diff --git a/conf/settings.yml b/conf/settings.yml
index 92c22fe..49c112e 100644
--- a/conf/settings.yml
+++ b/conf/settings.yml
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ server:
   # instance's environment (make buildenv)
   port: 8888
   bind_address: "127.0.0.1"
-  base_url: false  # Possible values: false or "https://example.org/location".
+  base_url: "__FULL_URL__"  # Possible values: false or "https://example.org/location".
   limiter: false  # rate limit the number of request on the instance, block some bots
 
   # If your instance owns a /etc/searxng/settings.yml file, then set the following
diff --git a/scripts/install b/scripts/install
index 9547264..6608600 100755
--- a/scripts/install
+++ b/scripts/install
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ pip3 install -e "$final_path"
 ynh_script_progression --message="Adding a configuration file..." --weight=1
 
 secret_key=$(ynh_string_random)
+full_url="https://$domain$path"
 ynh_add_config --template="../conf/settings.yml" --destination="$final_path/searx/settings.yml"
 
 # FIXME: this should be handled by the core in the future