diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 1feb7caa..d0dfcf44 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -85,12 +85,12 @@ instead of a server that has high scalability."""
 section = "net"
 priority = "optional"
 assets = [
-  ["debian/env", "etc/matrix-conduit/env", "644"],
+  ["debian/env.local", "etc/matrix-conduit/local", "644"],
   ["README.md", "usr/share/doc/matrix-conduit/", "644"],
   ["target/release/conduit", "usr/sbin/matrix-conduit", "755"],
 ]
 conf-files = [
-  "/etc/matrix-conduit/env"
+  "/etc/matrix-conduit/local"
 ]
 maintainer-scripts = "debian/"
 systemd-units = { unit-name = "matrix-conduit" }
diff --git a/debian/config b/debian/config
index a9ad4984..8710ef97 100644
--- a/debian/config
+++ b/debian/config
@@ -4,20 +4,14 @@ set -e
 # Source debconf library.
 . /usr/share/debconf/confmodule
 
-CONDUIT_CONFIG_PATH=/etc/matrix-conduit
-CONDUIT_CONFIG_FILE="$CONDUIT_CONFIG_PATH/env"
-
-# Ask for the Matrix homeserver name and port.
+# Ask for the Matrix homeserver name, address and port.
 db_input high matrix-conduit/hostname || true
 db_go
 
+db_input low matrix-conduit/address || true
+db_go
+
 db_input medium matrix-conduit/port || true
 db_go
 
-# Update the values in the config.
-db_get matrix-conduit/hostname
-sed -i -e "s/^ROCKET_SERVER_NAME=.*/ROCKET_SERVER_NAME=\"$RET\"/" $CONDUIT_CONFIG_FILE
-db_get matrix-conduit/port
-sed -i -e "s/^ROCKET_PORT=.*/ROCKET_PORT=\"$RET\"/" $CONDUIT_CONFIG_FILE
-
 exit 0
diff --git a/debian/env b/debian/env
deleted file mode 100644
index 3f72c5b2..00000000
--- a/debian/env
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,48 +0,0 @@
-# Conduit homeserver configuration
-#
-# Conduit is an application based on the Rocket web framework.
-# Configuration of Conduit can happen either via a `Rocket.toml` file that
-# is placed in /var/lib/matrix-conduit or via setting the environment
-# variables below.
-
-# The server (host)name of the Matrix homeserver.
-#
-# This is the hostname the homeserver will be reachable at via a client.
-ROCKET_SERVER_NAME="YOURSERVERNAME.HERE"
-
-# The address the Matrix homeserver listens on.
-#
-# By default the server listens on 0.0.0.0. Change this for example to
-# 127.0.0.1 to only listen on the localhost when using a reverse proxy.
-#ROCKET_ADDRESS="0.0.0.0"
-
-# The port of the Matrix homeserver.
-#
-# This port is often accessed by a reverse proxy.
-ROCKET_PORT="14004"
-
-# The maximum size of a Matrix HTTP requests in bytes.
-#
-# This mostly affects the size of files that can be downloaded/uploaded.
-ROCKET_MAX_REQUEST_SIZE=20000000
-
-# Whether user registration is allowed.
-#
-# User registration is allowed by default.
-#ROCKET_REGISTRATION_DISABLED=true
-
-# Whether encryption is enabled.
-#
-# (End-to-end) encryption is enabled by default.
-#ROCKET_ENCRYPTION_DISABLED=true
-
-# Whether federation with other Matrix servers is enabled.
-#
-# Federation is disabled by default; it is still experimental.
-#ROCKET_FEDERATION_ENABLED=true
-
-# The log level of the homeserver.
-#
-# The log level is "critical" by default.
-# Allowed values are: "off", "normal", "debug", "critical"
-#ROCKET_LOG="normal"
diff --git a/debian/env.local b/debian/env.local
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cd552de2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/env.local
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+# Conduit homeserver local configuration
+#
+# Conduit is an application based on the Rocket web framework.
+# Configuration of Conduit happens via Debconf (see the resulting config in
+# `/etc/matrix-conduit/debian`) and optionally by uncommenting and tweaking the
+# variables in this file below.
+
+# The maximum size of a Matrix HTTP requests in bytes.
+#
+# This mostly affects the size of files that can be downloaded/uploaded.
+# It defaults to 20971520 (20MB).
+#ROCKET_MAX_REQUEST_SIZE=20971520
+
+# Whether user registration is allowed.
+#
+# User registration is not disabled by default.
+#ROCKET_REGISTRATION_DISABLED=false
+
+# Whether encryption is enabled.
+#
+# (End-to-end) encryption is not disabled by default.
+#ROCKET_ENCRYPTION_DISABLED=false
+
+# Whether federation with other Matrix servers is enabled.
+#
+# Federation is not enabled by default; it is still experimental.
+#ROCKET_FEDERATION_ENABLED=false
+
+# The log level of the homeserver.
+#
+# The log level is "critical" by default.
+# Allowed values are: "off", "normal", "debug", "critical"
+#ROCKET_LOG="critical"
diff --git a/debian/matrix-conduit.service b/debian/matrix-conduit.service
index 96c4856a..42969c14 100644
--- a/debian/matrix-conduit.service
+++ b/debian/matrix-conduit.service
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ Type=simple
 
