 		log.Fatal("Could not create metadata directory:", err)
 	}
 
-	// ensure siteURL ends wth '/'
-	if lastChar := Config.siteURL[len(Config.siteURL)-1:]; lastChar != "/" {
-		Config.siteURL = Config.siteURL + "/"
-	}
+	if Config.siteURL != "" {
+		// ensure siteURL ends wth '/'
+		if lastChar := Config.siteURL[len(Config.siteURL)-1:]; lastChar != "/" {
+			Config.siteURL = Config.siteURL + "/"
+		}
 
-	parsedUrl, err := url.Parse(Config.siteURL)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Fatal("Could not parse siteurl:", err)
-	}
+		parsedUrl, err := url.Parse(Config.siteURL)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Fatal("Could not parse siteurl:", err)
+		}
 
-	Config.sitePath = parsedUrl.Path
+		Config.sitePath = parsedUrl.Path
+	} else {
+		Config.sitePath = "/"
+	}
 
 	// Template setup
 	p2l, err := NewPongo2TemplatesLoader()
@@ -121,7 +125,6 @@ func setup() *web.Mux {
 	}
 	TemplateSet := pongo2.NewSet("templates", p2l)
 	TemplateSet.Globals["sitename"] = Config.siteName
-	TemplateSet.Globals["siteurl"] = Config.siteURL
 	TemplateSet.Globals["sitepath"] = Config.sitePath
 	TemplateSet.Globals["using_auth"] = Config.authFile != ""
 	err = populateTemplatesMap(TemplateSet, Templates)
@@ -193,7 +196,7 @@ func main() {
 		"Allow hotlinking of files")
 	flag.StringVar(&Config.siteName, "sitename", "linx",
 		"name of the site")
-	flag.StringVar(&Config.siteURL, "siteurl", "http://"+Config.bind+"/",
+	flag.StringVar(&Config.siteURL, "siteurl", "",
 		"site base url (including trailing slash)")
 	flag.Int64Var(&Config.maxSize, "maxsize", 4*1024*1024*1024,
 		"maximum upload file size in bytes (default 4GB)")
@@ -232,16 +235,16 @@ func main() {
 			log.Fatal("Could not bind: ", err)
 		}
 
-		log.Printf("Serving over fastcgi, bound on %s, using siteurl %s", Config.bind, Config.siteURL)
+		log.Printf("Serving over fastcgi, bound on %s", Config.bind)
 		fcgi.Serve(listener, mux)
 	} else if Config.certFile != "" {
-		log.Printf("Serving over https, bound on %s, using siteurl %s", Config.bind, Config.siteURL)
+		log.Printf("Serving over https, bound on %s", Config.bind)
 		err := graceful.ListenAndServeTLS(Config.bind, Config.certFile, Config.keyFile, mux)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Fatal(err)
 		}
 	} else {
-		log.Printf("Serving over http, bound on %s, using siteurl %s", Config.bind, Config.siteURL)
+		log.Printf("Serving over http, bound on %s", Config.bind)
 		err := graceful.ListenAndServe(Config.bind, mux)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Fatal(err)
diff --git a/server_test.go b/server_test.go
index 5cb1d52..527e3be 100644
--- a/server_test.go
+++ b/server_test.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"crypto/tls"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"mime/multipart"
 	"net/http"
@@ -923,6 +924,102 @@ func TestExtension(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestInferSiteURL(t *testing.T) {
+	oldSiteURL := Config.siteURL
+	oldSitePath := Config.sitePath
+	Config.siteURL = ""
+	Config.sitePath = "/linxtest/"
+
+	mux := setup()
+	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+
+	req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", "/API/", nil)
+	req.Host = "example.com:8080"
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	mux.ServeHTTP(w, req)
+
+	if !strings.Contains(w.Body.String(), "http://example.com:8080/upload/") {
+		t.Fatal("Site URL not found properly embedded in response")
+	}
+
+	Config.siteURL = oldSiteURL
+	Config.sitePath = oldSitePath
+}
+
+func TestInferSiteURLProxied(t *testing.T) {
+	oldSiteURL := Config.siteURL
+	Config.siteURL = ""
+
+	mux := setup()
+	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+
+	req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", "/API/", nil)
+	req.Header.Add("X-Forwarded-Proto", "https")
+	req.Host = "example.com:8080"
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	mux.ServeHTTP(w, req)
+
+	if !strings.Contains(w.Body.String(), "https://example.com:8080/upload/") {
+		t.Fatal("Site URL not found properly embedded in response")
+	}
+
+	Config.siteURL = oldSiteURL
+}
+
+func TestInferSiteURLHTTPS(t *testing.T) {
+	oldSiteURL := Config.siteURL
+	oldCertFile := Config.certFile
+	Config.siteURL = ""
+	Config.certFile = "/dev/null"
+
+	mux := setup()
+	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+
+	req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", "/API/", nil)
+	req.Host = "example.com"
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	mux.ServeHTTP(w, req)
+
+	if !strings.Contains(w.Body.String(), "https://example.com/upload/") {
+		t.Fatal("Site URL not found properly embedded in response")
+	}
+
+	Config.siteURL = oldSiteURL
+	Config.certFile = oldCertFile
+}
+
+func TestInferSiteURLHTTPSFastCGI(t *testing.T) {
+	oldSiteURL := Config.siteURL
+	Config.siteURL = ""
+
+	mux := setup()
+	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+
+	req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", "/API/", nil)
+	req.Host = "example.com"
+	req.TLS = &tls.ConnectionState{HandshakeComplete: true}
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	mux.ServeHTTP(w, req)
+
+	if !strings.Contains(w.Body.String(), "https://example.com/upload/") {
+		t.Fatal("Site URL not found properly embedded in response")
+	}
+
+	Config.siteURL = oldSiteURL
+}
+
 func TestShutdown(t *testing.T) {
 	os.RemoveAll(Config.filesDir)
 	os.RemoveAll(Config.metaDir)
diff --git a/torrent.go b/torrent.go
index e3c4952..2e82598 100644
--- a/torrent.go
+++ b/torrent.go
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ func hashPiece(piece []byte) []byte {
 	return h.Sum(nil)
 }
 
