diff --git a/config/env.js b/config/env.js
index f32cb93bad..4ca9cf8f4c 100644
--- a/config/env.js
+++ b/config/env.js
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ const {
   API_LOCATION: api,
   FORUM_LOCATION: forum,
   NEWS_LOCATION: news,
+  FORUM_PROXY: forumProxy,
+  NEWS_PROXY: newsProxy,
   LOCALE: locale,
   STRIPE_PUBLIC: stripePublicKey,
   ALGOLIA_APP_ID: algoliaAppId,
@@ -20,7 +22,9 @@ const locations = {
   homeLocation: home,
   apiLocation: api,
   forumLocation: forum,
-  newsLocation: news
+  newsLocation: news,
+  forumProxy: forumProxy,
+  newsProxy: newsProxy
 };
 
 module.exports = Object.assign(locations, {
diff --git a/sample.env b/sample.env
index d2f6e14bce..b80b45c4fe 100644
--- a/sample.env
+++ b/sample.env
@@ -29,8 +29,11 @@ IMAGE_BASE_URL='https://s3.amazonaws.com/freecodecamp/images/'
 
 HOME_LOCATION='http://localhost:8000'
 API_LOCATION='http://localhost:3000'
-FORUM_LOCATION='https://forum.localhost'
-NEWS_LOCATION='https://news.localhost/latest'
+FORUM_LOCATION='https://localhost/forum'
+NEWS_LOCATION='https://localhost/news'
+FORUM_PROXY='https://forum.localhost'
+NEWS_PROXY='https://news.localhost'
+
 LOCALE=english
 
 TEST_CHALLENGES_FOR_LANGS=english
diff --git a/tools/scripts/build/create-redirects.js b/tools/scripts/build/create-redirects.js
index 8a8427a022..7fe10483d6 100644
--- a/tools/scripts/build/create-redirects.js
+++ b/tools/scripts/build/create-redirects.js
@@ -3,22 +3,22 @@ const newsPlaceholderRE = /#\{\{NEWS\}\}/g;
 const forumPlacehilderRE = /#\{\{FORUM\}\}/g;
 
 exports.createRedirects = function createRedirects(locations) {
-  const { api, news, forum } = locations;
+  const { api, newsProxy, forumProxy } = locations;
 
-  if (!(api && news && forum)) {
+  if (!(api && newsProxy && forumProxy)) {
     throw new Error(`One or more locations are missing, all are required.
 
     api: ${api}
-    news: ${news}
-    forum: ${forum}
+    newsProxy: ${newsProxy}
+    forumProxy: ${forumProxy}
 
     `);
   }
 
   return template
     .replace(apiPlaceholderRE, api)
-    .replace(newsPlaceholderRE, news)
-    .replace(forumPlacehilderRE, forum);
+    .replace(newsPlaceholderRE, newsProxy)
+    .replace(forumPlacehilderRE, forumProxy);
 };
 
 /* eslint-disable max-len */
diff --git a/tools/scripts/build/create-redirects.test.js b/tools/scripts/build/create-redirects.test.js
index 9b51358c0d..0ec5988f3e 100644
--- a/tools/scripts/build/create-redirects.test.js
+++ b/tools/scripts/build/create-redirects.test.js
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ const { createRedirects } = require('./create-redirects');
 
 const testLocations = {
   api: 'https://api.example.com',
-  news: 'https://news.example.com',
-  forum: 'https://forum.example.com'
+  newsProxy: 'https://news.example.com',
+  forumProxy: 'https://forum.example.com'
 };
 
 describe('createRedirects', () => {
@@ -33,21 +33,21 @@ describe('createRedirects', () => {
     expect(hasNewsPlaceholder).toBe(false);
     expect(hasForumPlaceholder).toBe(false);
 
-    const { api, forum } = testLocations;
+    const { api, forumProxy } = testLocations;
     expect(redirects.includes(`${api}/internal/:splat`)).toBe(true);
-    expect(redirects.includes(`${forum}`)).toBe(true);
+    expect(redirects.includes(`${forumProxy}`)).toBe(true);
   });
 
   it('throws when any location is missing', () => {
     expect.assertions(3);
 
     const api = 'api';
-    const news = 'news';
-    const forum = 'forum';
+    const newsProxy = 'newsProxy';
+    const forumProxy = 'forumProxy';
 
-    const noApi = { forum, news };
-    const noNews = { api, forum };
-    const noForum = { api, news };
+    const noApi = { forumProxy, newsProxy };
+    const noNews = { api, forumProxy };
+    const noForum = { api, newsProxy };
 
     expect(() => createRedirects(noApi)).toThrow();
     expect(() => createRedirects(noNews)).toThrow();
diff --git a/tools/scripts/build/ensure-env.js b/tools/scripts/build/ensure-env.js
index a1cae780a7..c5f1e9d487 100644
--- a/tools/scripts/build/ensure-env.js
+++ b/tools/scripts/build/ensure-env.js
@@ -13,12 +13,7 @@ const log = debug('fcc:tools:ensure-env');
 
 const { FREECODECAMP_NODE_ENV } = process.env;
 
-const {
-  apiLocation: api,
-  forumLocation: forum,
-  locale,
-  newsLocation: news
-} = env;
+const { apiLocation: api, locale, forumProxy, newsProxy } = env;
 
 const apiPath = path.resolve(__dirname, '../../../api-server');
 const clientPath = path.resolve(__dirname, '../../../client');
@@ -26,7 +21,7 @@ const clientStaticPath = path.resolve(clientPath, 'static');
 const globalConfigPath = path.resolve(__dirname, '../../../config');
 
 if (FREECODECAMP_NODE_ENV === 'production') {
-  const redirects = createRedirects({ api, news, forum });
+  const redirects = createRedirects({ api, newsProxy, forumProxy });
   fs.writeFile(`${clientStaticPath}/_redirects`, redirects, function(err) {
     if (err) {
       log('Error');