diff --git a/DEPLOY.md b/DEPLOY.md
index e51e99d..f79a186 100644
--- a/DEPLOY.md
+++ b/DEPLOY.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Deploying the online log at zkdefi.org/lean-transparency-log
+# Deploying the online log at ltl.zkdefi.org
 
 STATUS: DEPLOYED (2026-07-06) and serving. This file is now the as-built
 record plus the update runbook. Deliberately generic about the host: it
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ After=network.target
 User=pacta
 WorkingDirectory=/srv/pacta/app
 Environment=PYTHONPATH=/srv/pacta/app/src:/srv/pacta/app/provider/src
-ExecStart=/usr/bin/python3 -m pacta_provider serve --log-dir /srv/pacta/log --base-path lean-transparency-log --host 127.0.0.1 --port 8461
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/python3 -m pacta_provider serve --log-dir /srv/pacta/log --host 127.0.0.1 --port 8461
 Restart=on-failure
 # hardening: read-only service, no key material anywhere near it
 ProtectSystem=strict
@@ -115,16 +115,21 @@ WantedBy=multi-user.target
 
 ```bash
 sudo systemctl daemon-reload && sudo systemctl enable --now pacta-log
-curl -s http://127.0.0.1:8461/lean-transparency-log/healthz
+curl -s http://127.0.0.1:8461/healthz
 ```
 
-## 3. Reverse proxy on zkdefi.org
+The service serves from the root path by default (it lives on its own
+subdomain); pass `--base-path <prefix>` only if you must mount it under
+a path instead.
 
-Caddy (inside the existing `zkdefi.org` site block):
+## 3. Reverse proxy: ltl.zkdefi.org
+
+DNS: an `A` record for `ltl` pointing at the same host (or a `CNAME` to
+the apex). Caddy then gets its own site block and handles the
+certificate automatically:
 
 ```caddy
-redir /lean-transparency-log /lean-transparency-log/docs
-route /lean-transparency-log/* {
+ltl.zkdefi.org {
     reverse_proxy 127.0.0.1:8461 {
         transport http {
             response_header_timeout 15s
@@ -133,21 +138,34 @@ route /lean-transparency-log/* {
 }
 ```
 
+If the log was ever served under a path (the original deployment used
+`zkdefi.org/lean-transparency-log`), keep a permanent redirect in the
+old site block so published links stay alive:
+
+```caddy
+redir /lean-transparency-log https://ltl.zkdefi.org/ permanent
+handle_path /lean-transparency-log/* {
+    redir https://ltl.zkdefi.org{uri} permanent
+}
+```
+
 nginx equivalent, with basic rate limiting (the backend is a stdlib
 threading server - let the proxy absorb abuse):
 
 ```nginx
 limit_req_zone $binary_remote_addr zone=pactalog:1m rate=20r/s;
-location /lean-transparency-log/ {
-    limit_req zone=pactalog burst=40 nodelay;
-    proxy_read_timeout 15s;
-    proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:8461/lean-transparency-log/;
-    proxy_set_header Host $host;
+server {
+    server_name ltl.zkdefi.org;
+    location / {
+        limit_req zone=pactalog burst=40 nodelay;
+        proxy_read_timeout 15s;
+        proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:8461/;
+        proxy_set_header Host $host;
+    }
 }
-location = /lean-transparency-log { return 301 /lean-transparency-log/docs; }
 ```
 
-Check: `https://zkdefi.org/lean-transparency-log/docs` renders the customer
+Check: `https://ltl.zkdefi.org/docs` renders the customer
 documentation; `/v1/sth` returns the dogfood-signed head.
 