 Environment="ROCKET_ENV=production"
 Environment="ROCKET_DATABASE_PATH=/var/lib/matrix-conduit"
-EnvironmentFile=/etc/matrix-conduit/env
+EnvironmentFile=/etc/matrix-conduit/debian
+EnvironmentFile=/etc/matrix-conduit/local
 
 ExecStart=/usr/sbin/matrix-conduit
 Restart=on-failure
diff --git a/debian/postinst b/debian/postinst
index ee684dae..bd7fb85e 100644
--- a/debian/postinst
+++ b/debian/postinst
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 set -e
 
+. /usr/share/debconf/confmodule
+
+CONDUIT_CONFIG_PATH=/etc/matrix-conduit
+CONDUIT_CONFIG_FILE="$CONDUIT_CONFIG_PATH/debian"
 CONDUIT_DATABASE_PATH=/var/lib/matrix-conduit
 
 case "$1" in
@@ -20,6 +24,49 @@ case "$1" in
       mkdir -p "$CONDUIT_DATABASE_PATH"
       chown _matrix-conduit "$CONDUIT_DATABASE_PATH"
     fi
+
+    # Write the debconf values in the config.
+    db_get matrix-conduit/hostname
+    ROCKET_SERVER_NAME="$RET"
+    db_get matrix-conduit/address
+    ROCKET_ADDRESS="$RET"
+    db_get matrix-conduit/port
+    ROCKET_PORT="$RET"
+    cat >"$CONDUIT_CONFIG_FILE" << EOF
+# Conduit homeserver Debian configuration
+#
+# Conduit is an application based on the Rocket web framework.
+# Configuration of Conduit happens via Debconf (of which the resulting config
+# is in this file) and optionally by uncommenting and tweaking the variables in
+# /etc/matrix-conduit/local.
+
+# THIS FILE IS GENERATED BY DEBCONF AND WILL BE OVERRIDDEN!
+#
+# Please make changes by running:
+#
+# \$ dpkg-reconfigure matrix-conduit
+#
+# or by providing overriding changes in /etc/matrix-conduit/local.
+
+# The server (host)name of the Matrix homeserver.
+#
+# This is the hostname the homeserver will be reachable at via a client.
+ROCKET_SERVER_NAME="$ROCKET_SERVER_NAME"
+
+# The address the Matrix homeserver listens on.
+#
+# By default the server listens on address 0.0.0.0. Change this to 127.0.0.1 to
+# only listen on the localhost when using a reverse proxy.
+ROCKET_ADDRESS="$ROCKET_ADDRESS"
+
+# The port of the Matrix homeserver.
+#
+# This port is could be any available port if accessed by a reverse proxy.
+# By default the server listens on port 8000.
+ROCKET_PORT="$ROCKET_PORT"
+
+# THIS FILE IS GENERATED BY DEBCONF AND WILL BE OVERRIDDEN!
+EOF
     ;;
 esac
 
diff --git a/debian/templates b/debian/templates
index 66bf55cd..a408f840 100644
--- a/debian/templates
+++ b/debian/templates
@@ -1,14 +1,21 @@
 Template: matrix-conduit/hostname
 Type: string
 Default: localhost
-Description: The server (host)name of the Matrix homeserver.
+Description: The server (host)name of the Matrix homeserver
  This is the hostname the homeserver will be reachable at via a client.
  .
  If set to "localhost", you can connect with a client locally and clients
- from other hosts and also other servers will not be able to reach you!
+ from other hosts and also other homeservers will not be able to reach you!
+
+Template: matrix-conduit/address
+Type: string
+Default: 127.0.0.1
+Description: The listen address of the Matrix homeserver
+ This is the address the homeserver will listen on. Leave it set to 127.0.0.1
+ when using a reverse proxy.
 
 Template: matrix-conduit/port
 Type: string
 Default: 14004
 Description: The port of the Matrix homeserver
- This port is often accessed by a reverse proxy.
+ This port is most often just accessed by a reverse proxy.