diff --git a/packages/backend/src/plugins/techdocs.ts b/packages/backend/src/plugins/techdocs.ts
index ecc67b528f..de48280e64 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/plugins/techdocs.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/plugins/techdocs.ts
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ export default async function createPlugin({
   const urlPreparer = new UrlPreparer(reader, logger);
   preparers.register('url', urlPreparer);
 
-  const publisher = new LocalPublish(logger, config);
+  const publisher = new LocalPublish(logger, discovery);
 
   const dockerClient = new Docker();
 
diff --git a/plugins/techdocs-backend/package.json b/plugins/techdocs-backend/package.json
index c1d1f6ad27..236f53b9d1 100644
--- a/plugins/techdocs-backend/package.json
+++ b/plugins/techdocs-backend/package.json
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
     "@backstage/backend-common": "^0.2.0",
     "@backstage/catalog-model": "^0.2.0",
     "@backstage/config": "^0.1.1",
+    "@backstage/core-api": "^0.2.1",
     "@types/dockerode": "^2.5.34",
     "@types/express": "^4.17.6",
     "command-exists-promise": "^2.0.2",
diff --git a/plugins/techdocs-backend/src/service/standaloneServer.ts b/plugins/techdocs-backend/src/service/standaloneServer.ts
index 7dda1b833b..4082a36172 100644
--- a/plugins/techdocs-backend/src/service/standaloneServer.ts
+++ b/plugins/techdocs-backend/src/service/standaloneServer.ts
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ export async function startStandaloneServer(
   const techdocsGenerator = new TechdocsGenerator(logger, config);
   generators.register('techdocs', techdocsGenerator);
 
-  const publisher = new LocalPublish(logger, config);
+  const publisher = new LocalPublish(logger, discovery);
 
   const dockerClient = new Docker();
 
diff --git a/plugins/techdocs-backend/src/techdocs/stages/publish/local.test.ts b/plugins/techdocs-backend/src/techdocs/stages/publish/local.test.ts
index 199e6346e8..4b6503f620 100644
--- a/plugins/techdocs-backend/src/techdocs/stages/publish/local.test.ts
+++ b/plugins/techdocs-backend/src/techdocs/stages/publish/local.test.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 /* eslint-disable no-restricted-syntax */
 import fs from 'fs-extra';
 import path from 'path';
-import { getVoidLogger } from '@backstage/backend-common';
+import { getVoidLogger, SingleHostDiscovery } from '@backstage/backend-common';
 import { ConfigReader } from '@backstage/config';
 import { LocalPublish } from './local';
 
@@ -38,8 +38,21 @@ const logger = getVoidLogger();
 
 describe('local publisher', () => {
   it('should publish generated documentation dir', async () => {
-    const testConfig = ConfigReader.fromConfigs([{ context: '', data: {} }]);
-    const publisher = new LocalPublish(logger, testConfig);
+    const testConfig = ConfigReader.fromConfigs([
+      {
+        context: '',
+        data: {
+          backend: {
+            baseUrl: 'http://localhost:7000',
+            listen: {
+              port: 7000,
+            },
+          },
+        },
+      },
+    ]);
+    const testDiscovery = SingleHostDiscovery.fromConfig(testConfig);
+    const publisher = new LocalPublish(logger, testDiscovery);
 
     const mockEntity = createMockEntity();
 
diff --git a/plugins/techdocs-backend/src/techdocs/stages/publish/local.ts b/plugins/techdocs-backend/src/techdocs/stages/publish/local.ts
index 221b0d48e7..9f066a919c 100644
--- a/plugins/techdocs-backend/src/techdocs/stages/publish/local.ts
+++ b/plugins/techdocs-backend/src/techdocs/stages/publish/local.ts
@@ -18,15 +18,15 @@ import { Logger } from 'winston';
 import { Entity } from '@backstage/catalog-model';
 import { PublisherBase } from './types';
 import { resolvePackagePath } from '@backstage/backend-common';
-import { Config } from '@backstage/config';
+import { DiscoveryApi } from '@backstage/core-api';
 
 export class LocalPublish implements PublisherBase {
   private readonly logger: Logger;
-  private readonly config: Config;
+  private readonly discoveryApi: DiscoveryApi;
 
-  constructor(logger: Logger, config: Config) {
+  constructor(logger: Logger, discoveryApi: DiscoveryApi) {
     this.logger = logger;
-    this.config = config;
+    this.discoveryApi = discoveryApi;
   }
 
   publish({
@@ -66,9 +66,10 @@ export class LocalPublish implements PublisherBase {
           reject(err);
         }
 
-        const backendBaseUrl = this.config.getString('backend.baseUrl');
-        resolve({
-          remoteUrl: `${backendBaseUrl}/api/techdocs/static/docs/${entity.metadata.name}`,
+        this.discoveryApi.getBaseUrl('techdocs').then(techdocsApiUrl => {
+          resolve({
+            remoteUrl: `${techdocsApiUrl}/static/docs/${entity.metadata.name}`,
+          });
         });
       });
     });
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 10e70f52fb..9d4984e152 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -1290,40 +1290,34 @@
     to-fast-properties "^2.0.0"
 
 "@backstage/core@^0.2.0":
-  version "0.3.0"
+  version "0.2.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/@backstage/core/-/core-0.2.0.tgz#543246b2d87563c9aa4d9fb96e40fdfc7e827520"
+  integrity sha512-75m2u3FoUngBOvt9l65xZcYTzzB+49OXpY1A9VNFUR1+jMs3cL/0HDfByQV2H0xXaHzMngQ8C5u/sWhkQsij1w==
   dependencies:
     "@backstage/config" "^0.1.1"
-    "@backstage/core-api" "^0.2.1"
-    "@backstage/theme" "^0.2.1"
+    "@backstage/core-api" "^0.2.0"
+    "@backstage/theme" "^0.2.0"
     "@material-ui/core" "^4.11.0"
     "@material-ui/icons" "^4.9.1"
     "@material-ui/lab" "4.0.0-alpha.45"
-    "@types/dagre" "^0.7.44"
     "@types/react" "^16.9"
     "@types/react-sparklines" "^1.7.0"
     classnames "^2.2.6"
     clsx "^1.1.0"
-    d3-selection "^2.0.0"
-    d3-shape "^2.0.0"
-    d3-zoom "^2.0.0"
-    dagre "^0.8.5"
     immer "^7.0.9"
     lodash "^4.17.15"
     material-table "^1.69.1"
     prop-types "^15.7.2"
-    qs "^6.9.4"
     rc-progress "^3.0.0"
     react "^16.12.0"
     react-dom "^16.12.0"
     react-helmet "6.1.0"
     react-hook-form "^6.6.0"
-    react-markdown "^5.0.2"
     react-router "6.0.0-beta.0"
     react-router-dom "6.0.0-beta.0"
     react-sparklines "^1.7.0"
     react-syntax-highlighter "^13.5.1"
     react-use "^15.3.3"
-    remark-gfm "^1.0.0"
 
 "@bcoe/v8-coverage@^0.2.3":
   version "0.2.3"