diff --git a/contrib/config/README.md b/contrib/config/README.md
index 3d6e48a7..024b9028 100644
--- a/contrib/config/README.md
+++ b/contrib/config/README.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 ebusd.eu config webservice
 ==========================
 
-This is the code running on the ebusd.eu config webservice that allows ebusd to download the needed CSV configuration files instead of having to install the ebusd-configuration package.
-
-It is enabled by default in ebusd due to the default value of the `--configpath=http://ebusd.eu/config/` commandline option.
+This is the code of the webservice at http://cfg.ebusd.eu/ that allows ebusd to download the needed CSV configuration
+files instead of having to install the ebusd-configuration package.
 
+It is enabled by default in ebusd due to the default value of the `--configpath=http://cfg.ebusd.eu/` commandline option.
diff --git a/contrib/config/index.php b/contrib/config/index.php
index b318a033..4bb82fd2 100644
--- a/contrib/config/index.php
+++ b/contrib/config/index.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 $agent = $_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT'];
 if (substr($agent, 0, 5)!=='ebusd') {
-  header('HTTP/1.1 404 Not Found');
+  header('Location: https://upd.ebusd.eu/', true, 301);
   exit;
 }
 $p=@$_REQUEST['p'];
diff --git a/contrib/updatecheck/README.md b/contrib/updatecheck/README.md
index 8fbaa92b..d1ee7cab 100644
--- a/contrib/updatecheck/README.md
+++ b/contrib/updatecheck/README.md
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 ebusd.eu update webservice
 ==========================
 
-This is the code running on the ebusd.eu update webservice that allows ebusd to check its own version and the configuration files for availability of new versions.
+This is the code of the webservice at http://upd.ebusd.eu/ that allows ebusd to check its own version and the
+configuration files for availability of new versions.
 
 It is enabled by default in ebusd due to the default value of the `--updatecheck=on` commandline option.
 
diff --git a/src/ebusd/main.cpp b/src/ebusd/main.cpp
index 9b6b3172..8ed83c7c 100644
--- a/src/ebusd/main.cpp
+++ b/src/ebusd/main.cpp
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ using std::cout;
 #endif
 
 /** the default path of the configuration files. */
-#define CONFIG_PATH "http://ebusd.eu/config/"
+#define CONFIG_PATH "http://cfg.ebusd.eu/"
 
 /** the opened PID file, or nullptr. */
 static FILE* pidFile = nullptr;
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ error_t parse_opt(int key, char *arg, struct argp_state *state) {
     break;
 
   // Message configuration options:
-  case 'c':  // --configpath=http://ebusd.eu/config/
+  case 'c':  // --configpath=http://cfg.ebusd.eu/
     if (arg == nullptr || arg[0] == 0 || strcmp("/", arg) == 0) {
       argp_error(state, "invalid configpath");
       return EINVAL;
diff --git a/src/ebusd/main.h b/src/ebusd/main.h
index 9edea3c7..2b2d50fb 100644
--- a/src/ebusd/main.h
+++ b/src/ebusd/main.h
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ struct options {
   bool initialSend;  //!< send an initial escape symbol after connecting device
   unsigned int extraLatency;  //!< extra transfer latency in ms [0 for USB, 10 for IP]
 
-  const char* configPath;  //!< path to CSV configuration files [http://ebusd.eu/config/]
+  const char* configPath;  //!< path to CSV configuration files [http://cfg.ebusd.eu/]
   const char* overridePath;  //!< path to CSV configuration files to override the main files with
   bool scanConfig;  //!< pick configuration files matching initial scan
   /** the initial address to scan for scanconfig
diff --git a/src/ebusd/mainloop.cpp b/src/ebusd/mainloop.cpp
index 696500a1..1266ca34 100644
--- a/src/ebusd/mainloop.cpp
+++ b/src/ebusd/mainloop.cpp
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ void MainLoop::run() {
       }
       if (m_runUpdateCheck && !m_shutdown && now > nextCheckRun) {
         HttpClient client;
-        if (!client.connect("ebusd.eu", 80, PACKAGE_NAME "/" PACKAGE_VERSION)) {
+        if (!client.connect("upd.ebusd.eu", 80, PACKAGE_NAME "/" PACKAGE_VERSION)) {
           logError(lf_main, "update check connect error");
         } else {
           ostringstream ostr;
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ void MainLoop::run() {
           m_busHandler->formatUpdateInfo(&ostr);
           ostr << "}";
           string response;
-          if (!client.post("/updatecheck/", ostr.str(), &response)) {
+          if (!client.post("/", ostr.str(), &response)) {
             logError(lf_main, "update check error: %s", response.c_str());
           } else {
             m_updateCheck = response.empty() ? "unknown" : response;