diff --git a/cmd/state-svc/main.go b/cmd/state-svc/main.go
index 0bdfb950ff..6a30ab9380 100644
--- a/cmd/state-svc/main.go
+++ b/cmd/state-svc/main.go
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ActiveState/cli/internal/rollbar"
 	"github.com/ActiveState/cli/internal/runbits/panics"
 	"github.com/ActiveState/cli/internal/svcctl"
+	"github.com/ActiveState/cli/pkg/platform/api"
 	"github.com/ActiveState/cli/pkg/platform/authentication"
 	"github.com/inconshreveable/mousetrap"
 )
@@ -70,6 +71,8 @@ func main() {
 	rollbar.SetupRollbar(constants.StateServiceRollbarToken)
 	rollbar.SetConfig(cfg)
 
+	api.SetConfig(cfg)
+
 	if os.Getenv("VERBOSE") == "true" {
 		logging.CurrentHandler().SetVerbose(true)
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/state/main.go b/cmd/state/main.go
index 42d2a2f9dd..bd6656179a 100644
--- a/cmd/state/main.go
+++ b/cmd/state/main.go
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ActiveState/cli/internal/runbits/panics"
 	"github.com/ActiveState/cli/internal/subshell"
 	"github.com/ActiveState/cli/internal/svcctl"
+	"github.com/ActiveState/cli/pkg/platform/api"
 	secretsapi "github.com/ActiveState/cli/pkg/platform/api/secrets"
 	"github.com/ActiveState/cli/pkg/platform/authentication"
 	"github.com/ActiveState/cli/pkg/platform/model"
@@ -91,6 +92,7 @@ func main() {
 		return
 	}
 	rollbar.SetConfig(cfg)
+	api.SetConfig(cfg)
 
 	// Configuration options
 	// This should only be used if the config option is not exclusive to one package.
diff --git a/internal/constants/constants.go b/internal/constants/constants.go
index 93185796cf..61d0155c68 100644
--- a/internal/constants/constants.go
+++ b/internal/constants/constants.go
@@ -261,6 +261,9 @@ const VulnerabilitiesAPIPath = "/v13s/v1/graphql"
 // HasuraInventoryAPIPath is the path used for the hasura inventory api
 const HasuraInventoryAPIPath = "/sv/hasura-inventory/v1/graphql"
 
+// UpdateInfoAPIPath is the path used for the update info api
+const UpdateInfoAPIPath = "/sv/state-update/api/v1"
+
 // NotificationsInfoURL is the URL we check against to see what versions are deprecated
 const NotificationsInfoURL = "https://state-tool.s3.amazonaws.com/messages.json"
 
@@ -409,6 +412,9 @@ const SecurityPromptConfig = "security.prompt.enabled"
 // SecurityPromptLevelConfig is the config key used to determine the level of security prompts
 const SecurityPromptLevelConfig = "security.prompt.level"
 
+// APIHostConfig is the config key used to determine the api host
+const APIHostConfig = "api.host"
+
 // SvcAppName is the name we give our state-svc application
 const SvcAppName = "State Service"
 
diff --git a/internal/runbits/checkout/checkout.go b/internal/runbits/checkout/checkout.go
index fccb4ec9a8..dabf608edd 100644
--- a/internal/runbits/checkout/checkout.go
+++ b/internal/runbits/checkout/checkout.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ActiveState/cli/internal/runbits/buildscript"
 	"github.com/ActiveState/cli/internal/runbits/git"
 	"github.com/ActiveState/cli/pkg/localcommit"
+	"github.com/ActiveState/cli/pkg/platform/api"
 	"github.com/ActiveState/cli/pkg/platform/api/mono/mono_models"
 	"github.com/ActiveState/cli/pkg/platform/authentication"
 	"github.com/ActiveState/cli/pkg/platform/model"
@@ -193,6 +194,7 @@ func CreateProjectFiles(checkoutPath, cachePath, owner, name, branch, commitID,
 			Language:   language,
 			Cache:      cachePath,
 			Portable:   portable,
+			Host:       api.HostOverride(),
 		})
 		if err != nil {
 			if osutils.IsAccessDeniedError(err) {
diff --git a/internal/runbits/runtime/runtime.go b/internal/runbits/runtime/runtime.go
index 326870ec22..55d4b8ea50 100644
--- a/internal/runbits/runtime/runtime.go
+++ b/internal/runbits/runtime/runtime.go
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ActiveState/cli/internal/runbits/runtime/trigger"
 	"github.com/ActiveState/cli/pkg/buildplan"
 	"github.com/ActiveState/cli/pkg/localcommit"
+	"github.com/ActiveState/cli/pkg/platform/api"
 	"github.com/ActiveState/cli/pkg/platform/model"
 	bpModel "github.com/ActiveState/cli/pkg/platform/model/buildplanner"
 	"github.com/ActiveState/cli/pkg/project"
@@ -264,7 +265,7 @@ func Update(
 		// Build progress URL is of the form
 		// https://<host>/<owner>/<project>/distributions?branch=<branch>&commitID=<commitID>
 		host := constants.DefaultAPIHost
-		if hostOverride := os.Getenv(constants.APIHostEnvVarName); hostOverride != "" {
+		if hostOverride := api.HostOverride(); hostOverride != "" {
 			host = hostOverride
 		}
 		path, err := url.JoinPath(proj.Owner(), proj.Name(), constants.BuildProgressUrlPathName)
diff --git a/internal/runners/initialize/init.go b/internal/runners/initialize/init.go
index a01fcef004..5ad84880c9 100644
--- a/internal/runners/initialize/init.go
+++ b/internal/runners/initialize/init.go
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ActiveState/cli/internal/runbits/runtime"
 	"github.com/ActiveState/cli/internal/runbits/runtime/trigger"
 	"github.com/ActiveState/cli/pkg/localcommit"
+	"github.com/ActiveState/cli/pkg/platform/api"
 	"github.com/ActiveState/cli/pkg/platform/authentication"
 	"github.com/ActiveState/cli/pkg/platform/model"
 	bpModel "github.com/ActiveState/cli/pkg/platform/model/buildplanner"
@@ -186,6 +187,7 @@ func (r *Initialize) Run(params *RunParams) (rerr error) {
 		Language:  lang.String(),
 		Directory: path,
 		Private:   params.Private,
+		Host:      api.HostOverride(),
 	}
 
