diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f6f98a3..ab2681e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 - ✨ — Add new check types: headers-contain and headers-have
 - ✨ — Add command to test email configuration (!66)
 - 💄 — Enhance the mobile view (!67)
+- ✨ — Allow to run Argos in a subfolder (i.e. not on /) (#59)
 
 ## 0.2.2
 
diff --git a/argos/config-example.yaml b/argos/config-example.yaml
index dacbed8..286b9fc 100644
--- a/argos/config-example.yaml
+++ b/argos/config-example.yaml
@@ -33,6 +33,11 @@ general:
       - local
     unknown:
       - local
+  # Argos root path
+  # If not present, default value is ""
+  # Set it to /foo if you want to use argos at /foo/ instead of /
+  # on your web server
+  # root_path: "/foo"
   # Mail configuration is quite straight-forward
   # mail:
   #   mailfrom: no-reply@example.org
diff --git a/argos/schemas/config.py b/argos/schemas/config.py
index 4bb9f1e..f4887ca 100644
--- a/argos/schemas/config.py
+++ b/argos/schemas/config.py
@@ -164,6 +164,7 @@ class General(BaseModel):
     frequency: int
     db: DbSettings
     env: Environment = "production"
+    root_path: str = ""
     alerts: Alert
     mail: Optional[Mail] = None
     gotify: Optional[List[GotifyUrl]] = None
diff --git a/argos/server/main.py b/argos/server/main.py
index 898b202..b6ee412 100644
--- a/argos/server/main.py
+++ b/argos/server/main.py
@@ -18,11 +18,19 @@ from argos.server.settings import read_yaml_config
 
 def get_application() -> FastAPI:
     """Spawn Argos FastAPI server"""
-    appli = FastAPI(lifespan=lifespan)
     config_file = os.environ["ARGOS_YAML_FILE"]
-
     config = read_config(config_file)
 
+    root_path = config.general.root_path
+
+    if root_path != "":
+        logger.info("Root path for Argos: %s", root_path)
+        if root_path.endswith("/"):
+            root_path = root_path[:-1]
+            logger.info("Fixed root path for Argos: %s", root_path)
+
+    appli = FastAPI(lifespan=lifespan, root_path=root_path)
+
     # Config is the argos config object (built from yaml)
     appli.state.config = config
     appli.add_exception_handler(NotAuthenticatedException, auth_exception_handler)
diff --git a/conf/nginx-subdirectory.conf b/conf/nginx-subdirectory.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..92f95b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conf/nginx-subdirectory.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+location /foo/ {
+    include    proxy_params;
+    proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:8000/;
+}
diff --git a/docs/deployment/nginx.md b/docs/deployment/nginx.md
index 25af5be..310f090 100644
--- a/docs/deployment/nginx.md
+++ b/docs/deployment/nginx.md
@@ -6,3 +6,11 @@ Here is a example for Nginx configuration:
 caption: /etc/nginx/sites-available/argos.example.org
 ---
 ```
+
+If you want to use Argos under a subdirectory of your web server, you’ll need to set the `root_path` setting in Argos’s [configuration](../configuration.md) and set Nginx like this:
+
+```{literalinclude} ../../conf/nginx-subdirectory.conf
+---
+caption: Nginx’s location for Argos in a subdirectory
+---
+```