diff --git a/inventory/group_vars/copr b/inventory/group_vars/copr
index 03413336ed..ded725c5bc 100644
--- a/inventory/group_vars/copr
+++ b/inventory/group_vars/copr
@@ -11,3 +11,5 @@ resolvconf: "resolv.conf/cloud"
 
 backend_base_url: "https://copr-be.cloud.fedoraproject.org"
 postfix_maincf: "postfix/main.cf/main.cf.copr"
+
+frontend_base_url: "https://copr.fedoraproject.org"
diff --git a/inventory/group_vars/copr-stg b/inventory/group_vars/copr-stg
index 16495c35e2..179b59a6ba 100644
--- a/inventory/group_vars/copr-stg
+++ b/inventory/group_vars/copr-stg
@@ -12,3 +12,5 @@ resolvconf: "resolv.conf/cloud"
 
 backend_base_url: "http://copr-be-dev.cloud.fedoraproject.org"
 postfix_maincf: "postfix/main.cf/main.cf.copr"
+
+frontend_base_url: "http://copr-fe-dev.cloud.fedoraproject.org"
diff --git a/roles/copr/dist_git/tasks/main.yml b/roles/copr/dist_git/tasks/main.yml
index cd64c0ef0b..ab196d2d03 100644
--- a/roles/copr/dist_git/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/copr/dist_git/tasks/main.yml
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@
   authorized_key: user="copr-dist-git" key="{{pubkey}}" key_options="command=\"HOME=/var/lib/dist-git/git/ /usr/share/gitolite3/gitolite-shell $USER \"'"
 
 ## keys done
+- name: install config for copr-dist-git
+  template: src=copr-dist-git.conf.j2 dest=/etc/copr/copr-dist-git.conf
+
 - name: install config for httpd to serve lookaside openly
   copy: src="httpd/lookaside.conf" dest="/etc/httpd/conf.d/dist-git/lookaside.conf"
   tags:
diff --git a/roles/copr/dist_git/templates/copr-dist-git.conf.j2 b/roles/copr/dist_git/templates/copr-dist-git.conf.j2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a6b806aadb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/copr/dist_git/templates/copr-dist-git.conf.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+[dist-git]
+
+# default is http://coprs/rest/api
+frontend_base_url={{frontend_base_url}}
+
+# must have same value as BACKEND_PASSWORD from have frontend in /etc/copr/copr.conf
+# default is PASSWORDHERE but you really should change it. really.
+frontend_auth={{ copr_backend_password }}