-func createTorrent(fileName string, filePath string) ([]byte, error) {
+func createTorrent(fileName string, filePath string, r *http.Request) ([]byte, error) {
 	chunk := make([]byte, TORRENT_PIECE_LENGTH)
 
 	torrent := Torrent{
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ func createTorrent(fileName string, filePath string) ([]byte, error) {
 			PieceLength: TORRENT_PIECE_LENGTH,
 			Name:        fileName,
 		},
-		UrlList: []string{fmt.Sprintf("%sselif/%s", Config.siteURL, fileName)},
+		UrlList: []string{fmt.Sprintf("%sselif/%s", getSiteURL(r), fileName)},
 	}
 
 	f, err := os.Open(filePath)
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ func fileTorrentHandler(c web.C, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	encoded, err := createTorrent(fileName, filePath)
+	encoded, err := createTorrent(fileName, filePath, r)
 	if err != nil {
 		oopsHandler(c, w, r, RespHTML, "Could not create torrent.")
 		return
diff --git a/torrent_test.go b/torrent_test.go
index 9a44eb9..03a51da 100644
--- a/torrent_test.go
+++ b/torrent_test.go
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ func TestCreateTorrent(t *testing.T) {
 	fileName := "server.go"
 	var decoded Torrent
 
-	encoded, err := createTorrent(fileName, fileName)
+	encoded, err := createTorrent(fileName, fileName, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ func TestCreateTorrent(t *testing.T) {
 func TestCreateTorrentWithImage(t *testing.T) {
 	var decoded Torrent
 
-	encoded, err := createTorrent("test.jpg", "static/images/404.jpg")
+	encoded, err := createTorrent("test.jpg", "static/images/404.jpg", nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
diff --git a/upload.go b/upload.go
index 2fd4ec3..33d845d 100644
--- a/upload.go
+++ b/upload.go
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ type Upload struct {
 }
 
 func uploadPostHandler(c web.C, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-	if !strictReferrerCheck(r, Config.siteURL, []string{"Linx-Delete-Key", "Linx-Expiry", "Linx-Randomize", "X-Requested-With"}) {
+	if !strictReferrerCheck(r, getSiteURL(r), []string{"Linx-Delete-Key", "Linx-Expiry", "Linx-Randomize", "X-Requested-With"}) {
 		badRequestHandler(c, w, r)
 		return
 	}
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ func uploadPostHandler(c web.C, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 			return
 		}
 
-		js := generateJSONresponse(upload)
+		js := generateJSONresponse(upload, r)
 		w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json; charset=UTF-8")
 		w.Write(js)
 	} else {
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ func uploadPutHandler(c web.C, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 			return
 		}
 
-		js := generateJSONresponse(upload)
+		js := generateJSONresponse(upload, r)
 		w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json; charset=UTF-8")
 		w.Write(js)
 	} else {
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ func uploadPutHandler(c web.C, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 			return
 		}
 
-		fmt.Fprintf(w, Config.siteURL+upload.Filename)
+		fmt.Fprintf(w, getSiteURL(r)+upload.Filename)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ func uploadRemote(c web.C, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 			return
 		}
 
-		js := generateJSONresponse(upload)
+		js := generateJSONresponse(upload, r)
 		w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json; charset=UTF-8")
 		w.Write(js)
 	} else {
@@ -308,9 +308,9 @@ func generateBarename() string {
 	return uniuri.NewLenChars(8, []byte("abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789"))
 }
 
-func generateJSONresponse(upload Upload) []byte {
+func generateJSONresponse(upload Upload, r *http.Request) []byte {
 	js, _ := json.Marshal(map[string]string{
-		"url":        Config.siteURL + upload.Filename,
+		"url":        getSiteURL(r) + upload.Filename,
 		"filename":   upload.Filename,
 		"delete_key": upload.Metadata.DeleteKey,
 		"expiry":     strconv.FormatInt(upload.Metadata.Expiry.Unix(), 10),