diff --git a/ente/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/99-run.sh b/ente/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/99-run.sh
index fde3b51ff..64cf2c56e 100755
--- a/ente/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/99-run.sh
+++ b/ente/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/99-run.sh
@@ -151,17 +151,25 @@ wait_minio_ready_and_bucket() {
 }
 
 start_web() {
-	if $DISABLE_WEB_UI; then
-		bashio::log.info "Web UI disabled."
-		return 0
-	fi
-	if [ -z "$WEB_BIN" ] || [ ! -x "$WEB_BIN" ]; then
-		bashio::log.warning "Web UI binary not found; skipping."
-		return 0
-	fi
-	bashio::log.info "Starting Ente web (:3000)..."
-	"$WEB_BIN" &
-	WEB_PID=$!
+    if $DISABLE_WEB_UI; then
+        bashio::log.info "Web UI disabled."
+        return 0
+    fi
+
+    # Prepare static assets with actual origins (does safe sed replacements).
+    ENTE_API_ORIGIN="${ENTE_API_ORIGIN:-http://[HOST]:[PORT:8080]}"
+    ENTE_ALBUMS_ORIGIN="${ENTE_ALBUMS_ORIGIN:-${ENTE_API_ORIGIN}}"
+    export ENTE_API_ORIGIN ENTE_ALBUMS_ORIGIN
+    /usr/local/bin/ente-web-prepare || bashio::log.warning "Web env substitution step returned non‑zero; continuing."
+
+    # nginx expects runtime dirs
+    mkdir -p /run/nginx
+    # log dir
+    mkdir -p /var/log/nginx
+
+    bashio::log.info "Starting Ente web (nginx, ports 3000‑3004)..."
+    nginx -c /etc/ente-web/nginx.conf -g 'daemon off;' &
+    WEB_PID=$!
 }
 
 start_museum_foreground() {