diff --git a/.vscode/numbered-bookmarks.json b/.vscode/numbered-bookmarks.json
index 839d03f..65c7b37 100644
--- a/.vscode/numbered-bookmarks.json
+++ b/.vscode/numbered-bookmarks.json
@@ -5,14 +5,14 @@
 			"bookmarks": [
 				-1,
 				17,
-				36,
+				38,
 				-1,
 				-1,
 				-1,
 				-1,
 				-1,
 				-1,
-				420
+				110
 			]
 		}
 	]
diff --git a/setup.sh b/setup.sh
index b5b216d..f9d4966 100644
--- a/setup.sh
+++ b/setup.sh
@@ -27,11 +27,13 @@ unset CAChainPath
 unset DHPath
 
 # set variables
-hostname=$(hostname)
+serverNames_working=()
+serverNames=()
 detectedIP=$(ip route get 1 | sed -n 's/^.*src \([0-9.]*\) .*$/\1/p')
 regexIP4="(([0-9]|[1-9][0-9]|1[0-9]{2}|2[0-4][0-9]|25[0-5])\.){3}([0-9]|[1-9][0-9]|1[0-9]{2}|2[0-4][0-9]|25[0-5])"
 regexHostname="(([a-zA-Z0-9]|[a-zA-Z0-9][a-zA-Z0-9\-]*[a-zA-Z0-9])\.)*([A-Za-z0-9]|[A-Za-z0-9][A-Za-z0-9\-]*[A-Za-z0-9])"
 certbotFiles=(cert.pem chain.pem fullchain.pem privkey.pem)
+hostname=$(hostname)
 configPath="./etc.${hostname}"
 
 # set tags to update
@@ -76,6 +78,46 @@ while true; do
 done
 
 
+### get server names for this installation
+echo -e "\n${mag}NIGNX needs to know what hostnames it should answer.  You can pick as many"
+echo "hostnames as you like.  Please ensure you provide fully-qualified domain"
+echo "names unless you are providing special names such as 'localhost' and fully"
+echo "understand what that means in this context."
+echo -e "\nIf you're setting up this system with SSL, then make sure your hostnames"
+echo "match what appears on your certificates!"
+echo -e "\n${warn}You will be prompted to enter one hostname at a time."
+echo "Provide a blank-entry (hit enter) when you're done."
+echo -e "'X' will exit the script, as always${norm}\n"
+while true; do
+    read -p "What hostnames should this server answer to? " inputServerName
+    case "${inputServerName}" in
+        '')
+            break
+            ;;
+        [Xx]*)
+            echo -e "\n${cyan}---exiting---\n${norm}"
+            exit 1
+            ;;
+        *)
+            # check hostname for validity
+            if [[ ! "${inputServerName}" =~ ^${regexHostname}$ ]]; then
+                echo -e "\n${err}Invalid hostname${norm}"
+            else
+                serverNames_working+=("${inputServerName}")
+            fi
+            ;;
+    esac
+done
+# create new array with unqiue values only
+declare -A uniqueSN
+for name in "${serverNames_working[@]}"; do
+    uniqueSN["${name}"]=""
+done
+for sn in "${!uniqueSN[@]}"; do
+    serverNames+=("${sn}")
+done
+
+
 ### SSL related options
 # using certbot?
 while true; do