diff --git a/code/controllers/configuration.dm b/code/controllers/configuration.dm
index c7a12321eb4..5c783e47cf6 100644
--- a/code/controllers/configuration.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/configuration.dm
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ var/list/gamemode_cache = list()
 	var/guests_allowed = 1
 	var/debugparanoid = 0
 
+	var/serverurl
 	var/server
 	var/banappeals
 	var/wikiurl
@@ -163,6 +164,7 @@ var/list/gamemode_cache = list()
 
 	var/use_irc_bot = 0
 	var/irc_bot_host = ""
+	var/irc_bot_export = 0 // whether the IRC bot in use is a Bot32 (or similar) instance; Bot32 uses world.Export() instead of nudge.py/libnudge
 	var/main_irc = ""
 	var/admin_irc = ""
 	var/python_path = "" //Path to the python executable.  Defaults to "python" on windows and "/usr/bin/env python2" on unix
@@ -384,6 +386,9 @@ var/list/gamemode_cache = list()
 				if ("hostedby")
 					config.hostedby = value
 
+				if ("serverurl")
+					config.serverurl = value
+
 				if ("server")
 					config.server = value
 
@@ -499,6 +504,9 @@ var/list/gamemode_cache = list()
 				if("use_irc_bot")
 					use_irc_bot = 1
 
+				if("irc_bot_export")
+					irc_bot_export = 1
+
 				if("ticklag")
 					Ticklag = text2num(value)
 
diff --git a/code/modules/ext_scripts/irc.dm b/code/modules/ext_scripts/irc.dm
index 8006652139e..19df6917578 100644
--- a/code/modules/ext_scripts/irc.dm
+++ b/code/modules/ext_scripts/irc.dm
@@ -1,17 +1,20 @@
 /proc/send2irc(var/channel, var/msg)
 	if(config.use_irc_bot && config.irc_bot_host)
-		if(config.use_lib_nudge)
-			var/nudge_lib
-			if(world.system_type == MS_WINDOWS)
-				nudge_lib = "lib\\nudge.dll"
-			else
-				nudge_lib = "lib/nudge.so"
-
-			spawn(0)
-				call(nudge_lib, "nudge")("[config.comms_password]","[config.irc_bot_host]","[channel]","[msg]")
+		if(config.irc_bot_export)
+			world.Export("http://[config.irc_bot_host]:45678?[list2params(list(pwd=config.comms_password, chan=channel, mesg=msg))]")
 		else
-			spawn(0)
-				ext_python("ircbot_message.py", "[config.comms_password] [config.irc_bot_host] [channel] [msg]")
+			if(config.use_lib_nudge)
+				var/nudge_lib
+				if(world.system_type == MS_WINDOWS)
+					nudge_lib = "lib\\nudge.dll"
+				else
+					nudge_lib = "lib/nudge.so"
+
+				spawn(0)
+					call(nudge_lib, "nudge")("[config.comms_password]","[config.irc_bot_host]","[channel]","[msg]")
+			else
+				spawn(0)
+					ext_python("ircbot_message.py", "[config.comms_password] [config.irc_bot_host] [channel] [msg]")
 	return
 
 /proc/send2mainirc(var/msg)
@@ -26,6 +29,6 @@
 
 
 /hook/startup/proc/ircNotify()
-	send2mainirc("Server starting up on [config.server? "byond://[config.server]" : "byond://[world.address]:[world.port]"]")
+	send2mainirc("Server starting up on byond://[config.serverurl ? config.serverurl : (config.server ? config.server : "[world.address]:[world.port]")]")
 	return 1
 
diff --git a/config/example/config.txt b/config/example/config.txt
index 7648a51a889..41b70c11934 100644
--- a/config/example/config.txt
+++ b/config/example/config.txt
@@ -174,6 +174,10 @@ GUEST_BAN
 ## set a server location for world reboot. Don't include the byond://, just give the address and port.
 #SERVER server.net:port
 
+## set a server URL for the IRC bot to use; like SERVER, don't include the byond://
+## Unlike SERVER, this one shouldn't break auto-reconnect
+#SERVERURL server.net:port
+
 ## forum address
 # FORUMURL http://example.com
 
@@ -241,6 +245,9 @@ USEALIENWHITELIST
 ## Uncomment to enable sending data to the IRC bot.
 #USE_IRC_BOT
 
+## Uncomment if the IRC bot requires using world.Export() instead of nudge.py/libnudge
+#IRC_BOT_EXPORT
+
 ## Host where the IRC bot is hosted.  Port 45678 needs to be open.
 #IRC_BOT_HOST localhost