 ## 4. Second mirror (any Forgejo/Gitea/GitLab you operate)
@@ -182,12 +200,12 @@ sudo systemctl restart pacta-log
 ## 6. Smoke tests from anywhere
 
 ```bash
-pacta log-fetch  --url https://zkdefi.org/lean-transparency-log --component dalek-ed25519-verified --out-dir /tmp/e
+pacta log-fetch  --url https://ltl.zkdefi.org --component dalek-ed25519-verified --out-dir /tmp/e
 pacta receipt-verify --attestation /tmp/e/dalek-ed25519-verified.attestation.json \
     --receipt /tmp/e/dalek-ed25519-verified.receipt.json \
     --log-public-key <provider.ed25519.pub from the published repo> \
     --sth-store ~/.pacta-pins.json
-pacta sth-refresh --url https://zkdefi.org/lean-transparency-log \
+pacta sth-refresh --url https://ltl.zkdefi.org \
     --sth-store ~/.pacta-pins.json --log-public-key <pubkey>
 git clone https://github.com/saymrwulf/lean-transparency-log && cd lean-transparency-log && python3 verify.py --all
 ```
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 92b36dc..a66bc4a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ The log has three synchronized faces, transport being orthogonal to trust:
    every leaf, every signed tree head (the WITNESS CHANNEL - all cloners
    see the same heads), per-component receipts, the provider public key,
    and a standalone stdlib-only `verify.py`. Anyone: `python3 verify.py --all`.
-3. **HTTP service** (deployed at `zkdefi.org/lean-transparency-log`, see
+3. **HTTP service** (deployed at `ltl.zkdefi.org`, see
    `DEPLOY.md`): read-only CT-style endpoints + customer docs. The web
    process never touches private keys - heads are signed offline; a
    compromised server can withhold or replay (pinning + freshness detect
@@ -247,8 +247,8 @@ The log has three synchronized faces, transport being orthogonal to trust:
 ```bash
 PYTHONPATH=src:provider/src python -m pacta_provider serve --log-dir ... --base-path lean-transparency-log
 PYTHONPATH=src:provider/src python -m pacta_provider log-publish --log-dir ... --git-dir <mirror clone> --public-key <pub>
-pacta log-fetch   --url https://zkdefi.org/lean-transparency-log --component dalek-ed25519-verified --out-dir fetched
-pacta sth-refresh --url https://zkdefi.org/lean-transparency-log --sth-store pins.json --log-public-key <pub>
+pacta log-fetch   --url https://ltl.zkdefi.org --component dalek-ed25519-verified --out-dir fetched
+pacta sth-refresh --url https://ltl.zkdefi.org --sth-store pins.json --log-public-key <pub>
 pacta witness-audit --published-dir <clone of lean-transparency-log> --log-public-key <pub>
 ```
 
diff --git a/notebooks/06b_agent_verify_inclusion.ipynb b/notebooks/06b_agent_verify_inclusion.ipynb
index be4cf70..c4825e9 100644
--- a/notebooks/06b_agent_verify_inclusion.ipynb
+++ b/notebooks/06b_agent_verify_inclusion.ipynb
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@
         "(`pacta witness-audit` recomputes every prefix root from the\n",
         "published leaves; run `python3 verify.py --all` in a clone for the\n",
         "no-install version). The ONLINE SERVICE\n",
-        "(`zkdefi.org/lean-transparency-log`) adds live endpoints: fetch\n",
+        "(`ltl.zkdefi.org`) adds live endpoints: fetch\n",
         "fresh evidence (`pacta log-fetch`), advance your pin with an\n",
         "online consistency proof (`pacta sth-refresh`). The verification\n",
         "you do afterwards is IDENTICAL in all three transports - this\n",
diff --git a/paper/ltl.pdf b/paper/ltl.pdf
index 29dfa8f..42c12a1 100644
Binary files a/paper/ltl.pdf and b/paper/ltl.pdf differ
diff --git a/paper/ltl.tex b/paper/ltl.tex
index d5e9c5a..fdbfb76 100644
--- a/paper/ltl.tex
+++ b/paper/ltl.tex
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 \title{\textbf{LTL: the Lean Transparency Log}\\[2pt]
 \large Distributing Machine-Checked Proof Evidence via an Authenticated
 Data Structure Signed by Its Own Certified Artifact}
-\author{saymrwulf\\ \small zkdefi.org --- \url{https://zkdefi.org/lean-transparency-log}}
+\author{saymrwulf\\ \small zkdefi.org --- \url{https://ltl.zkdefi.org}}
 \date{July 2026}
 
 \begin{document}
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ signing library's attestation enters the log record
 \label{sec:deploy}
 
