diff --git a/src/admin/debug/commands.rs b/src/admin/debug/commands.rs
index af7bd79f..855941fd 100644
--- a/src/admin/debug/commands.rs
+++ b/src/admin/debug/commands.rs
@@ -554,7 +554,7 @@ pub(super) async fn first_pdu_in_room(
 		.services
 		.rooms
 		.state_cache
-		.server_in_room(&self.services.server.config.server_name, &room_id)
+		.server_in_room(&self.services.server.name, &room_id)
 		.await
 	{
 		return Ok(RoomMessageEventContent::text_plain(
@@ -583,7 +583,7 @@ pub(super) async fn latest_pdu_in_room(
 		.services
 		.rooms
 		.state_cache
-		.server_in_room(&self.services.server.config.server_name, &room_id)
+		.server_in_room(&self.services.server.name, &room_id)
 		.await
 	{
 		return Ok(RoomMessageEventContent::text_plain(
@@ -613,7 +613,7 @@ pub(super) async fn force_set_room_state_from_server(
 		.services
 		.rooms
 		.state_cache
-		.server_in_room(&self.services.server.config.server_name, &room_id)
+		.server_in_room(&self.services.server.name, &room_id)
 		.await
 	{
 		return Ok(RoomMessageEventContent::text_plain(
@@ -757,7 +757,7 @@ pub(super) async fn get_signing_keys(
 	query: bool,
 ) -> Result<RoomMessageEventContent> {
 	let server_name =
-		server_name.unwrap_or_else(|| self.services.server.config.server_name.clone().into());
+		server_name.unwrap_or_else(|| self.services.server.name.clone().into());
 
 	if let Some(notary) = notary {
 		let signing_keys = self
@@ -794,7 +794,7 @@ pub(super) async fn get_verify_keys(
 	server_name: Option<Box<ServerName>>,
 ) -> Result<RoomMessageEventContent> {
 	let server_name =
-		server_name.unwrap_or_else(|| self.services.server.config.server_name.clone().into());
+		server_name.unwrap_or_else(|| self.services.server.name.clone().into());
 
 	let keys = self
 		.services
@@ -824,7 +824,7 @@ pub(super) async fn resolve_true_destination(
 		));
 	}
 
-	if server_name == self.services.server.config.server_name {
+	if server_name == self.services.server.name {
 		return Ok(RoomMessageEventContent::text_plain(
 			"Not allowed to send federation requests to ourselves. Please use `get-pdu` for \
 			 fetching local PDUs.",
diff --git a/src/admin/federation/commands.rs b/src/admin/federation/commands.rs
index be91ef0a..13bc8da4 100644
--- a/src/admin/federation/commands.rs
+++ b/src/admin/federation/commands.rs
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ pub(super) async fn remote_user_in_rooms(
 	&self,
 	user_id: Box<UserId>,
 ) -> Result<RoomMessageEventContent> {
-	if user_id.server_name() == self.services.server.config.server_name {
+	if user_id.server_name() == self.services.server.name {
 		return Ok(RoomMessageEventContent::text_plain(
 			"User belongs to our server, please use `list-joined-rooms` user admin command \
 			 instead.",
diff --git a/src/admin/server/commands.rs b/src/admin/server/commands.rs
index 3ea27883..47509bad 100644
--- a/src/admin/server/commands.rs
+++ b/src/admin/server/commands.rs
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ pub(super) async fn reload_config(
 ) -> Result<RoomMessageEventContent> {
 	let path = path.as_deref().into_iter();
 	let config = Config::load(path).and_then(|raw| Config::new(&raw))?;
-	if config.server_name != self.services.server.config.server_name {
+	if config.server_name != self.services.server.name {
 		return Err!("You can't change the server name.");
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/api/client/openid.rs b/src/api/client/openid.rs
index 3547d284..671d0c6d 100644
--- a/src/api/client/openid.rs
+++ b/src/api/client/openid.rs
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn create_openid_token_route(
 	Ok(account::request_openid_token::v3::Response {
 		access_token,
 		token_type: TokenType::Bearer,
-		matrix_server_name: services.server.config.server_name.clone(),
+		matrix_server_name: services.server.name.clone(),
 		expires_in: Duration::from_secs(expires_in),
 	})
 }
diff --git a/src/api/client/report.rs b/src/api/client/report.rs
index 2b25b518..57de3f12 100644
--- a/src/api/client/report.rs
+++ b/src/api/client/report.rs
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn report_room_route(
 	if !services
 		.rooms
 		.state_cache
-		.server_in_room(&services.server.config.server_name, &body.room_id)
+		.server_in_room(&services.server.name, &body.room_id)
 		.await
 	{
 		return Err!(Request(NotFound(
diff --git a/src/api/client/room/create.rs b/src/api/client/room/create.rs
index 1b6e8667..a401b63d 100644
--- a/src/api/client/room/create.rs
+++ b/src/api/client/room/create.rs
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn create_room_route(
 	let room_id: OwnedRoomId = if let Some(custom_room_id) = &body.room_id {
 		custom_room_id_check(&services, custom_room_id)?
 	} else {
-		RoomId::new(&services.server.config.server_name)
+		RoomId::new(&services.server.name)
 	};
 
