diff --git a/config.go b/config.go
index c2c50ab..075294a 100644
--- a/config.go
+++ b/config.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 type Configuration struct {
 	Listen      string `config:"tcp://:8080"`
 	Host        string `config:"localhost:8080"`
+	ExtOrigin   string `config:""` // consider lfs-test-server may behind a reverse proxy
 	MetaDB      string `config:"lfs.db"`
 	ContentPath string `config:"lfs-content"`
 	AdminUser   string `config:""`
@@ -74,4 +75,8 @@ func init() {
 		// If $PORT is set, override LFS_LISTEN. This is useful for deploying to Heroku.
 		Config.Listen = "tcp://:" + port
 	}
+
+	if Config.ExtOrigin == "" {
+		Config.ExtOrigin = fmt.Sprintf("%s://%s", Config.Scheme, Config.Host)
+	}
 }
diff --git a/mgmt/templates/config.tmpl b/mgmt/templates/config.tmpl
index 3c83082..da50a75 100644
--- a/mgmt/templates/config.tmpl
+++ b/mgmt/templates/config.tmpl
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 <div class="container">
-  <p><strong>URL:</strong> {{.Config.Scheme}}://{{.Config.Host}}</p>
+  <p><strong>URL:</strong> {{.Config.ExtOrigin}}</p>
   <p><strong>Listen Address:</strong> {{.Config.Listen}}</p>
   <p><strong>Database:</strong> {{.Config.MetaDB}}</p>
   <p><strong>Content:</strong> {{.Config.ContentPath}}</p>
 </div>
 <div class="container">
-  <p>To configure a repository to use this LFS server, add the following to the repository's <code>.gitconfig</code> file:</p>
+  <p>To configure a repository to use this LFS server, add the following to the repository's Git config or <code>.lfsconfig</code> file:</p>
   <pre>
 <code>[lfs]
-    url = "{{.Config.Scheme}}://{{.Config.Host}}/"
+    url = "{{.Config.ExtOrigin}}"
 </code>
 </pre>
 
diff --git a/server.go b/server.go
index 0da201b..d9255bf 100644
--- a/server.go
+++ b/server.go
@@ -131,11 +131,7 @@ func (v *RequestVars) internalLink(subpath string) string {
 
 	path += fmt.Sprintf("/%s/%s", subpath, v.Oid)
 
-	if Config.IsHTTPS() {
-		return fmt.Sprintf("%s://%s%s", Config.Scheme, Config.Host, path)
-	}
-
-	return fmt.Sprintf("http://%s%s", Config.Host, path)
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%s%s", Config.ExtOrigin, path)
 }
 
 func (v *RequestVars) tusLink() string {
@@ -149,11 +145,7 @@ func (v *RequestVars) tusLink() string {
 func (v *RequestVars) VerifyLink() string {
 	path := fmt.Sprintf("/verify/%s", v.Oid)
 
-	if Config.IsHTTPS() {
-		return fmt.Sprintf("%s://%s%s", Config.Scheme, Config.Host, path)
-	}
-
-	return fmt.Sprintf("http://%s%s", Config.Host, path)
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%s%s", Config.ExtOrigin, path)
 }
 
 // link provides a structure used to build a hypermedia representation of an HTTP link.