diff --git a/src/gl-easy-install b/src/gl-easy-install
index 82ec154..37cff34 100755
--- a/src/gl-easy-install
+++ b/src/gl-easy-install
@@ -104,11 +104,16 @@ Usage: $0 [-q] user host [port] admin_name     # install
     config file.  For upgrades (ie., gitolite is already installed on the
     server), this argument is not needed, and will be *ignored* if provided.
 
-Example usage: $0 git my.git.server sitaram
+  - (optional) "host_nickname" is a nickname that can be given to a particular
+    installation of gitolite. This allows for multiple servers to easily be
+    administered from this machine.  Defaults to "gitolite"
+
+Example usage: $0 git my.git.server sitaram [gitolite_server_1]
 
 Notes:
-  - "user" and "admin_name" must be simple names -- no special characters etc
-    please (only alphanumerics, dot, hyphen, underscore)
+  - "user","admin_name" and "host_nickname"  must be simple names -- no
+    special characters etc please (only alphanumerics, dot, hyphen,
+    underscore)
   - traditionally, the "user" is "git", but it can be anything you want
   - "admin_name" should be your name, for clarity, or whoever will be the
     gitolite admin
@@ -152,12 +157,23 @@ basic_sanity() {
     host=$2
     port=22
     admin_name=$3
+    host_nickname=$4
+    if [ -z $4 ]
+    then
+        host_nickname="gitolite"
+    fi
+
     # but if the 3rd arg is a number, that's a port number, and the 4th arg is
     # the admin_name
     if echo $3 | perl -lne 'exit 1 unless /^[0-9]+$/'
     then
         port=$3
         admin_name=$4
+        host_nickname=$5
+        if [ -z $5 ]
+        then
+            host_nickname=gitolite
+        fi
     fi
 
     echo $user | perl -lne 'exit 1 if /[^a-zA-Z0-9._-]/' ||
@@ -165,6 +181,8 @@ basic_sanity() {
     [[ "$user" == "root" ]] && die I refuse to install to root
     echo $admin_name | perl -lne 'exit 1 if /[^a-zA-Z0-9._-]/' ||
         die "admin_name '$admin_name' invalid"
+    echo $host_nickname | perl -lne 'exit 1 if /[^a-zA-Z0-9._-]/' ||
+        die "host nickname '$host_nickname' invalid"
 
     # MANUAL: make sure you're in the gitolite directory, at the top level.
     # The following files should all be visible:
@@ -260,13 +278,13 @@ setup_local_ssh() {
     #       port 22
     #       identityfile ~/.ssh/sitaram
 
-    echo "host gitolite
+    echo "host $host_nickname
      user $user
      hostname $host
      port $port
      identityfile ~/.ssh/$admin_name" > $tmpgli/.gl-stanza
 
-    if grep 'host  *gitolite' "$HOME/.ssh/config" &>/dev/null
+    if grep "host  *$host_nickname" "$HOME/.ssh/config" &>/dev/null
     then
         prompt "found gitolite para in ~/.ssh/config; assuming it is correct..." "$v_found_para"
     else
@@ -437,12 +455,12 @@ clone_it()
 {
     cleanup
     cd "$HOME"
-    if [[ -d gitolite-admin ]]
+    if [[ -d $host_nickname-admin ]]
     then
-        echo $HOME/gitolite-admin exists, skipping clone step...
+        echo $HOME/$host_nickname-admin exists, skipping clone step...
     else
-        prompt "cloning gitolite-admin repo..." "$v_cloning"
-        git clone gitolite:gitolite-admin
+        prompt "cloning $host_nickname-admin repo..." "$v_cloning"
+        git clone $host_nickname:gitolite-admin $host_nickname-admin
     fi
 
     # MANUAL: be sure to read the message below; this applies to you too...
@@ -574,7 +592,11 @@ done!
 
 IMPORTANT NOTE -- PLEASE READ!!!
     *Your* URL for cloning any repo from this server will be
-        gitolite:reponame.git
+        \$host_nickname:reponame.git
+
+    Note: If you are upgrading and you set a host nickname during initial
+          setup, please use that host nickname instead of \"gitolite\"
+          above.
 
     *Other* users you set up will have to use
         \$user@\$host:reponame.git