diff --git a/setup/argparser.sh b/setup/argparser.sh
index 15bff0756..afe54268e 100644
--- a/setup/argparser.sh
+++ b/setup/argparser.sh
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ arg_version=""
 arg_web_server_origin=""
 arg_backup_config=""
 arg_dns_config=""
+arg_provider="caas"
 
 args=$(getopt -o "" -l "data:,retire" -n "$0" -- "$@")
 eval set -- "${args}"
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ EOF
         # read possibly empty parameters here
         arg_tls_cert=$(echo "$2" | $json tlsCert)
         arg_tls_key=$(echo "$2" | $json tlsKey)
+        arg_provider=$(echo "$2" | $json provider)
 
         arg_tls_config=$(echo "$2" | $json tlsConfig)
         [[ "${arg_tls_config}" == "null" ]] && arg_tls_config=""
@@ -73,3 +75,4 @@ echo "token: ${arg_token}"
 echo "tlsConfig: ${arg_tls_config}"
 echo "version: ${arg_version}"
 echo "web server: ${arg_web_server_origin}"
+echo "provider: ${arg_provider}"
diff --git a/setup/start.sh b/setup/start.sh
index cbce0b117..ac167ed35 100755
--- a/setup/start.sh
+++ b/setup/start.sh
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ cat > "${CONFIG_DIR}/cloudron.conf" <<CONF_END
     "isCustomDomain": ${arg_is_custom_domain},
     "boxVersionsUrl": "${arg_box_versions_url}",
     "adminEmail": "admin@${arg_fqdn}",
+    "provider": "${provider}",
     "database": {
         "hostname": "localhost",
         "username": "root",