diff --git a/lib/views/admin/status.js b/lib/views/admin/status.js
index 5638944c..fa7305c2 100644
--- a/lib/views/admin/status.js
+++ b/lib/views/admin/status.js
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ module.exports = function (req, res) {
     osRelease: os.release(),
     nodeVersion: process.version,
     instanceName: config.get('instanceName'),
+    frontendUrl: config.get('frontendURL'),
+    backendUrl: config.get('instanceUrl'),
     instanceUrl: config.get('instanceUrl'),
     listenPort: config.get('port'),
     sparqlEndpoint: config.get('triplestore').sparqlEndpoint,
diff --git a/lib/views/admin/theme.js b/lib/views/admin/theme.js
index 47328e4d..221038fe 100644
--- a/lib/views/admin/theme.js
+++ b/lib/views/admin/theme.js
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ function form (req, res) {
 
   var locals = {
     instanceName: config.get('instanceName'),
+    frontendURL: config.get('frontendURL'),
+    backendURL: config.get('instanceUrl'),
+    uriPrefix: config.get('databasePrefix'),
     frontPageText: config.get('frontPageText'),
     firstLaunch: config.get('firstLaunch'),
     currentTheme: currentTheme,
diff --git a/lib/views/setup.js b/lib/views/setup.js
index 5333a436..1ea88547 100644
--- a/lib/views/setup.js
+++ b/lib/views/setup.js
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ const settingsSchema = Joi.object({
   userName: requiredString('Please enter a username for the initial user account'),
   userFullName: requiredString('Please enter a full name for the initial user account'),
   userEmail: requiredString('Please enter a valid e-mail address for the initial user account').email(),
-  instanceUrl: requiredString('Please enter the URL of your instance'),
+  frontendURL: requiredString('Please enter the frontend URL of your instance'),
+  backendURL: requiredString('Please enter the backend URL of your instance'),
   uriPrefix: requiredString('Please enter the URI prefix of your instance'),
   frontPageText: requiredString('Please enter some welcome text for your homepage'),
   userPassword: requiredString('Please enter a password for the initial user account', { trim: false }),
@@ -54,7 +55,8 @@ module.exports = function (req, res) {
 
   const settings = {
     instanceName: 'My SynBioHub',
-    instanceUrl: req.protocol + '://' + req.get('Host') + '/',
+    frontendURL: req.protocol + '://' + req.get('Host') + '/',
+    backendURL: req.protocol + '://' + req.get('Host') + '/',
     uriPrefix: req.protocol + '://' + req.get('Host') + '/',
     userName: '',
     affiliation: '',
@@ -91,7 +93,8 @@ async function setupPost (req, res, settings) {
     {
       ...settings,
       instanceName: req.body.instanceName,
-      instanceUrl: req.body.instanceURL,
+      frontendURL: req.body.frontendURL,
+      backendURL: req.body.backendURL,
       uriPrefix: req.body.uriPrefix,
       userName: req.body.userName,
       affiliation: req.body.affiliation,
@@ -112,8 +115,14 @@ async function setupPost (req, res, settings) {
     { abortEarly: false }
   )
 
-  if (updatedSettings.instanceUrl[updatedSettings.instanceUrl.length - 1] !== '/') {
-    updatedSettings.instanceUrl += '/'
+  console.log(updatedSettings)
+
+  if (updatedSettings.frontendURL && updatedSettings.frontendURL[updatedSettings.frontendURL.length - 1] !== '/') {
+    updatedSettings.frontendURL += '/'
+  }
+
+  if (updatedSettings.backendURL && updatedSettings.backendURL[updatedSettings.backendURL.length - 1] !== '/') {
+    updatedSettings.backendURL += '/'
   }
 
   if (updatedSettings.uriPrefix[updatedSettings.uriPrefix.length - 1] !== '/') {
@@ -140,9 +149,9 @@ async function setupPost (req, res, settings) {
   config.set('sessionSecret', uuid())
   config.set('shareLinkSalt', uuid())
   config.set('passwordSalt', uuid())
-  config.set('instanceUrl', updatedSettings.instanceUrl)
-  config.set('webOfRegistries', { [updatedSettings.uriPrefix.slice(0, -1)]: updatedSettings.instanceUrl.slice(0, -1) })
-  config.set('databasePrefix', updatedSettings.instanceUrl)
+  config.set('frontendURL', updatedSettings.frontendURL)
+  config.set('instanceUrl', updatedSettings.backendURL)
+  config.set('webOfRegistries', { [updatedSettings.uriPrefix.slice(0, -1)]: updatedSettings.backendURL.slice(0, -1) })
   config.set('themeParameters', { default: { baseColor: updatedSettings.color } })
   config.set('frontPageText', updatedSettings.frontPageText)
   config.set('allowPublicSignup', updatedSettings.allowPublicSignup)