 	// check if room ID doesn't already exist instead of erroring on auth check
diff --git a/src/api/client/voip.rs b/src/api/client/voip.rs
index c08b1fdf..70ad4913 100644
--- a/src/api/client/voip.rs
+++ b/src/api/client/voip.rs
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn turn_server_route(
 		let user = body.sender_user.unwrap_or_else(|| {
 			UserId::parse_with_server_name(
 				utils::random_string(RANDOM_USER_ID_LENGTH).to_lowercase(),
-				&services.server.config.server_name,
+				&services.server.name,
 			)
 			.unwrap()
 		});
diff --git a/src/core/server.rs b/src/core/server.rs
index 6838c9c9..05a4aae7 100644
--- a/src/core/server.rs
+++ b/src/core/server.rs
@@ -6,12 +6,17 @@ use std::{
 	time::SystemTime,
 };
 
+use ruma::OwnedServerName;
 use tokio::{runtime, sync::broadcast};
 
 use crate::{config, config::Config, err, log::Log, metrics::Metrics, Err, Result};
 
 /// Server runtime state; public portion
 pub struct Server {
+	/// Configured name of server. This is the same as the one in the config
+	/// but developers can (and should) reference this string instead.
+	pub name: OwnedServerName,
+
 	/// Server-wide configuration instance
 	pub config: config::Manager,
 
@@ -46,6 +51,7 @@ impl Server {
 	#[must_use]
 	pub fn new(config: Config, runtime: Option<runtime::Handle>, log: Log) -> Self {
 		Self {
+			name: config.server_name.clone(),
 			config: config::Manager::new(config),
 			started: SystemTime::now(),
 			stopping: AtomicBool::new(false),
diff --git a/src/service/globals/mod.rs b/src/service/globals/mod.rs
index ef34054f..485d5020 100644
--- a/src/service/globals/mod.rs
+++ b/src/service/globals/mod.rs
@@ -61,11 +61,11 @@ impl crate::Service for Service {
 			db,
 			server: args.server.clone(),
 			bad_event_ratelimiter: Arc::new(RwLock::new(HashMap::new())),
-			admin_alias: OwnedRoomAliasId::try_from(format!("#admins:{}", &config.server_name))
+			admin_alias: OwnedRoomAliasId::try_from(format!("#admins:{}", &args.server.name))
 				.expect("#admins:server_name is valid alias name"),
 			server_user: UserId::parse_with_server_name(
 				String::from("conduit"),
-				&config.server_name,
+				&args.server.name,
 			)
 			.expect("@conduit:server_name is valid"),
 			turn_secret,
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ impl Service {
 	pub fn current_count(&self) -> Result<u64> { Ok(self.db.current_count()) }
 