 The LTL is deployed\footnote{Service:
-\url{https://zkdefi.org/lean-transparency-log} (read-only HTTP API and
+\url{https://ltl.zkdefi.org} (read-only HTTP API and
 documentation). Mirror: \url{https://github.com/saymrwulf/lean-transparency-log}.
 Operator/consumer tooling and a twelve-lecture course:
 \url{https://github.com/saymrwulf/proof-aware-crypto-tooling-agent}. The
diff --git a/provider/src/pacta_provider/cli.py b/provider/src/pacta_provider/cli.py
index df7474b..25c3a86 100644
--- a/provider/src/pacta_provider/cli.py
+++ b/provider/src/pacta_provider/cli.py
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ def build_parser() -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
 
     serve = sub.add_parser("serve", help="Serve the log read-only over HTTP (CT-style endpoints + customer docs). Never touches private keys.")
     serve.add_argument("--log-dir", required=True)
-    serve.add_argument("--base-path", default="lean-transparency-log")
+    serve.add_argument("--base-path", default="")
     serve.add_argument("--host", default="127.0.0.1")
     serve.add_argument("--port", type=int, default=8461)
     serve.set_defaults(func=cmd_serve)
@@ -166,7 +166,9 @@ def cmd_serve(args) -> int:
     from .web import serve as make_server
 
