diff --git a/init.sh b/init.sh
index acbbf4e..bb91371 100755
--- a/init.sh
+++ b/init.sh
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ get_license_key() {
 }
 
 get_host() {
-    read -p "What public host name or public IP address are you using for this setup (e.g. localhost, app.quadratic.com, or other): " user_input
+    # read -p "What public host name or public IP address are you using for this setup (e.g. localhost, app.quadratic.com, or other): " user_input
+    read -p "What public host name or public IP address are you using for this setup (e.g. company.com, quadratic.company.com, or other): " user_input
     
     # TODO: validate host
     echo $user_input
diff --git a/start.sh b/start.sh
index 9d4cd0f..384d52a 100755
--- a/start.sh
+++ b/start.sh
@@ -3,10 +3,15 @@
 # read the value of PROFILE from the file
 PROFILE=$(cat PROFILE)
 
+# read the value of HOST from the file
+HOST=$(cat HOST)
+
 start() {
   docker compose $PROFILE down
   yes | docker compose rm quadratic-client
   docker compose $PROFILE up -d
 }
 
-start
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+start
+
+echo "Quadratic client started on https://$HOST"
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