diff --git a/cmd/ysvd/main.go b/cmd/ysvd/main.go
index 9068d81..e78804d 100644
--- a/cmd/ysvd/main.go
+++ b/cmd/ysvd/main.go
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ YSV_DB: path to json database
 
 type config struct {
 	Port int
-	Host string
 	DB   string
 }
 
@@ -81,10 +80,6 @@ func main() {
 			os.Exit(0)
 		}
 	}
-	if c.Host == "" {
-		log.Printf("must set YSV_HOST; please run $(ysvd env) for more information")
-		os.Exit(1)
-	}
 	if c.DB == "" {
 		log.Printf("warning: in-memory db mode; if you do not want this set YSV_DB")
 	}
@@ -100,7 +95,7 @@ func main() {
 	if err := ms.Load(); err != nil {
 		log.Printf("unable to load db: %v; creating fresh database", err)
 	}
-	vain.NewServer(sm, ms, c.Host)
+	vain.NewServer(sm, ms)
 	addr := fmt.Sprintf(":%d", c.Port)
 	if err := http.ListenAndServe(addr, sm); err != nil {
 		log.Printf("problem with http server: %v", err)
diff --git a/server.go b/server.go
index 738cfee..fb2164d 100644
--- a/server.go
+++ b/server.go
@@ -8,10 +8,9 @@ import (
 )
 
 // NewServer populates a server, adds the routes, and returns it for use.
-func NewServer(sm *http.ServeMux, store Storage, hostname string) *Server {
+func NewServer(sm *http.ServeMux, store Storage) *Server {
 	s := &Server{
-		storage:  store,
-		hostname: hostname,
+		storage: store,
 	}
 	sm.Handle("/", s)
 	return s
@@ -19,8 +18,7 @@ func NewServer(sm *http.ServeMux, store Storage, hostname string) *Server {
 
 // Server serves up the http.
 type Server struct {
-	hostname string
-	storage  Storage
+	storage Storage
 }
 
 func (s *Server) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
@@ -45,7 +43,7 @@ func (s *Server) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 			http.Error(w, fmt.Sprintf("invalid repository %q", req.URL.Path), http.StatusBadRequest)
 			return
 		}
-		p.path = fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", s.hostname, strings.Trim(req.URL.Path, "/"))
+		p.path = fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", req.Host, strings.Trim(req.URL.Path, "/"))
 		if !Valid(p.path, s.storage.All()) {
 			http.Error(w, fmt.Sprintf("invalid path; prefix already taken %q", req.URL.Path), http.StatusConflict)
 			return