diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e9ab999
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+FORGEJO_BASE_URL=https://git.gay
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 554d9dc..56cda82 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 node_modules/
 
+.env
+.env.*
+!.env.example
+
 # we're a pnpm household now
 package-lock.json
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7c3cc4c..cf3c493 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 	"license": "ISC",
 	"dependencies": {
 		"@besties/html2png": "^0.1.8",
+		"dotenv": "^16.3.1",
 		"eta": "^3.1.0",
 		"express": "^4.18.2",
 		"node-fetch": "^3.3.2"
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index e07fdc2..aa6e66c 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ dependencies:
   '@besties/html2png':
     specifier: ^0.1.8
     version: 0.1.8
+  dotenv:
+    specifier: ^16.3.1
+    version: 16.3.1
   eta:
     specifier: ^3.1.0
     version: 3.1.0
@@ -503,6 +506,11 @@ packages:
       domhandler: 5.0.3
     dev: false
 
+  /dotenv@16.3.1:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-IPzF4w4/Rd94bA9imS68tZBaYyBWSCE47V1RGuMrB94iyTOIEwRmVL2x/4An+6mETpLrKJ5hQkB8W4kFAadeIQ==}
+    engines: {node: '>=12'}
+    dev: false
+
   /ee-first@1.1.1:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-WMwm9LhRUo+WUaRN+vRuETqG89IgZphVSNkdFgeb6sS/E4OrDIN7t48CAewSHXc6C8lefD8KKfr5vY61brQlow==}
     dev: false
diff --git a/server.js b/server.js
index aeab6fe..a7ed982 100644
--- a/server.js
+++ b/server.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import 'dotenv/config'
 import express from 'express'
 import { Eta } from 'eta'
 import render, { renderHtml } from './lib/render.js'
@@ -6,6 +7,9 @@ import fetch from 'node-fetch'
 // satori is using the native fetch api, causing a warning, so make node-fetch the default
 globalThis.fetch = fetch
 
+const forgejoBaseUrl = process.env.FORGEJO_BASE_URL
+if (!forgejoBaseUrl) throw new Error('FORGEJO_BASE_URL unspecified')
+
 const debug = process.env.DEBUG ? true : false
 
 const eta = new Eta({
@@ -34,7 +38,7 @@ function getLanguagePercentages(languages) {
 
 app.get('/:owner/:repo', async function (req, res) {
 	const repoResp = await fetch(
-		`https://git.gay/api/v1/repos/${encodeURIComponent(
+		`${forgejoBaseUrl}/api/v1/repos/${encodeURIComponent(
 			req.params.owner
 		)}/${encodeURIComponent(req.params.repo)}`
 	)
@@ -47,7 +51,7 @@ app.get('/:owner/:repo', async function (req, res) {
 	let languages = {}
 	if (!repo.empty && repo.languages_url) {
 		const languagesResp = await fetch(
-			`https://git.gay/api/v1/repos/${encodeURIComponent(
+			`${forgejoBaseUrl}/api/v1/repos/${encodeURIComponent(
 				req.params.owner
 			)}/${encodeURIComponent(req.params.repo)}/languages`
 		)
@@ -72,7 +76,7 @@ app.get('/:owner/:repo', async function (req, res) {
 
 app.get('/:owner/:repo/issue/:num', async function (req, res) {
 	const issueResp = await fetch(
-		`https://git.gay/api/v1/repos/${encodeURIComponent(
+		`${forgejoBaseUrl}/api/v1/repos/${encodeURIComponent(
 			req.params.owner
 		)}/${encodeURIComponent(req.params.repo)}/issues/${encodeURIComponent(
 			req.params.num
@@ -86,7 +90,7 @@ app.get('/:owner/:repo/issue/:num', async function (req, res) {
 	const issue = await issueResp.json()
 	let languages = {}
 	const languagesResp = await fetch(
-		`https://git.gay/api/v1/repos/${encodeURIComponent(
+		`${forgejoBaseUrl}/api/v1/repos/${encodeURIComponent(
 			req.params.owner
 		)}/${encodeURIComponent(req.params.repo)}/languages`
 	)