diff --git a/docs/config/settings.md b/docs/config/settings.md
index 481572198..d8f2980c3 100644
--- a/docs/config/settings.md
+++ b/docs/config/settings.md
@@ -271,12 +271,15 @@ Otherwise, use any valid [python-social-auth configuration](https://python-socia
 
 #### WEBSOCKET_ENABLED
 
-A websocket server is packaged with uMap, and can be turned-on to activate "real-time collaboration".
-In practice, you would need to run the websocket server and specify a set of settings.
+A WebSocket server is packaged with uMap, and can be turned-on to activate
+"real-time collaboration". In practice, in order to enable it, a few settings
+are exposed.
 
-Turning this setting to `True` **will make a switch available** on each map, to enable "real-time collaboration".
+Setting `WEBSOCKET_ENABLED` to `True` will **not** enable real-time
+collaboration on all the maps served by the server. Instead, a switch will be
+available in the "advanced properties" of the map.
 
-You can run the websocket server with this command:
+The websocket server can be run with the following command:
 
 ```bash
 python -m umap.ws
@@ -286,19 +289,31 @@ Configuration example:
 
 ```python
 WEBSOCKET_ENABLED = True
-WEBSOCKET_HOST = "localhost"
-WEBSOCKET_PORT = 8002
-WEBSOCKET_URI = "ws://localhost:8002"
+WEBSOCKET_BACK_HOST = "localhost"
+WEBSOCKET_BACK_PORT = 8002
+WEBSOCKET_FRONT_URI = "ws://localhost:8002"
 ```
 
 These settings can also be set with the (same names) environment variables.
 
-#### WEBSOCKET_HOST
-#### WEBSOCKET_PORT
+#### WEBSOCKET_BACK_HOST
+#### WEBSOCKET_BACK_PORT
 
-The host and port for the websocket server.
+The internal host and port the websocket server will connect to.
 
-#### WEBSOCKET_URI
+#### WEBSOCKET_FRONT_URI
 
-The connection string that will be used by the client to connect to the websocket server.
-Use `wss://host:port` if the server is behind TLS, and `ws://host:port` otherwise.
+The connection string that will be used by the client to connect to the
+websocket server. In practice, as it's useful to put the WebSocket server behind
+TLS encryption, the values defined by `WEBSOCKET_FRONT_URI` are different than
+the values defined by `WEBSOCKET_PORT` and `WEBSOCKET_HOST`.
+
+This value is comprised of three parts:
+
+```
+protocol://host:port
+```
+
+- `protocol`: can either be `ws` for plain unencrypted WebSockets, or `wss` when using TLS encryption.
+- `host`: is the address where the connection will be sent. It should be public facing.
+- `port`: is the port that is open on the host.
diff --git a/umap/settings/base.py b/umap/settings/base.py
index 63c42e1dd..46fe74dd2 100644
--- a/umap/settings/base.py
+++ b/umap/settings/base.py
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 """Base settings shared by all environments"""
 
 # Import global settings to make it easier to extend settings.
+import umap as project_module
+import os
 from email.utils import parseaddr
 
 import environ
@@ -137,9 +139,6 @@
 # Calculation of directories relative to the project module location
 # =============================================================================
 
-import os
-
-import umap as project_module
 
 PROJECT_DIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(project_module.__file__))
 
@@ -312,4 +311,4 @@
 WEBSOCKET_ENABLED = env.bool("WEBSOCKET_ENABLED", default=False)
 WEBSOCKET_HOST = env("WEBSOCKET_HOST", default="localhost")
 WEBSOCKET_PORT = env.int("WEBSOCKET_PORT", default=8001)
-WEBSOCKET_URI = env("WEBSOCKET_URI", default="ws://localhost:8001")
+WEBSOCKET_FRONT_URI = env("WEBSOCKET_FRONT_URI", default="ws://localhost:8001")
diff --git a/umap/views.py b/umap/views.py
index d3046281d..9a3e2dd23 100644
--- a/umap/views.py
+++ b/umap/views.py
@@ -504,7 +504,7 @@ def get_map_properties(self):
             "umap_version": VERSION,
             "featuresHaveOwner": settings.UMAP_DEFAULT_FEATURES_HAVE_OWNERS,
             "websocketEnabled": settings.WEBSOCKET_ENABLED,
-            "websocketURI": settings.WEBSOCKET_URI,
+            "websocketURI": settings.WEBSOCKET_FRONT_URI,
         }
         created = bool(getattr(self, "object", None))
         if (created and self.object.owner) or (not created and not user.is_anonymous):
diff --git a/umap/ws.py b/umap/ws.py
index 22d82f2fa..54345af73 100644
--- a/umap/ws.py
+++ b/umap/ws.py
@@ -83,15 +83,20 @@ async def handler(websocket):
 
 async def main():
     if not settings.WEBSOCKET_ENABLED:
-        print("WEBSOCKET_ENABLED should be set to True to run the WebSocket Server")
+        msg = (
+            "WEBSOCKET_ENABLED should be set to True to run the WebSocket Server. "
+            "See the documentation at "
+            "https://docs.umap-project.org/en/stable/config/settings/#websocket_enabled "
+            "for more information."
+        )
+        print(msg)
         exit(1)
 
-    async with serve(handler, settings.WEBSOCKET_HOST, settings.WEBSOCKET_PORT):
-        print(
-            (
-                f"Waiting for connections on {settings.WEBSOCKET_HOST}:{settings.WEBSOCKET_PORT}"
-            )
-        )
+    host = settings.WEBSOCKET_BACK_HOST
+    port = settings.WEBSOCKET_BACK_PORT
+
+    async with serve(handler, host, port):
+        print(f"Waiting for connections on {host}:{port}")
         await asyncio.Future()  # run forever