 	#[inline]
-	pub fn server_name(&self) -> &ServerName { self.server.config.server_name.as_ref() }
+	pub fn server_name(&self) -> &ServerName { self.server.name.as_ref() }
 
 	pub fn allow_registration(&self) -> bool { self.server.config.allow_registration }
 
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ impl Service {
 
 	#[inline]
 	pub fn server_is_ours(&self, server_name: &ServerName) -> bool {
-		server_name == self.server.config.server_name
+		server_name == self.server_name()
 	}
 
 	#[inline]
diff --git a/src/service/migrations.rs b/src/service/migrations.rs
index c42c0324..27b4ab5a 100644
--- a/src/service/migrations.rs
+++ b/src/service/migrations.rs
@@ -218,8 +218,6 @@ async fn migrate(services: &Services) -> Result<()> {
 }
 
 async fn db_lt_12(services: &Services) -> Result<()> {
-	let config = &services.server.config;
-
 	for username in &services
 		.users
 		.list_local_users()
@@ -227,7 +225,8 @@ async fn db_lt_12(services: &Services) -> Result<()> {
 		.collect::<Vec<_>>()
 		.await
 	{
-		let user = match UserId::parse_with_server_name(username.as_str(), &config.server_name) {
+		let user = match UserId::parse_with_server_name(username.as_str(), &services.server.name)
+		{
 			| Ok(u) => u,
 			| Err(e) => {
 				warn!("Invalid username {username}: {e}");
@@ -297,8 +296,6 @@ async fn db_lt_12(services: &Services) -> Result<()> {
 }
 
 async fn db_lt_13(services: &Services) -> Result<()> {
-	let config = &services.server.config;
-
 	for username in &services
 		.users
 		.list_local_users()
@@ -306,7 +303,8 @@ async fn db_lt_13(services: &Services) -> Result<()> {
 		.collect::<Vec<_>>()
 		.await
 	{
-		let user = match UserId::parse_with_server_name(username.as_str(), &config.server_name) {
+		let user = match UserId::parse_with_server_name(username.as_str(), &services.server.name)
+		{
 			| Ok(u) => u,
 			| Err(e) => {
 				warn!("Invalid username {username}: {e}");
diff --git a/src/service/resolver/actual.rs b/src/service/resolver/actual.rs
index 33374240..66854764 100644
--- a/src/service/resolver/actual.rs
+++ b/src/service/resolver/actual.rs
@@ -401,8 +401,7 @@ impl super::Service {
 	}
 
 	fn validate_dest(&self, dest: &ServerName) -> Result<()> {
-		let config = &self.services.server.config;
-		if dest == config.server_name && !config.federation_loopback {
+		if dest == self.services.server.name && !self.services.server.config.federation_loopback {
 			return Err!("Won't send federation request to ourselves");
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/service/rooms/alias/mod.rs b/src/service/rooms/alias/mod.rs
index 91797d01..17ed5e13 100644
--- a/src/service/rooms/alias/mod.rs
+++ b/src/service/rooms/alias/mod.rs
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ impl Service {
 		let servers_contains_ours = || {
 			servers
 				.as_ref()
-				.is_some_and(|servers| servers.contains(&self.services.server.config.server_name))
+				.is_some_and(|servers| servers.contains(&self.services.server.name))
 		};
 
 		if !server_is_ours && !servers_contains_ours() {
diff --git a/src/service/sending/sender.rs b/src/service/sending/sender.rs
index 5fd4cf91..122e75c5 100644
--- a/src/service/sending/sender.rs
+++ b/src/service/sending/sender.rs
@@ -850,7 +850,7 @@ impl Service {
 		let txn_id = &*general_purpose::URL_SAFE_NO_PAD.encode(txn_hash);
 
 		let request = send_transaction_message::v1::Request {
-			origin: self.server.config.server_name.clone(),
+			origin: self.server.name.clone(),
 			pdus: pdu_jsons,
 			edus: edu_jsons,
 			origin_server_ts: MilliSecondsSinceUnixEpoch::now(),