diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ae11836..b2f858d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # frontail – streaming logs to the browser
 
-```frontail``` is a Node.js application for streaming logs to the browser. It's a `tail -F` with UI.
+`frontail` is a Node.js application for streaming logs to the browser. It's a `tail -F` with UI.
 
 ![frontial](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/455261/29570317-660c8122-8756-11e7-9d2f-8fea19e05211.gif)
 
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@
 
 ## Quick start
 
-- `npm i frontail -g` or download a binary file from [Releases](https://github.com/mthenw/frontail/releases) page
-- `frontail /var/log/syslog`
-- visit [http://127.0.0.1:9001](http://127.0.0.1:9001)
+* `npm i frontail -g` or download a binary file from [Releases](https://github.com/mthenw/frontail/releases) page
+* `frontail /var/log/syslog`
+* visit [http://127.0.0.1:9001](http://127.0.0.1:9001)
 
 ## Features
 
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 * number of unread logs in favicon
 * themes (default, dark)
 * [highlighting](#highlighting)
-* search (```Tab``` to focus, ```Esc``` to clear)
+* search (`Tab` to focus, `Esc` to clear)
 * tailing [multiple files](#tailing-multiple-files) and [stdin](#stdin)
 * basic authentication
 
@@ -51,10 +51,12 @@
       -c, --certificate <cert.pem>  Certificate for HTTPS, option works only along with -k option
       --pid-path <path>             if run as daemon file that will store the process id, default /var/run/frontail.pid
       --log-path <path>             if run as daemon file that will be used as a log, default /dev/null
+      --url-path <path>             URL path for the browser application, default /
       --ui-hide-topbar              hide topbar (log file name and search box)
       --ui-no-indent                don't indent log lines
       --ui-highlight                highlight words or lines if defined string found in logs, default preset
       --ui-highlight-preset <path>  custom preset for highlighting (see ./preset/default.json)
+      --path <path>                 prefix path for the running application, default /
 
 Web interface runs on **http://127.0.0.1:[port]**.
 
@@ -70,7 +72,7 @@ Use `-` for streaming stdin:
 