     server = make_server(args.log_dir, base_path=args.base_path, host=args.host, port=args.port)
-    print(f"serving read-only log on http://{args.host}:{args.port}/{args.base_path.strip('/')}/docs")
+    base = args.base_path.strip("/")
+    prefix = f"/{base}" if base else ""
+    print(f"serving read-only log on http://{args.host}:{args.port}{prefix}/docs")
     try:
         server.serve_forever()
     except KeyboardInterrupt:
diff --git a/provider/src/pacta_provider/published_assets.py b/provider/src/pacta_provider/published_assets.py
index 8f16aab..0a1ddab 100644
--- a/provider/src/pacta_provider/published_assets.py
+++ b/provider/src/pacta_provider/published_assets.py
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ python3 verify.py --receipt receipts/dalek-ed25519-verified.receipt.json
 ```
 
 The online service (same data, live endpoints + customer documentation):
-**https://zkdefi.org/lean-transparency-log**
+**https://ltl.zkdefi.org**
 
 The provider tooling, agent tooling, and course materials:
 **https://github.com/saymrwulf/proof-aware-crypto-tooling-agent**
diff --git a/provider/src/pacta_provider/web.py b/provider/src/pacta_provider/web.py
index 5f5516a..5765707 100644
--- a/provider/src/pacta_provider/web.py
+++ b/provider/src/pacta_provider/web.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 """The online face of the transparency log: a READ-ONLY, zero-dependency
 HTTP service exposing CT-style endpoints under a base path (deployed at
-zkdefi.org/lean-transparency-log behind a reverse proxy).
+ltl.zkdefi.org behind a reverse proxy).
 
 Security posture: this process never loads a private key. Tree heads are
 signed OFFLINE by the provider CLI (log-append / log-sth); the service
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ def make_handler(log: TransparencyLog, base_path: str, docs_html: str):
 
 def serve(
     log_dir: str,
-    base_path: str = "lean-transparency-log",
+    base_path: str = "",
     host: str = "127.0.0.1",
     port: int = 8461,
     docs_html: str | None = None,
diff --git a/provider/src/pacta_provider/webdocs.py b/provider/src/pacta_provider/webdocs.py
index 357e565..e1d772b 100644
--- a/provider/src/pacta_provider/webdocs.py
+++ b/provider/src/pacta_provider/webdocs.py
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ def _svg_tree(entries: list[LogEntry], root_hex: str, signing_backend: str) -> s
 
 
 def render_docs(log: TransparencyLog, base_path: str) -> str:
-    base = "/" + base_path.strip("/")
+    base = "/" + base_path.strip("/") if base_path.strip("/") else ""
     metadata = log.metadata()
     history = log.sth_history()
     latest: dict[str, Any] = history[-1] if history else {}
diff --git a/scripts/build_curriculum_notebooks.py b/scripts/build_curriculum_notebooks.py
index 39034b5..80e7bf1 100644
--- a/scripts/build_curriculum_notebooks.py
+++ b/scripts/build_curriculum_notebooks.py
@@ -1549,7 +1549,7 @@ COURSE = {
                 (`pacta witness-audit` recomputes every prefix root from the
                 published leaves; run `python3 verify.py --all` in a clone for the
                 no-install version). The ONLINE SERVICE
-                (`zkdefi.org/lean-transparency-log`) adds live endpoints: fetch
+                (`ltl.zkdefi.org`) adds live endpoints: fetch
                 fresh evidence (`pacta log-fetch`), advance your pin with an
                 online consistency proof (`pacta sth-refresh`). The verification
                 you do afterwards is IDENTICAL in all three transports - this
diff --git a/src/pacta/cli.py b/src/pacta/cli.py
index cc5d1a6..af4e320 100644
--- a/src/pacta/cli.py
+++ b/src/pacta/cli.py
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ def build_parser() -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
     receipt_verify.set_defaults(func=cmd_receipt_verify)
 
     log_fetch = sub.add_parser("log-fetch", help="Fetch attestation + inclusion proof for a component from an ONLINE log; verify locally afterwards.")
-    log_fetch.add_argument("--url", required=True, help="Base URL, e.g. https://zkdefi.org/lean-transparency-log")
+    log_fetch.add_argument("--url", required=True, help="Base URL, e.g. https://ltl.zkdefi.org")
     log_fetch.add_argument("--component", required=True)
     log_fetch.add_argument("--out-dir", default="fetched-evidence")
     log_fetch.set_defaults(func=cmd_log_fetch)
diff --git a/tests/test_web_and_witness.py b/tests/test_web_and_witness.py
index 9774519..b223cbe 100644
--- a/tests/test_web_and_witness.py
+++ b/tests/test_web_and_witness.py
@@ -30,11 +30,12 @@ def _make_log(tmp_path, n=3):
 
 
 def test_web_endpoints_and_online_proof_roundtrip(tmp_path):
+    # root mount: the production shape (ltl.zkdefi.org serves from /)
     _make_log(tmp_path)
     server = serve(str(tmp_path / "log"), port=0)
     port = server.server_address[1]
     threading.Thread(target=server.serve_forever, daemon=True).start()
-    base = f"http://127.0.0.1:{port}/lean-transparency-log"
+    base = f"http://127.0.0.1:{port}"
     try:
         def get(path):
             with urllib.request.urlopen(base + path, timeout=10) as r:
@@ -60,8 +61,9 @@ def test_web_endpoints_and_online_proof_roundtrip(tmp_path):
 
 
 def test_logclient_fetch_and_refresh_pin(tmp_path):
+    # path mount still supported for anyone proxying under a prefix
     _make_log(tmp_path)
-    server = serve(str(tmp_path / "log"), port=0)
+    server = serve(str(tmp_path / "log"), base_path="lean-transparency-log", port=0)
     port = server.server_address[1]
     threading.Thread(target=server.serve_forever, daemon=True).start()
     base = f"http://127.0.0.1:{port}/lean-transparency-log"