diff --git a/public/index.html b/public/index.html
index 6609ff6..2ac1a36 100644
--- a/public/index.html
+++ b/public/index.html
@@ -552,7 +552,8 @@ body::before{content:'';position:fixed;inset:0;background:radial-gradient(ellips
     <div class="admin-panel" id="admin-relay">
       <div class="section-title">UDP Relay Configuration</div>
       <div class="relay-status-indicator"><div class="relay-dot grey" id="relay-dot"></div><span id="relay-status-text">Not checked</span></div>
-      <div class="form-group"><label class="form-label">Relay Server URL</label><input class="form-input" id="relay-url" type="url" placeholder="https://relay.yourdomain.com"/><div class="form-hint">Base URL of your Dragon Wind UDP Relay container</div></div>
+      <div class="form-group"><label class="form-label">Internal Relay URL</label><input class="form-input" id="relay-url" type="url" placeholder="http://dragon-wind-relay:3001"/><div class="form-hint">Internal URL the server uses to reach the relay container (Docker service name or localhost)</div></div>
+      <div class="form-group"><label class="form-label">Public Relay URL <span style="font-weight:400;text-transform:none;letter-spacing:0;color:var(--text-dim)">(what browsers connect to)</span></label><input class="form-input" id="relay-public-url" type="url" placeholder="http://vpm.broadcastmgmt.cloud:3001"/><div class="form-hint">The externally reachable URL for the relay — sent to uploaders' browsers. Must be reachable on port 3001 from the internet.</div></div>
       <div class="form-group"><label class="form-label">UDP Data Port</label><input class="form-input" id="relay-udp-port" type="number" placeholder="5000" min="1024" max="65535"/></div>
       <div class="btn-row">
         <button class="btn-secondary" onclick="testRelay()">🔍 Test Relay</button>
@@ -1208,7 +1209,12 @@ async function saveS3() {
 // RELAY ADMIN
 // ============================================================
 async function loadRelayConfig() {
-  try { const d=await api('GET','/api/relay/config'); if(!d.success)return; document.getElementById('relay-url').value=d.config.relayUrl||''; document.getElementById('relay-udp-port').value=d.config.udpPort||5000; } catch(_){}
+  try {
+    const d=await api('GET','/api/relay/config'); if(!d.success)return;
+    document.getElementById('relay-url').value=d.config.relayUrl||'';
+    document.getElementById('relay-public-url').value=d.config.publicRelayUrl||'';
+    document.getElementById('relay-udp-port').value=d.config.udpPort||5000;
+  } catch(_){}
 }
 async function testRelay() {
   const s=document.getElementById('relay-status');
@@ -1223,7 +1229,7 @@ async function saveRelay() {
   const s=document.getElementById('relay-status');
   s.className='status-msg loading'; s.textContent='💾 Saving…';
   try {
-    const d=await api('PUT','/api/relay/config',{relayUrl:document.getElementById('relay-url').value.trim(),udpPort:parseInt(document.getElementById('relay-udp-port').value)});
+    const d=await api('PUT','/api/relay/config',{relayUrl:document.getElementById('relay-url').value.trim(),publicRelayUrl:document.getElementById('relay-public-url').value.trim(),udpPort:parseInt(document.getElementById('relay-udp-port').value)});
     s.className=`status-msg ${d.success?'success':'error'}`; s.textContent=d.success?'✅ Relay configuration saved':`❌ ${d.error}`;
   } catch(e){s.className='status-msg error';s.textContent=`❌ ${e.message}`;}
 }
diff --git a/server.js b/server.js
index efaa605..f8a1c31 100644
--- a/server.js
+++ b/server.js
@@ -483,13 +483,18 @@ app.post("/api/s3/test", requireAdmin, async (req, res) => {
 // ==================== RELAY CONFIG (Admin) ====================
 app.get("/api/relay/config", requireAdmin, (req, res) => {
   const cfg = db.relayConfig || {};
-  res.json({ success: true, config: { relayUrl: cfg.relayUrl || "", udpPort: cfg.udpPort || 5000 } });
+  res.json({ success: true, config: {
+    relayUrl: cfg.relayUrl || "",
+    publicRelayUrl: cfg.publicRelayUrl || "",
+    udpPort: cfg.udpPort || 5000
+  }});
 });
 
 app.put("/api/relay/config", requireAdmin, (req, res) => {
-  const { relayUrl, udpPort } = req.body;
+  const { relayUrl, publicRelayUrl, udpPort } = req.body;
   if (!db.relayConfig) db.relayConfig = {};
   db.relayConfig.relayUrl = (relayUrl || "").trim();
+  db.relayConfig.publicRelayUrl = (publicRelayUrl || "").trim();
   db.relayConfig.udpPort = parseInt(udpPort) || 5000;
   saveData(db);
   res.json({ success: true, message: "Relay configuration saved" });
@@ -588,6 +593,8 @@ app.post("/api/udp/session", requireAuth, (req, res) => {
   const relayUrl = db.relayConfig?.relayUrl || "";
   const udpPort = db.relayConfig?.udpPort || 5000;
   if (!relayUrl) return res.status(503).json({ success: false, error: "UDP relay not configured. Go to Admin → Relay Settings." });
+  // Public URL is what the browser connects to — falls back to internal if not set
+  const publicRelayUrl = (db.relayConfig?.publicRelayUrl || "").trim() || relayUrl;
   const sessionId = crypto.randomBytes(16).toString("hex");
   const key = (prefix ? `${prefix.replace(/[-\/]+$/, "")}--${filename}` : filename);
   udpSessions.set(sessionId, {
@@ -598,7 +605,7 @@ app.post("/api/udp/session", requireAuth, (req, res) => {
   });
   // Cleanup after 2 hours
   setTimeout(() => udpSessions.delete(sessionId), 2 * 60 * 60 * 1000);
-  res.json({ success: true, sessionId, relayUrl, udpPort, key, s3Bucket: db.s3Config?.bucket || "" });
+  res.json({ success: true, sessionId, relayUrl: publicRelayUrl, udpPort, key, s3Bucket: db.s3Config?.bucket || "" });
 });
 
 app.get("/api/udp/session/:id", requireAuth, (req, res) => {