diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 98e44aa..37b588c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # OwnTracks Recorder
 
-The _OwnTracks Recorder_ is a lightweight program for storing and accessing location data published via MQTT by the [OwnTracks](http://owntracks.org) apps. It is a compiled program which is easily installed and operated even on low-end hardware, and it doesn't require external an external database.
+The _OwnTracks Recorder_ is a lightweight program for storing and accessing location data published via MQTT by the [OwnTracks](http://owntracks.org) apps. It is a compiled program which is easily installed and operated even on low-end hardware, and it doesn't require external an external database. It is also suited for you to record and store the data you publish via our [Hosted mode](http://owntracks.org/booklet/features/hosted/).
 
 There are two main components: the _recorder_ obtains, stores, and serves data, and the _ocat_ command-line utility reads stored data in a variety of formats.
 
@@ -216,6 +216,30 @@ Publish a location from your OwnTracks app and you should see the _recorder_ rec
 
 The location message received by the _recorder_ will be written to storage. 
 
+### Launching `ot-recorder` for _Hosted mode_
+
+You have an account with our Hosted platform and you want to store the data published by your device and the devices you track. Proceed as follows:
+
+1. Download the [StartCom ca-bundle.pem](https://www.startssl.com/certs/ca-bundle.pem) file to a directory of choice, and make a note of the path to that file.
+2. Create a small shell script modelled after the one hereafter with which to launch the _recorder_.
+3. Launch that shell script to have the _recorder_ connect to _Hosted_ and subscribe to messages your OwnTracks apps publish via _Hosted_.
+
+```bash
+#!/bin/sh
+
+export OTR_USER="username"          # your OwnTracks Hosted username
+export OTR_DEVICE="device"          # one of your OwnTracks Hosted device names
+export OTR_TOKEN="xab0x993z8tdw"    # the Token corresponding to above pair
+export OTR_CAFILE="/path/to/startcom-ca-bundle.pem"
+
+
+ot-recorder --hosted "owntracks/#"
+```
+
+Note in particular the `--hosted` option: you specify neither a host name or a port number; the _recorder_ has those built-in, and it uses a specific _clientID_ for the MQTT connection. Other than that, there is no difference between the _recorder_ connecting to Hosted or to your private MQTT broker.
+
+
+
 ## Design decisions
 
 We took a number of decisions for the design of the recorder and its utilities:
diff --git a/ot-recorder.c b/ot-recorder.c
index dd4d37b..4b59277 100644
--- a/ot-recorder.c
+++ b/ot-recorder.c
@@ -707,6 +707,7 @@ void usage(char *prog)
 	printf("  --doc-root <directory>       document root (%s)\n", DOCROOT);
 #endif
 	printf("  --precision		       ghash precision (dflt: %d)\n", GHASHPREC);
+	printf("  --hosted		       use OwnTracks Hosted\n");
 	printf("\n");
 	printf("Options override these environment variables:\n");
 	printf("  $OTR_HOST		MQTT hostname\n");
@@ -715,6 +716,10 @@ void usage(char *prog)
 	printf("  $OTR_USER\n");
 	printf("  $OTR_PASS\n");
 	printf("  $OTR_CAFILE		PEM CA certificate chain\n");
+	printf("For --hosted:\n");
+	printf("  $OTR_USER		username as registered on Hosted\n");
+	printf("  $OTR_DEVICE		connect as device\n");
+	printf("  $OTR_TOKEN		device token\n");
 
 	exit(1);
 }
@@ -723,10 +728,10 @@ void usage(char *prog)
 int main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
 	struct mosquitto *mosq = NULL;
-	char err[1024], *p, *username, *password, *cafile;
+	char err[1024], *p, *username, *password, *cafile, *device;
 	char *hostname = "localhost", *logfacility = "local0";
 	int port = 1883;
-	int rc, i, ch;
+	int rc, i, ch, hosted = FALSE;
 	static struct udata udata, *ud = &udata;
 	struct utsname uts;
 	UT_string *clientid;
@@ -782,6 +787,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 			{ "storage",	required_argument,	0, 	'S'},
 			{ "logfacility",	required_argument,	0, 	4},
 			{ "precision",	required_argument,	0, 	5},
+			{ "hosted",	no_argument,		0, 	6},
 #ifdef HAVE_HTTP
 			{ "http-host",	required_argument,	0, 	3},
 			{ "http-port",	required_argument,	0, 	'A'},
@@ -796,6 +802,9 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 			break;
 
 		switch (ch) {
+			case 6:
+				hosted = TRUE;
+				break;
 			case 5:
 				geohash_setprec(atoi(optarg));
 				break;
@@ -849,7 +858,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 				usage(progname);
 				exit(0);
 			default:
-				abort();
+				exit(1);
 		}
 
 	}
@@ -862,6 +871,42 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 		return (-1);
 	}
 
+	if (hosted) {
+		char tmp[BUFSIZ];
+
+		hostname = strdup("hosted.owntracks.org");
+		port = 8883;
+
+		if ((username = getenv("OTR_USER")) == NULL) {
+			fprintf(stderr, "%s requires $OTR_USER\n", progname);
+			exit(1);
+		}
+		if ((device = getenv("OTR_DEVICE")) == NULL) {
+			fprintf(stderr, "%s requires $OTR_DEVICE\n", progname);
+			exit(1);
+		}
+		if ((password = getenv("OTR_TOKEN")) == NULL) {
+			fprintf(stderr, "%s requires $OTR_TOKEN\n", progname);
+			exit(1);
+		}
+		if ((cafile = getenv("OTR_CAFILE")) == NULL) {
+			fprintf(stderr, "%s requires $OTR_CAFILE\n", progname);
+			exit(1);
+		}
+
+		utstring_renew(clientid);
+		utstring_printf(clientid, "ot-RECORDER-%s-%s", username, device);
+		if (uname(&uts) == 0) {
+			utstring_printf(clientid, "-%s", uts.nodename);
+		}
+
+		snprintf(tmp, sizeof(tmp), "%s|%s", username, device);
+		username = strdup(tmp);
+	} else {
+		username = getenv("OTR_USER");
+		password = getenv("OTR_PASS");
+	}
+
 	openlog("ot-recorder", LOG_PID | LOG_PERROR, syslog_facility_code(logfacility));
 
 #ifdef HAVE_HTTP
@@ -925,10 +970,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	mosquitto_connect_callback_set(mosq, on_connect);
 	mosquitto_disconnect_callback_set(mosq, on_disconnect);
 
-	if ((username = getenv("OTR_USER")) != NULL) {
-		if ((password = getenv("OTR_PASS")) != NULL) {
+	if (username && password) {
 			mosquitto_username_pw_set(mosq, username, password);
-		}
 	}
 
 	cafile = getenv("OTR_CAFILE");
diff --git a/version.h b/version.h
index bb06853..6a68486 100644
--- a/version.h
+++ b/version.h
@@ -1 +1 @@
-#define VERSION "0.2.2"
+#define VERSION "0.2.3"