diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/layout.html b/bookwyrm/templates/layout.html
index 434406be..8b1f5397 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/layout.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/layout.html
@@ -218,7 +218,6 @@
     <p id="status-success-message" class="live-message is-sr-only is-hidden">{% trans "Successfully posted status" %}</p>
     <p id="status-error-message" class="live-message notification is-danger p-3 pr-5 pl-5 is-hidden">{% trans "Error posting status" %}</p>
 </div>
-{% endblock %}
 
 <footer class="footer">
     <div class="container">
@@ -255,6 +254,7 @@
         </div>
     </div>
 </footer>
+{% endblock %}
 
 <script>
     var csrf_token = '{{ csrf_token }}';
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/setup/admin.html b/bookwyrm/templates/setup/admin.html
index ecc84c7e..ca6cae73 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/setup/admin.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/setup/admin.html
@@ -2,58 +2,60 @@
 {% load i18n %}
 
 {% block header %}
-    <h1 class="title">{% trans "Setup admin user" %}</h1>
+    <h1 class="title">{% trans "Set up BookWyrm" %}</h1>
     <div class="subtitle">
-        {% trans "Your account a user and an admin" %}
+        {% trans "Your account as a user and an admin" %}
     </div>
 {% endblock %}
 
 {% block panel %}
-<div class="columns content">
-    <div class="column is-half">
-        <div class="box has-background-primary-light">
-            <h2 class="title is-4">{% trans "Create your account" %}</h2>
-            <form name="register" method="post" action="{% url 'setup' %}">
-                <div class="field">
-                    <label class="label" for="id_admin_key">
-                        {% trans "Admin key:" %}
-                    </label>
-                    <div class="control">
-                        <input
-                            type="password"
-                            name="admin_key"
-                            class="input"
-                            id="id_admin_key"
-                            aria-describedby="desc_admin_key"
-                            required
-                        >
-                        <p class="help" id="desc_admin_key">
-                        {% blocktrans trimmed %}
-                            An admin key was created when you installed BookWyrm.
-                            You can get your admin key by running <code>./bw-dev admin_code</code> from the command line on your server.
-                        {% endblocktrans %}
-                        </p>
+<div class="block content">
+    <h2 class="title is-4">{% trans "Create your account" %}</h2>
+    <div class="columns">
+        <div class="column is-half">
+            <div class="box has-background-primary-light">
+                <form name="register" method="post" action="{% url 'setup-admin' %}">
+                    <div class="field">
+                        <label class="label" for="id_admin_key">
+                            {% trans "Admin key:" %}
+                        </label>
+                        <div class="control">
+                            <input
+                                type="password"
+                                name="admin_key"
+                                class="input"
+                                id="id_admin_key"
+                                aria-describedby="desc_admin_key"
+                                required
+                            >
+                            <p class="help" id="desc_admin_key">
+                            {% blocktrans trimmed %}
+                                An admin key was created when you installed BookWyrm.
+                                You can get your admin key by running <code>./bw-dev admin_code</code> from the command line on your server.
+                            {% endblocktrans %}
+                            </p>
+                        </div>
                     </div>
-                </div>
-                {% include 'snippets/register_form.html' %}
-            </form>
+                    {% include 'snippets/register_form.html' %}
+                </form>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+        <div class="column">
+            <p>
+            {% blocktrans trimmed %}
+                As an admin, you'll be able to configure the instance name and information, and moderate your instance.
+                This means you will have access to private information about your users, and are responsible for responding to reports of bad behavior or spam.
+            {% endblocktrans %}
+            </p>
+            <p>
+                {% trans "Once the instance is set up, you can promote other users to moderator or admin roles from the admin panel." %}
+            </p>
+            <p>
+                <a href="https://docs.joinbookwyrm.com/moderation.html" target="_blank">
+                    {% trans "Learn more about moderation" %}
+                </a>
+            </p>
         </div>
-    </div>
-    <div class="column">
-        <p>
-        {% blocktrans trimmed %}
-            As an admin, you'll be able to configure the instance name and information, and moderate your instance.
-            This means you will have access to private information about your users, and are responsible for repsonding to reports of bad behavior or spam.
-        {% endblocktrans %}
-        </p>
-        <p>
-            {% trans "Once the instance is set up, you can promote other users to moderator or admin roles from the admin panel." %}
-        </p>
-        <p>
-            <a href="https://docs.joinbookwyrm.com/moderation.html" target="_blank">
-                {% trans "Learn more about moderation" %}
-            </a>
-        </p>
     </div>
 </div>
 {% endblock %}
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/setup/config.html b/bookwyrm/templates/setup/config.html
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..44478b06
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/setup/config.html
@@ -0,0 +1,130 @@
+{% extends 'setup/layout.html' %}
+{% load i18n %}
+
+{% block header %}
+    <h1 class="title">{% trans "Instance Configuration" %}</h1>
