diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 9ffdbb11..00b75270 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ typings/
 
 # dotenv environment variable files
 .env*
+.kratos.yml
 
 # gatsby files
 .cache/
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index e421a7bc..52bf212d 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -219,8 +219,8 @@ services:
     environment:
       - PORT=4455
       - SECURITY_MODE=
-      - BASE_URL=https://siasky.net/secure/
-      - KRATOS_BROWSER_URL=https://siasky.net/secure/
+      - BASE_URL=https://${DOMAIN_NAME}/secure/
+      - KRATOS_BROWSER_URL=https://${DOMAIN_NAME}/secure/
       - KRATOS_PUBLIC_URL=http://kratos:4433/
       - KRATOS_ADMIN_URL=http://kratos:4434/
     networks:
diff --git a/docker/kratos/config/indentity.schema.json b/docker/kratos/config/identity.schema.json
similarity index 100%
rename from docker/kratos/config/indentity.schema.json
rename to docker/kratos/config/identity.schema.json
diff --git a/setup-scripts/README.md b/setup-scripts/README.md
index 8e41b078..45dbba6a 100644
--- a/setup-scripts/README.md
+++ b/setup-scripts/README.md
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ You may want to fork this repository and replace ssh keys in
   - [handshake](https://handshake.org) ([github](https://github.com/handshake-org/hsd)): full handshake node
   - [handshake-api](https://github.com/NebulousLabs/skynet-webportal/tree/master/packages/handshake-api): simple API talking to the handshake node - [read more](https://github.com/NebulousLabs/skynet-webportal/blob/master/packages/handshake-api/README.md)
   - [webapp](https://github.com/NebulousLabs/skynet-webportal/tree/master/packages/webapp): portal frontend application - [read more](https://github.com/NebulousLabs/skynet-webportal/blob/master/packages/webapp/README.md)
+  - [kratos](https://www.ory.sh/kratos/): user account management system
 - discord integration
   - [funds-checker](funds-checker.py): script that checks wallet balance and sends status messages to discord periodically
   - [health-checker](health-checker.py): script that monitors health-check service for server health issues and reports them to discord periodically
@@ -88,6 +89,7 @@ At this point we have almost everything running, we just need to set up your wal
 1. only for siasky.net domain instances: edit `/home/user/skynet-webportal/docker/caddy/Caddyfile`, uncomment `import siasky.net`
 1. `docker-compose up -d` to restart the services so they pick up new env variables
 1. `docker exec caddy caddy reload --config /etc/caddy/Caddyfile` to reload Caddyfile configuration
+1. add your custom Kratos configuration to `/home/user/skynet-webportal/.kratos.yml` (in particular, the credentials for your mail server should be here, rather than in your source control).
 
 ## Subdomains