 ### Highlighting
 
-```--ui-highlight``` option turns on highlighting in UI. By default preset from ```./preset/default.json``` is used:
+`--ui-highlight` option turns on highlighting in UI. By default preset from `./preset/default.json` is used:
 
 ```
 {
@@ -85,4 +87,31 @@ Use `-` for streaming stdin:
 
 which means that every "err" string will be in red and every line containing "err" will be bolded.
 
-*New presets are very welcome. If you don't like default or you would like to share yours, please create PR with json file.*
+_New presets are very welcome. If you don't like default or you would like to share yours, please create PR with json file._
+
+### Running behind nginx
+
+Using the `--url-path` option `frontail` can run behind nginx with the example configuration
+
+Using `frontail` with `--url-path /frontail`
+
+```
+events {
+    worker_connections 1024;
+}
+
+http {
+    server {
+        listen      8080;
+        server_name localhost;
+
+        location /frontail {
+            proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:9001/frontail;
+
+            proxy_http_version 1.1;
+            proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
+            proxy_set_header Connection "upgrade";
+        }
+    }
+}
+```
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 1622251..8923df1 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ const connect = require('connect');
 const cookieParser = require('cookie');
 const crypto = require('crypto');
 const path = require('path');
-const socketio = require('socket.io');
+const SocketIO = require('socket.io');
 const tail = require('./lib/tail');
 const connectBuilder = require('./lib/connect_builder');
 const program = require('./lib/options_parser');
@@ -30,7 +30,11 @@ const doSecure = !!(program.key && program.certificate);
 const sessionSecret = String(+new Date()) + Math.random();
 const sessionKey = 'sid';
 const files = program.args.join(' ');
-const filesNamespace = crypto.createHash('md5').update(files).digest('hex');
+const filesNamespace = crypto
+  .createHash('md5')
+  .update(files)
+  .digest('hex');
+const urlPath = program.urlPath.replace(/\/$/, ''); // remove trailing slash
 
 if (program.daemonize) {
   daemonize(__filename, program, {
@@ -41,7 +45,7 @@ if (program.daemonize) {
   /**
    * HTTP(s) server setup
    */
-  const appBuilder = connectBuilder();
+  const appBuilder = connectBuilder(urlPath);
   if (doAuthorization) {
     appBuilder.session(sessionSecret, sessionKey);
     appBuilder.authorize(program.user, program.password);
@@ -63,9 +67,8 @@ if (program.daemonize) {
   /**
    * socket.io setup
    */
-  const io = socketio.listen(server, {
-    log: false,
-  });
+  const io = new SocketIO({ path: path.join(urlPath, '/socket.io') });
+  io.attach(server);
 
   if (doAuthorization) {
     io.use((socket, next) => {
diff --git a/lib/connect_builder.js b/lib/connect_builder.js
index b4bd33f..76754b3 100644
--- a/lib/connect_builder.js
+++ b/lib/connect_builder.js
@@ -3,14 +3,18 @@
 const connect = require('connect');
 const fs = require('fs');
 
-function ConnectBuilder() {
+function ConnectBuilder(urlPath) {
   this.app = connect();
+  this.urlPath = urlPath;
 }
 
 ConnectBuilder.prototype.authorize = function authorize(user, pass) {
   this.app.use(
+    this.urlPath,
     connect.basicAuth(
-      (incomingUser, incomingPass) => user === incomingUser && pass === incomingPass));
+      (incomingUser, incomingPass) => user === incomingUser && pass === incomingPass
+    )
+  );
 
   return this;
 };
@@ -22,7 +26,7 @@ ConnectBuilder.prototype.build = function build() {
 ConnectBuilder.prototype.index = function index(path, files, filesNamespace, themeOpt) {
   const theme = themeOpt || 'default';
 
-  this.app.use((req, res) => {
+  this.app.use(this.urlPath, (req, res) => {
     fs.readFile(path, (err, data) => {
       res.writeHead(200, {
         'Content-Type': 'text/html',
@@ -32,7 +36,8 @@ ConnectBuilder.prototype.index = function index(path, files, filesNamespace, the
           .toString('utf-8')
           .replace(/__TITLE__/g, files)
           .replace(/__THEME__/g, theme)
-          .replace(/__NAMESPACE__/g, filesNamespace),
+          .replace(/__NAMESPACE__/g, filesNamespace)
+          .replace(/__PATH__/g, this.urlPath),
         'utf-8'
       );
     });
@@ -42,8 +47,9 @@ ConnectBuilder.prototype.index = function index(path, files, filesNamespace, the
 };
 
 ConnectBuilder.prototype.session = function session(secret, key) {
-  this.app.use(connect.cookieParser());
+  this.app.use(this.urlPath, connect.cookieParser());
   this.app.use(
+    this.urlPath,
     connect.session({
       secret,
       key,
@@ -53,8 +59,8 @@ ConnectBuilder.prototype.session = function session(secret, key) {
 };
 
 ConnectBuilder.prototype.static = function staticf(path) {
-  this.app.use(connect.static(path));
+  this.app.use(this.urlPath, connect.static(path));
   return this;
 };
 
-module.exports = () => new ConnectBuilder();
+module.exports = urlPath => new ConnectBuilder(urlPath);
diff --git a/lib/daemonize.js b/lib/daemonize.js
index a63241b..dce1ec2 100644
--- a/lib/daemonize.js
+++ b/lib/daemonize.js
@@ -14,11 +14,16 @@ module.exports = (script, params, opts) => {
   const logFile = fs.openSync(params.logPath, 'a');
 
   let args = [
-    '-h', params.host,
-    '-p', params.port,
-    '-n', params.number,
-    '-l', params.lines,
-    '-t', params.theme,
+    '-h',
+    params.host,
+    '-p',
+    params.port,
+    '-n',
+    params.number,
+    '-l',
+    params.lines,
+    '-t',
+    params.theme,
   ];
 
   if (options.doAuthorization) {
@@ -33,6 +38,10 @@ module.exports = (script, params, opts) => {
     args.push('--ui-hide-topbar');
   }
 
+  if (params.urlPath) {
+    args.push('--url-path', params.urlPath);
+  }
+
   if (!params.uiIndent) {
     args.push('--ui-no-indent');
   }
diff --git a/lib/options_parser.js b/lib/options_parser.js
index 4d3ab30..02d5267 100644
--- a/lib/options_parser.js
+++ b/lib/options_parser.js
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ program
     String,
     '/dev/null'
   )
+  .option('--url-path <path>', 'URL path for the browser application, default /', String, '/')
