diff --git a/cps.py b/cps.py
index 8f9ebcd2..f440b232 100755
--- a/cps.py
+++ b/cps.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
 
 import os
 import sys
@@ -21,4 +22,4 @@ if config.DEVELOPMENT:
 else:
     http_server = HTTPServer(WSGIContainer(web.app))
     http_server.listen(config.PORT)
-    IOLoop.instance().start()
+    IOLoop.instance().start()
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diff --git a/cps/templates/layout.html b/cps/templates/layout.html
index 85d71db0..816e1f71 100644
--- a/cps/templates/layout.html
+++ b/cps/templates/layout.html
@@ -79,9 +79,9 @@
                 <li><a href="{{url_for('user_list')}}"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-dashboard"></span> Admin</a></li>
               {% endif %}
               <li><a href="{{url_for('profile')}}"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-user"></span> {{g.user.nickname}}</a></li>
-              <li><a href="{{url_for('logout', next=request.path)}}"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-log-out"></span> Logout</a></li>
+              <li><a href="{{url_for('logout', next='%s%s' % (request.script_root, request.path))}}"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-log-out"></span> Logout</a></li>
             {% else %}
-              <li><a href="{{url_for('login', next=request.path)}}"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-log-in"></span> Login</a></li>
+              <li><a href="{{url_for('login', next='%s%s' % (request.script_root, request.path))}}"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-log-in"></span> Login</a></li>
               {% if g.allow_registration %}
               <li><a href="{{url_for('register')}}"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-user"></span> Register</a></li>
               {% endif %}
@@ -159,4 +159,4 @@
     </div>
     {% block js %}{% endblock %}
   </body>
-</html>
+</html>
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diff --git a/cps/web.py b/cps/web.py
index 42f169f7..48c4a472 100755
--- a/cps/web.py
+++ b/cps/web.py
@@ -35,8 +35,46 @@ try:
 except ImportError, e:
     use_generic_pdf_cover = True
 from shutil import copyfile
+
 from cgi import escape
+class ReverseProxied(object):
+    '''Wrap the application in this middleware and configure the 
+    front-end server to add these headers, to let you quietly bind 
+    this to a URL other than / and to an HTTP scheme that is 
+    different than what is used locally.
+
+    Code courtesy of: http://flask.pocoo.org/snippets/35/
+
+    In nginx:
+    location /myprefix {
+        proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:8083;
+        proxy_set_header Host $host;
+        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
+        proxy_set_header X-Scheme $scheme;
+        proxy_set_header X-Script-Name /myprefix;
+        }
+    '''
+    def __init__(self, app):
+        self.app = app
+
+    def __call__(self, environ, start_response):
+        script_name = environ.get('HTTP_X_SCRIPT_NAME', '')
+        if script_name:
+            environ['SCRIPT_NAME'] = script_name
+            path_info = environ.get('PATH_INFO', '')
+            if path_info and path_info.startswith(script_name):
+                environ['PATH_INFO'] = path_info[len(script_name):]
+
+        scheme = environ.get('HTTP_X_SCHEME', '')
+        if scheme:
+            environ['wsgi.url_scheme'] = scheme
+        server = environ.get('HTTP_X_FORWARDED_SERVER', '')
+        if server:
+            environ['HTTP_HOST'] = server
+        return self.app(environ, start_response)
+
 app = (Flask(__name__))
+app.wsgi_app = ReverseProxied(app.wsgi_app)
 
 formatter = logging.Formatter(
     "[%(asctime)s] {%(pathname)s:%(lineno)d} %(levelname)s - %(message)s")
@@ -584,7 +622,7 @@ def register():
     if not config.PUBLIC_REG:
         abort(404)
     if current_user is not None and current_user.is_authenticated():
-        return redirect(url_for('index'))
+        return redirect(url_for('index', _external=True))
 
     if request.method == "POST":
         to_save = request.form.to_dict()
@@ -608,7 +646,7 @@ def register():
                 flash("An unknown error occured. Please try again later.", category="error")
                 return render_template('register.html', title="register")
             flash("Your account has been created. Please login.", category="success")
-            return redirect(url_for('login'))
+            return redirect(url_for('login', _external=True))
         else:
             flash("This username or email address is already in use.", category="error")
             return render_template('register.html', title="register")
@@ -620,7 +658,7 @@ def login():
     error = None
 
     if current_user is not None and current_user.is_authenticated():
-        return redirect(url_for('index'))
+        return redirect(url_for('index', _external=True))
 
     if request.method == "POST":
         form = request.form.to_dict()
@@ -629,7 +667,7 @@ def login():
         if user and check_password_hash(user.password, form['password']):
             login_user(user, remember = True)
             flash("you are now logged in as: '%s'" % user.nickname, category="success")
-            return redirect(request.args.get("next") or url_for("index"))
+            return redirect(request.args.get("next") or url_for("index", _external=True))
         else:
             flash("Wrong Username or Password", category="error")
 
