diff --git a/server/ui/set_env.js b/server/ui/set_env.js
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+++ b/server/ui/set_env.js
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+require('dotenv').config();
+const fs = require('fs');
+
+
+if (process.env.TORRENTS_CSV_ENDPOINT) {
+  let env_line = `export const endpoint = '${process.env.TORRENTS_CSV_ENDPOINT}';`;
+  fs.writeFile("src/env.ts", env_line, function (err) {
+    if (err) {
+      return console.log(err);
+    }
+    console.log("Found $TORRENTS_CSV_ENDPOINT, wrote src/env.ts");
+    console.log("\t" + env_line);
+  });
+} else {
+  console.log("No $TORRENTS_CSV_ENDPOINT environment variable set, using http://0.0.0.0:8080");
+}
+