diff --git a/src/main/java/de/thm/arsnova/config/ExtraConfig.java b/src/main/java/de/thm/arsnova/config/ExtraConfig.java
index 367a29e564a3de6097345c5ab62a5eb3516f9347..d61e4a8ffa1fa8c6039d0946cd61cd9452e900f8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/thm/arsnova/config/ExtraConfig.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/thm/arsnova/config/ExtraConfig.java
@@ -59,11 +59,10 @@ public class ExtraConfig extends WebMvcConfigurerAdapter {
 	@Value(value = "${connector.username}") private String connectorUsername;
 	@Value(value = "${connector.password}") private String connectorPassword;
 
-	@Value(value = "${socketio.ip}") private String socketIp;
+	@Value(value = "${socketio.bind-address}") private String socketAddress;
 	@Value(value = "${socketio.port}") private int socketPort;
-	@Value(value = "${security.ssl}") private boolean socketUseSll;
-	@Value(value = "${security.keystore}") private String socketKeystore;
-	@Value(value = "${security.storepass}") private String socketStorepass;
+	@Value(value = "${socketio.ssl.jks-file:}") private String socketKeystore;
+	@Value(value = "${socketio.ssl.jks-password:}") private String socketKeystorePassword;
 	@Value(value = "${security.cors.origins:}") private String[] corsOrigins;
 
 	private static int testPortOffset = 0;
@@ -110,11 +109,11 @@ public class ExtraConfig extends WebMvcConfigurerAdapter {
 	@Bean(name = "socketServer", initMethod = "startServer", destroyMethod = "stopServer")
 	public ARSnovaSocket socketServer() {
 		final ARSnovaSocketIOServer socketServer = new ARSnovaSocketIOServer();
-		socketServer.setHostIp(socketIp);
+		socketServer.setHostIp(socketAddress);
 		socketServer.setPortNumber(socketPort);
-		socketServer.setUseSSL(socketUseSll);
+		socketServer.setUseSSL(!socketKeystore.isEmpty());
 		socketServer.setKeystore(socketKeystore);
-		socketServer.setStorepass(socketStorepass);
+		socketServer.setStorepass(socketKeystorePassword);
 		return socketServer;
 	}
 
@@ -123,11 +122,11 @@ public class ExtraConfig extends WebMvcConfigurerAdapter {
 	public ARSnovaSocket socketTestServer() {
 		final int testSocketPort = 1234 + testPortOffset++ % 10;
 		final ARSnovaSocketIOServer socketServer = new ARSnovaSocketIOServer();
-		socketServer.setHostIp(socketIp);
+		socketServer.setHostIp(socketAddress);
 		socketServer.setPortNumber(socketPort + testSocketPort);
-		socketServer.setUseSSL(socketUseSll);
+		socketServer.setUseSSL(!socketKeystore.isEmpty());
 		socketServer.setKeystore(socketKeystore);
-		socketServer.setStorepass(socketStorepass);
+		socketServer.setStorepass(socketKeystorePassword);
 		return socketServer;
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/thm/arsnova/controller/ConfigurationController.java b/src/main/java/de/thm/arsnova/controller/ConfigurationController.java
index 0783751bbb9e83bfb69e12cbdf664b1af37e1659..0c35ae6a14f4ad810d0cbcebfbfa9985489bf5c5 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/thm/arsnova/controller/ConfigurationController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/thm/arsnova/controller/ConfigurationController.java
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ public class ConfigurationController extends AbstractController {
 	@Value("${api.path:}")
 	private String apiPath;
 
+	@Value("${socketio.proxy-path:}")
+	private String socketioPath;
+
 	@Value("${customization.path}")
 	private String customizationPath;
 
@@ -167,6 +170,10 @@ public class ConfigurationController extends AbstractController {
 		}
 		config.put("apiPath", apiPath);
 
+
+		if (!"".equals(socketioPath)) {
+			config.put("socketioPath", socketioPath);
+		}
 		if (!"".equals(customizationPath)) {
 			config.put("customizationPath", customizationPath);
 		}
diff --git a/src/main/resources/arsnova.properties.example b/src/main/resources/arsnova.properties.example
index 7e7358990eefc45facb1a8aafbedf01cee2f92b6..12d799d6e7356f2d3f14c812de2d8a9ce33d6df8 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/arsnova.properties.example
+++ b/src/main/resources/arsnova.properties.example
@@ -15,14 +15,17 @@ customization.path=/customization
 mobile.path=/mobile
 presenter.path=/presenter
 
-# SSL configuration
-security.ssl=false
-security.keystore=/etc/arsnova/arsnova.jks
-security.storepass=arsnova
-
 # WebSockets server
-socketio.ip=0.0.0.0
-socketio.port=10443
+socketio.bind-address=localhost
+socketio.port=8090
+# SSL/TLS configuration
+# To enable SSL for Socket.IO you have to import your key and certificate files into a Java Key Store. If you tunnel
+# WebSocket connections through a proxy server, you can skip this configuration.
+# See https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/technotes/tools/unix/keytool.html
+#
+#socketio.ssl.jks-file=/etc/arsnova/arsnova.jks
+#socketio.ssl.jks-password=arsnova
+#socketio.proxy-path=/socket.io
 
 # Admin accounts
 # Usernames of the accounts which are allowed to manage global messages of the
diff --git a/src/test/resources/arsnova.properties.example b/src/test/resources/arsnova.properties.example
index 7e7358990eefc45facb1a8aafbedf01cee2f92b6..12d799d6e7356f2d3f14c812de2d8a9ce33d6df8 100644
--- a/src/test/resources/arsnova.properties.example
+++ b/src/test/resources/arsnova.properties.example
@@ -15,14 +15,17 @@ customization.path=/customization
 mobile.path=/mobile
 presenter.path=/presenter
 
-# SSL configuration
-security.ssl=false
-security.keystore=/etc/arsnova/arsnova.jks
-security.storepass=arsnova
-
 # WebSockets server
-socketio.ip=0.0.0.0
-socketio.port=10443
+socketio.bind-address=localhost
+socketio.port=8090
+# SSL/TLS configuration
+# To enable SSL for Socket.IO you have to import your key and certificate files into a Java Key Store. If you tunnel
+# WebSocket connections through a proxy server, you can skip this configuration.
+# See https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/technotes/tools/unix/keytool.html
+#
+#socketio.ssl.jks-file=/etc/arsnova/arsnova.jks
+#socketio.ssl.jks-password=arsnova
+#socketio.proxy-path=/socket.io
 
 # Admin accounts
 # Usernames of the accounts which are allowed to manage global messages of the
diff --git a/src/test/resources/test-socketioconfig.xml b/src/test/resources/test-socketioconfig.xml
index 27d9112451ecdf6050c019e1e8d77cac279c2715..00a2df36bda23f58d4636dda8e078a6ace681a8b 100644
--- a/src/test/resources/test-socketioconfig.xml
+++ b/src/test/resources/test-socketioconfig.xml
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@
 
 	<bean id="socketServer" class="de.thm.arsnova.socket.ARSnovaSocketIOServer"
 		init-method="startServer" destroy-method="stopServer" scope="singleton"
-		p:portNumber="11443" p:hostIp="${socketio.ip}" p:useSSL="${security.ssl}" p:keystore="${security.keystore}"
-		p:storepass="${security.storepass}" />
+		p:portNumber="11443" p:hostIp="localhost" p:useSSL="false" p:keystore=""
+		p:storepass="" />
 </beans>