diff --git a/cmd/rqlited/main.go b/cmd/rqlited/main.go
index cbe86a2c..46c4459d 100644
--- a/cmd/rqlited/main.go
+++ b/cmd/rqlited/main.go
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/rqlite/rqlite/auth"
 	"github.com/rqlite/rqlite/cluster"
+	"github.com/rqlite/rqlite/disco"
 	httpd "github.com/rqlite/rqlite/http"
 	"github.com/rqlite/rqlite/store"
 	"github.com/rqlite/rqlite/tcp"
@@ -75,6 +76,8 @@ var raftAddr string
 var raftAdv string
 var joinAddr string
 var noVerify bool
+var discoURL string
+var discoID string
 var expvar bool
 var pprofEnabled bool
 var dsn string
@@ -99,6 +102,8 @@ func init() {
 	flag.StringVar(&raftAdv, "raftadv", "", "Raft advertise address. If not set, same as bind")
 	flag.StringVar(&joinAddr, "join", "", "Join a cluster via node at protocol://host:port")
 	flag.BoolVar(&noVerify, "noverify", false, "Skip verification of remote HTTPS cert when joining cluster")
+	flag.StringVar(&discoURL, "disco", "http://discovery.rqlite.com", "Set Discovery Service URL")
+	flag.StringVar(&discoID, "discoid", "", "Set Discovery ID. If not set, Discovery Service not used")
 	flag.BoolVar(&expvar, "expvar", true, "Serve expvar data on HTTP server")
 	flag.BoolVar(&pprofEnabled, "pprof", true, "Serve pprof data on HTTP server")
 	flag.StringVar(&dsn, "dsn", "", `SQLite DSN parameters. E.g. "cache=shared&mode=memory"`)
@@ -204,6 +209,11 @@ func main() {
 		log.Fatalf("failed to open cluster service: %s", err.Error())
 	}
 
+	// It doesn't make sense to specify both a disco ID and join URL.
+	if joinAddr != "" && discoID != "" {
+		log.Fatalf("specifiying both join addrress and diso ID is not valid")
+	}
+
 	// If join was specified, make the join request.
 	if joinAddr != "" {
 		if !store.JoinRequired() {
@@ -269,6 +279,10 @@ func main() {
 	log.Println("rqlite server stopped")
 }
 
+func determineJoinAddr(d *disco.Response) string {
+	return ""
+}
+
 func join(joinAddr string, skipVerify bool, raftAddr, raftAdv string) error {
 	addr := raftAddr
 	if raftAdv != "" {
diff --git a/disco/client.go b/disco/client.go
index b88b8363..1fbce924 100644
--- a/disco/client.go
+++ b/disco/client.go
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 )
 
-// DiscoResponse represents the response returned by a Discovery Service.
-type DiscoResponse struct {
+// Response represents the response returned by a Discovery Service.
+type Response struct {
 	CreatedAt string   `json:"created_at"`
 	DiscoID   string   `json:"disco_id"`
 	Nodes     []string `json:"nodes"`
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ func (c *Client) URL() string {
 
 // Register attempts to register with the Discovery Service, using the given
 // address.
-func (c *Client) Register(id, addr string) (*DiscoResponse, error) {
+func (c *Client) Register(id, addr string) (*Response, error) {
 	m := map[string]string{
 		"addr": addr,
 	}
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ func (c *Client) Register(id, addr string) (*DiscoResponse, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	url := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", c.url, id)
+	url := c.registrationURL(id)
 	resp, err := http.Post(url, "application-type/json", bytes.NewReader(b))
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -61,10 +61,14 @@ func (c *Client) Register(id, addr string) (*DiscoResponse, error) {
 		return nil, errors.New(resp.Status)
 	}
 
-	disco := &DiscoResponse{}
-	if err := json.Unmarshal(b, disco); err != nil {
+	r := &Response{}
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(b, r); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	return disco, nil
+	return r, nil
+}
+
+func (c *Client) registrationURL(id string) string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", c.url, id)
 }