+    <div class="subtitle">
+        {% trans "Make sure everything looks right before proceeding" %}
+    </div>
+{% endblock %}
+
+{% block panel %}
+
+<div class="block content">
+    {% if warnings.debug %}
+    <div class="notification is-danger is-flex is-align-items-start">
+        <span class="icon icon-warning is-size-4 pr-3" aria-hidden="true"></span>
+        <span>
+            {% blocktrans trimmed %}
+            You are running BookWyrm in <strong>debug</strong> mode.
+            This should <strong>never</strong> be used in a production environment.
+            {% endblocktrans %}
+        </span>
+    </div>
+    {% endif %}
+
+    <div class="columns">
+        <div class="column is-half is-flex is-flex-direction-column">
+            <h2 class="title is-4">{% trans "Settings" %}</h2>
+            <div class="notification is-flex-grow-1">
+                <dl>
+                    <dt class="is-pulled-left mr-5 has-text-weight-bold">
+                        {% trans "Instance domain:" %}
+                    </dt>
+                    <dd>
+                        {{ info.domain }}
+                    </dd>
+
+                    <dt class="is-pulled-left mr-5 has-text-weight-bold">
+                        {% trans "Protocol:" %}
+                    </dt>
+                    <dd>
+                        {% if info.use_https %}
+                        <span class="tag is-success">https</span>
+                        {% else %}
+                        <span class="tag is-danger">http</span>
+                        {% endif %}
+                    </dd>
+
+                    <dt class="is-pulled-left mr-5 has-text-weight-bold">
+                        {% trans "Software version:" %}
+                    </dt>
+                    <dd>
+                        {{ info.version }}
+                    </dd>
+
+                    <dt class="is-pulled-left mr-5 has-text-weight-bold">
+                        {% trans "Using S3:" %}
+                    </dt>
+                    <dd>
+                        {{ info.use_s3|yesno }}
+                    </dd>
+                </dl>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+
+        <div class="column is-half is-flex is-flex-direction-column">
+            <h2 class="title is-4">{% trans "Display" %}</h2>
+            <div class="notification is-flex-grow-1">
+                <dl>
+                    <dt class="is-pulled-left mr-5 has-text-weight-bold">
+                        {% trans "Default interface language:" %}
+                    </dt>
+                    <dd>
+                        {{ info.language }}
+                    </dd>
+
+                    <dt class="is-pulled-left mr-5 has-text-weight-bold">
+                        {% trans "Email sender:" %}
+                    </dt>
+                    <dd>
+                        {{ info.email_sender }}
+                    </dd>
+
+                    <dt class="is-pulled-left mr-5 has-text-weight-bold">
+                        {% trans "Enable preview images" %}
+                    </dt>
+                    <dd>
+                        {{ info.preview_images|yesno }}
+                    </dd>
+
+                    <dt class="is-pulled-left mr-5 has-text-weight-bold">
+                        {% trans "Enable image thumbnails" %}
+                    </dt>
+                    <dd>
+                        {{ info.thumbnails|yesno }}
+                    </dd>
+                </dl>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+</div>
+
+<div class="block content">
+    <h2 class="title is-4">{% trans "Does everything look right?" %}</h2>
+    <p class="subtitle help">
+        {% blocktrans trimmed %}
+            This is your last change to set your domain and protocol.
+        {% endblocktrans %}
+    </p>
+
+    <div class="box">
+        <div class="control">
+            <a class="button is-primary" href="{% url 'setup-admin' %}">
+                <span class="icon icon-check" aria-hidden="true"></span>
+                <span>{% trans "Continue" %}</span>
+            </a>
+        </div>
+
+        <p>
+            {% blocktrans trimmed %}
+                You can change your instance settings in the <code>.env</code> file on your server.
+            {% endblocktrans %}
+            <a href="https://docs.joinbookwyrm.com/installing-in-production.html" target="_blank">
+                {% trans "View installation instructions" %}
+            </a>
+        </p>
+    </div>
+</div>
+
+{% endblock %}
diff --git a/bookwyrm/urls.py b/bookwyrm/urls.py
index 226e79e6..cdb93aea 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/urls.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/urls.py
@@ -59,7 +59,8 @@ urlpatterns = [
         name="stream-updates",
     ),
     # instance setup
-    re_path(r"^setup/?$", views.CreateAdmin.as_view(), name="setup"),
+    re_path(r"^setup/?$", views.InstanceConfig.as_view(), name="setup"),
+    re_path(r"^setup/admin?$", views.CreateAdmin.as_view(), name="setup-admin"),
     # authentication
     re_path(r"^login/?$", views.Login.as_view(), name="login"),
     re_path(r"^login/(?P<confirmed>confirmed)/?$", views.Login.as_view(), name="login"),
diff --git a/bookwyrm/views/__init__.py b/bookwyrm/views/__init__.py
index 9da49c73..7474421b 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/views/__init__.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/views/__init__.py
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ from .reading import ReadingStatus
 from .report import Report
 from .rss_feed import RssFeed
 from .search import Search
-from .setup import CreateAdmin
+from .setup import InstanceConfig, CreateAdmin
 from .status import CreateStatus, EditStatus, DeleteStatus, update_progress
 from .status import edit_readthrough
 from .updates import get_notification_count, get_unread_status_string
diff --git a/bookwyrm/views/setup.py b/bookwyrm/views/setup.py
index 12ec91f3..74505559 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/views/setup.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/views/setup.py
@@ -8,10 +8,41 @@ from django.template.response import TemplateResponse
 from django.views import View
 
