diff --git a/modules/setting/discussion_server.go b/modules/setting/discussion_server.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f149006cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/setting/discussion_server.go
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+package setting
+
+import "fmt"
+
+var DiscussionServer = struct {
+	Host string
+	Port int
+	Url  string
+}{
+	Host: "localhost",
+	Port: 8081,
+	Url:  "http://localhost:8081",
+}
+
+func loadDiscussionServerFrom(rootCfg ConfigProvider) {
+	sec := rootCfg.Section("discussion_server")
+	DiscussionServer.Host = sec.Key("HOST").MustString("localhost")
+	DiscussionServer.Port = sec.Key("PORT").MustInt(8081)
+	DiscussionServer.Url = fmt.Sprintf("http://%s:%d", DiscussionServer.Host, DiscussionServer.Port)
+}
diff --git a/modules/setting/setting.go b/modules/setting/setting.go
index f056fbfc6..c08736898 100644
--- a/modules/setting/setting.go
+++ b/modules/setting/setting.go
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ func loadCommonSettingsFrom(cfg ConfigProvider) error {
 	loadLogGlobalFrom(cfg)
 	loadServerFrom(cfg)
 	loadSSHFrom(cfg)
+	loadDiscussionServerFrom(cfg)
 
 	mustCurrentRunUserMatch(cfg) // it depends on the SSH config, only non-builtin SSH server requires this check
 
diff --git a/routers/install/install.go b/routers/install/install.go
index fde8b37ed..497a6e09e 100644
--- a/routers/install/install.go
+++ b/routers/install/install.go
@@ -399,6 +399,10 @@ func SubmitInstall(ctx *context.Context) {
 	cfg.Section("server").Key("ROOT_URL").SetValue(form.AppURL)
 	cfg.Section("server").Key("APP_DATA_PATH").SetValue(setting.AppDataPath)
 
+	// TODO: hardcoded for now, make it configurable later
+	cfg.Section("discussion_server").Key("HOST").SetValue("localhost")
+	cfg.Section("discussion_server").Key("PORT").SetValue("8081")
+
 	if form.SSHPort == 0 {
 		cfg.Section("server").Key("DISABLE_SSH").SetValue("true")
 	} else {