@@ -640,7 +678,7 @@ def login():
 def logout():
     if current_user is not None and current_user.is_authenticated():
         logout_user()
-    return redirect(request.args.get("next") or url_for("index"))
+    return redirect(request.args.get("next") or url_for("index", _external=True))
 
 
 @app.route('/send/<int:book_id>')
@@ -667,7 +705,7 @@ def add_to_shelf(shelf_id, book_id):
     shelf = ub.session.query(ub.Shelf).filter(ub.Shelf.id == shelf_id).first()
     if not shelf.is_public and not shelf.user_id == int(current_user.id):
         flash("Sorry you are not allowed to add a book to the the shelf: %s" % shelf.name)
-        return redirect(url_for('index'))
+        return redirect(url_for('index', _external=True))
 
     ins = ub.BookShelf(shelf=shelf.id, book_id=book_id)
     ub.session.add(ins)
@@ -684,7 +722,7 @@ def remove_from_shelf(shelf_id, book_id):
     shelf = ub.session.query(ub.Shelf).filter(ub.Shelf.id == shelf_id).first()
     if not shelf.is_public and not shelf.user_id == int(current_user.id):
         flash("Sorry you are not allowed to remove a book from this shelf: %s" % shelf.name)
-        return redirect(url_for('index'))
+        return redirect(url_for('index', _external=True))
 
     book_shelf = ub.session.query(ub.BookShelf).filter(ub.BookShelf.shelf == shelf_id, ub.BookShelf.book_id == book_id).first()
 
@@ -795,7 +833,7 @@ def new_user():
             ub.session.add(content)
             ub.session.commit()
             flash("User '%s' created" % content.nickname, category="success")
-            return redirect(url_for('user_list'))
+            return redirect(url_for('user_list', _external=True))
         except IntegrityError:
             ub.session.rollback()
             flash("Found an existing account for this email address or nickname.", category="error")
@@ -837,7 +875,7 @@ def edit_user(user_id):
         if "delete" in to_save:
             ub.session.delete(content)
             flash("User '%s' deleted" % content.nickname, category="success")
-            return redirect(url_for('user_list'))
+            return redirect(url_for('user_list', _external=True))
         else:
             if to_save["password"]:
                 content.password = generate_password_hash(to_save["password"])
@@ -1112,7 +1150,7 @@ def edit_book(book_id):
         for b in edited_books_id:
             helper.update_dir_stucture(b)
         if "detail_view" in to_save:
-            return redirect(url_for('show_book', id=book.id))
+            return redirect(url_for('show_book', id=book.id, _external=True))
         else:
             return render_template('edit_book.html', book=book, authors=author_names, cc=cc)
     else:
@@ -1136,7 +1174,7 @@ def upload():
             author = "Unknown"
         else: 
             flash("Upload is only available for PDF files", category="error")
-            return redirect(url_for('index'))
+            return redirect(url_for('index', _external=True))
         
         title_dir = helper.get_valid_filename(title, False)
         author_dir = helper.get_valid_filename(author.decode('utf-8'), False)
@@ -1148,12 +1186,12 @@ def upload():
                 os.makedirs(filepath)
             except OSError:
                 flash("Failed to create path %s (Permission denied)." % filepath, category="error")
-                return redirect(url_for('index'))
+                return redirect(url_for('index', _external=True))
         try:
             file.save(saved_filename)
         except OSError:
             flash("Failed to store file %s (Permission denied)." % saved_filename, category="error")
-            return redirect(url_for('index'))
+            return redirect(url_for('index', _external=True))
         file_size = os.path.getsize(saved_filename)
         has_cover = 0
         if fileextension.upper() == ".PDF":
@@ -1186,4 +1224,4 @@ def upload():
     if current_user.role_edit() or current_user.role_admin():
         return render_template('edit_book.html', book=db_book, authors=author_names, cc=cc)
     book_in_shelfs = []
-    return render_template('detail.html', entry=db_book,  cc=cc, title=db_book.title, books_shelfs=book_in_shelfs)
+    return render_template('detail.html', entry=db_book,  cc=cc, title=db_book.title, books_shelfs=book_in_shelfs)
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