 from bookwyrm import forms, models
-from bookwyrm.settings import DOMAIN
+from bookwyrm import settings
 
 
 # pylint: disable= no-self-use
+class InstanceConfig(View):
+    """make sure the instance looks correct before adding any data"""
+
+    def get(self, request):
+        """Check out this cool instance"""
+        # only allow this view when an instance is being configured
+        site = models.SiteSettings.objects.get()
+        if not site.install_mode:
+            raise PermissionDenied()
+
+        # check for possible problems with the instance configuration
+        warnings = {}
+        warnings["debug"] = settings.DEBUG
+        warnings["protocol_in_domain"] = settings.DOMAIN.startswith("http")
+
+        data = {
+            "warnings": warnings,
+            "info": {
+                "domain": settings.DOMAIN,
+                "version": settings.VERSION,
+                "use_https": settings.USE_HTTPS,
+                "language": settings.LANGUAGE_CODE,
+                "use_s3": settings.USE_S3,
+                "email_sender": f"{settings.EMAIL_SENDER_NAME}@{settings.EMAIL_SENDER_DOMAIN}",
+                "preview_images": settings.ENABLE_PREVIEW_IMAGES,
+                "thumbnails": settings.ENABLE_THUMBNAIL_GENERATION,
+            },
+        }
+        return TemplateResponse(request, "setup/config.html", data)
+
+
 class CreateAdmin(View):
     """manage things like the instance name"""
 
@@ -39,7 +70,7 @@ class CreateAdmin(View):
             return TemplateResponse(request, "setup/admin.html", data)
 
         localname = form.data["localname"].strip()
-        username = f"{localname}@{DOMAIN}"
+        username = f"{localname}@{settings.DOMAIN}"
 
         user = models.User.objects.create_superuser(
             username,