diff --git a/packages/backend/src/plugins/techdocs.ts b/packages/backend/src/plugins/techdocs.ts
index a9d6293c33..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);
+  const publisher = new LocalPublish(logger, discovery);
 
   const dockerClient = new Docker();
 
diff --git a/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/backend/src/plugins/techdocs.ts b/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/backend/src/plugins/techdocs.ts
index 5506228962..ac4d81a8e8 100644
--- a/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/backend/src/plugins/techdocs.ts
+++ b/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/backend/src/plugins/techdocs.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ export default async function createPlugin({
   preparers.register('github', commonGitPreparer);
   preparers.register('gitlab', commonGitPreparer);
 
-  const publisher = new LocalPublish(logger);
+  const publisher = new LocalPublish(logger, discovery);
 
   const dockerClient = new Docker();
 
diff --git a/plugins/techdocs-backend/src/service/standaloneServer.ts b/plugins/techdocs-backend/src/service/standaloneServer.ts
index 79e8b0b945..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);
+  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 d97a4014f6..18344489e1 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 +17,10 @@
 /* eslint-disable no-restricted-syntax */
 import fs from 'fs-extra';
 import path from 'path';
-import { getVoidLogger } from '@backstage/backend-common';
+import {
+  getVoidLogger,
+  PluginEndpointDiscovery,
+} from '@backstage/backend-common';
 import { LocalPublish } from './local';
 
 const createMockEntity = (annotations = {}) => {
@@ -37,7 +40,12 @@ const logger = getVoidLogger();
 
 describe('local publisher', () => {
   it('should publish generated documentation dir', async () => {
-    const publisher = new LocalPublish(logger);
+    const testDiscovery: jest.Mocked<PluginEndpointDiscovery> = {
+      getBaseUrl: jest.fn().mockResolvedValueOnce('http://localhost:7000'),
+      getExternalBaseUrl: jest.fn(),
+    };
+
+    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 6d655d4632..07cef2f4d2 100644
--- a/plugins/techdocs-backend/src/techdocs/stages/publish/local.ts
+++ b/plugins/techdocs-backend/src/techdocs/stages/publish/local.ts
@@ -17,13 +17,18 @@ import fs from 'fs-extra';
 import { Logger } from 'winston';
 import { Entity } from '@backstage/catalog-model';
 import { PublisherBase } from './types';
-import { resolvePackagePath } from '@backstage/backend-common';
+import {
+  resolvePackagePath,
+  PluginEndpointDiscovery,
+} from '@backstage/backend-common';
 
 export class LocalPublish implements PublisherBase {
   private readonly logger: Logger;
+  private readonly discovery: PluginEndpointDiscovery;
 
-  constructor(logger: Logger) {
+  constructor(logger: Logger, discovery: PluginEndpointDiscovery) {
     this.logger = logger;
+    this.discovery = discovery;
   }
 
   publish({
@@ -63,9 +68,16 @@ export class LocalPublish implements PublisherBase {
           reject(err);
         }
 
-        resolve({
-          remoteUrl: `http://localhost:7000/api/techdocs/static/docs/${entity.metadata.name}`,
-        });
+        this.discovery
+          .getBaseUrl('techdocs')
+          .then(techdocsApiUrl => {
+            resolve({
+              remoteUrl: `${techdocsApiUrl}/static/docs/${entity.metadata.name}`,
+            });
+          })
+          .catch(reason => {
+            reject(reason);
+          });
       });
     });
   }