   .option('--ui-hide-topbar', 'hide topbar (log file name and search box)')
   .option('--ui-no-indent', "don't indent log lines")
   .option(
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 052f664..8f654d5 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "frontail",
-  "version": "4.1.0",
+  "version": "4.1.1",
   "lockfileVersion": 1,
   "requires": true,
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/test/connect_builder.js b/test/connect_builder.js
index 9d0eed7..cfc5e33 100644
--- a/test/connect_builder.js
+++ b/test/connect_builder.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ const path = require('path');
 
 describe('connectBuilder', () => {
   it('should build connect app', () => {
-    connectBuilder()
+    connectBuilder('/')
       .build()
       .should.have.property('use');
     connectBuilder()
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ describe('connectBuilder', () => {
   });
 
   it('should build app requiring authorized user', (done) => {
-    const app = connectBuilder()
+    const app = connectBuilder('/')
       .authorize('user', 'pass')
       .build();
 
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ describe('connectBuilder', () => {
   });
 
   it('should build app allowing user to login', (done) => {
-    const app = connectBuilder()
+    const app = connectBuilder('/')
       .authorize('user', 'pass')
       .build();
     app.use((req, res) => {
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ describe('connectBuilder', () => {
   });
 
   it('should build app that setup session', (done) => {
-    const app = connectBuilder()
+    const app = connectBuilder('/')
       .session('secret', 'sessionkey')
       .build();
     app.use((req, res) => {
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ describe('connectBuilder', () => {
   });
 
   it('should build app that serve static files', (done) => {
-    const app = connectBuilder()
+    const app = connectBuilder('/')
       .static(path.join(__dirname, 'fixtures'))
       .build();
 
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ describe('connectBuilder', () => {
   });
 
   it('should build app that serve index file', (done) => {
-    const app = connectBuilder()
+    const app = connectBuilder('/')
       .index(path.join(__dirname, 'fixtures/index'), '/testfile')
       .build();
 
@@ -73,8 +73,19 @@ describe('connectBuilder', () => {
       .expect('Content-Type', 'text/html', done);
   });
 
+  it('should build app that serve index file on specified path', (done) => {
+    const app = connectBuilder('/test')
+      .index(path.join(__dirname, 'fixtures/index'), '/testfile')
+      .build();
+
+    request(app)
+      .get('/test')
+      .expect(200)
+      .expect('Content-Type', 'text/html', done);
+  });
+
   it('should build app that replace index title', (done) => {
-    const app = connectBuilder()
+    const app = connectBuilder('/')
       .index(path.join(__dirname, 'fixtures/index_with_title'), '/testfile')
       .build();
 
@@ -84,7 +95,7 @@ describe('connectBuilder', () => {
   });
 
   it('should build app that sets socket.io namespace based on files', (done) => {
-    const app = connectBuilder()
+    const app = connectBuilder('/')
       .index(path.join(__dirname, 'fixtures/index_with_ns'), '/testfile', 'ns', 'dark')
       .build();
 
@@ -94,7 +105,7 @@ describe('connectBuilder', () => {
   });
 
   it('should build app that sets theme', (done) => {
-    const app = connectBuilder()
+    const app = connectBuilder('/')
       .index(path.join(__dirname, '/fixtures/index_with_theme'), '/testfile', 'ns', 'dark')
       .build();
 
@@ -107,7 +118,7 @@ describe('connectBuilder', () => {
   });
 
   it('should build app that sets default theme', (done) => {
-    const app = connectBuilder()
+    const app = connectBuilder('/')
       .index(path.join(__dirname, '/fixtures/index_with_theme'), '/testfile')
       .build();
 
diff --git a/test/daemonize.js b/test/daemonize.js
index 630da49..5aa84ee 100644
--- a/test/daemonize.js
+++ b/test/daemonize.js
@@ -107,6 +107,14 @@ describe('daemonize', () => {
       daemon.daemon.lastCall.args[1].should.containDeep(['-k', 'key.file', '-c', 'cert.file']);
     });
 
+    it('with url-path option', () => {
+      optionsParser.parse(['node', '/path/to/frontail', '--url-path', '/test']);
+
+      daemonize('script', optionsParser);
+
+      daemon.daemon.lastCall.args[1].should.containDeep(['--url-path', '/test']);
+    });
+
     it('with hide-topbar option', () => {
       optionsParser.parse(['node', '/path/to/frontail', '--ui-hide-topbar']);
 
diff --git a/web/index.html b/web/index.html
index 2de868f..a62c018 100644
--- a/web/index.html
+++ b/web/index.html
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 <!DOCTYPE html>
 <html>
+
 <head>
     <title>tail -F __TITLE__</title>
     <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" />
-    <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/styles/__THEME__.css">
-    <link rel="icon" href="/favicon.ico">
+    <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="__PATH__/styles/__THEME__.css">
+    <link rel="icon" href="__PATH__/favicon.ico">
 </head>
+
 <body>
     <nav class="topbar navbar navbar-inverse navbar-fixed-top" role="navigation">
         <div class="container-fluid">
@@ -20,12 +22,14 @@
 
     <pre class="log"></pre>
 
-    <script src="/socket.io/socket.io.js"></script>
-    <script src="/tinycon.min.js"></script>
-    <script src="/ansi_up.js"></script>
-    <script src="/app.js"></script>
+    <script src="__PATH__/socket.io/socket.io.js"></script>
+    <script src="__PATH__/tinycon.min.js"></script>
+    <script src="__PATH__/ansi_up.js"></script>
+    <script src="__PATH__/app.js"></script>
     <script type="text/javascript">
-        var socket = new io.connect('/' + '__NAMESPACE__');
+        var socket = new io.connect('/__NAMESPACE__', {
+            path: '__PATH__/socket.io'
+        });
 
         window.load = App.init({
             socket: socket,
@@ -34,6 +38,7 @@
             topbar: document.getElementsByClassName('topbar')[0],
             body: document.getElementsByTagName('body')[0]
         });
-  </script>
+    </script>
 </body>
-</html>
+
+</html>
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