 	pjfile, err := projectfile.Create(createParams)
diff --git a/internal/testhelpers/e2e/session.go b/internal/testhelpers/e2e/session.go
index 61c590d6cd..92a0522c20 100644
--- a/internal/testhelpers/e2e/session.go
+++ b/internal/testhelpers/e2e/session.go
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ type Session struct {
 	spawned         []*SpawnedCmd
 	ignoreLogErrors bool
 	cache           keyCache
+	cfg             *config.Instance
 }
 
 type keyCache map[string]string
@@ -203,6 +204,7 @@ func new(t *testing.T, retainDirs, updatePath bool, extraEnv ...string) *Session
 	if err := cfg.Set(constants.SecurityPromptConfig, false); err != nil {
 		require.NoError(session.T, err)
 	}
+	session.cfg = cfg
 
 	return session
 }
@@ -790,6 +792,14 @@ func (s *Session) SetupRCFileCustom(subshell subshell.SubShell) {
 	require.NoError(s.T, err)
 }
 
+func (s *Session) SetConfig(key string, value interface{}) {
+	require.NoError(s.T, s.cfg.Set(key, value))
+}
+
+func (s *Session) GetConfig(key string) interface{} {
+	return s.cfg.Get(key)
+}
+
 func RunningOnCI() bool {
 	return condition.OnCI()
 }
diff --git a/internal/testhelpers/tagsuite/tagsuite.go b/internal/testhelpers/tagsuite/tagsuite.go
index 5001693d46..04fd9c4a5d 100644
--- a/internal/testhelpers/tagsuite/tagsuite.go
+++ b/internal/testhelpers/tagsuite/tagsuite.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 const (
 	Activate        = "activate"
 	Analytics       = "analytics"
+	API             = "api"
 	Artifacts       = "artifacts"
 	Auth            = "auth"
 	Automation      = "automation"
diff --git a/pkg/platform/api/settings.go b/pkg/platform/api/settings.go
index 1e8482c407..947f6ff367 100644
--- a/pkg/platform/api/settings.go
+++ b/pkg/platform/api/settings.go
@@ -5,13 +5,19 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"strings"
 
+	configMediator "github.com/ActiveState/cli/internal/mediators/config"
 	"github.com/ActiveState/cli/pkg/projectfile"
 
 	"github.com/ActiveState/cli/internal/condition"
+	"github.com/ActiveState/cli/internal/config"
 	"github.com/ActiveState/cli/internal/constants"
 	"github.com/ActiveState/cli/internal/logging"
 )
 
+func init() {
+	configMediator.RegisterOption(constants.APIHostConfig, configMediator.String, "")
+}
+
 // Service records available api services
 type Service string
 
@@ -49,6 +55,9 @@ const (
 	// ServiceHasuraInventory is the Hasura service for inventory information.
 	ServiceHasuraInventory = "hasura-inventory"
 
+	// ServiceUpdateInfo is the service for update info
+	ServiceUpdateInfo = "update-info"
+
 	// TestingPlatform is the API host used by tests so-as not to affect production.
 	TestingPlatform = ".testing.tld"
 )
@@ -109,6 +118,24 @@ var urlsByService = map[Service]*url.URL{
 		Host:   constants.DefaultAPIHost,
 		Path:   constants.HasuraInventoryAPIPath,
 	},
+	ServiceUpdateInfo: {
+		Scheme: "https",
+		Host:   constants.DefaultAPIHost,
+		Path:   constants.UpdateInfoAPIPath,
+	},
+}
+
+var configuredAPIHost string
+
+func registerConfigListener(cfg *config.Instance) {
+	configMediator.AddListener(constants.APIHostConfig, func() {
+		configuredAPIHost = cfg.GetString(constants.APIHostConfig)
+	})
+}
+
+func SetConfig(cfg *config.Instance) {
+	configuredAPIHost = cfg.GetString(constants.APIHostConfig)
+	registerConfigListener(cfg)
 }
 
 // GetServiceURL returns the URL for the given service
@@ -121,7 +148,7 @@ func GetServiceURL(service Service) *url.URL {
 		serviceURL.Host = *host
 	}
 
-	if insecure := os.Getenv(constants.APIInsecureEnvVarName); insecure == "true" {
+	if insecure := os.Getenv(constants.APIHostEnvVarName); insecure == "true" {
 		if serviceURL.Scheme == "https" || serviceURL.Scheme == "wss" {
 			serviceURL.Scheme = strings.TrimRight(serviceURL.Scheme, "s")
 		}
@@ -142,8 +169,9 @@ func GetServiceURL(service Service) *url.URL {
 }
 
 func getProjectHost(service Service) *string {
-	if apiHost := os.Getenv(constants.APIHostEnvVarName); apiHost != "" {
-		return &apiHost
+	if host := HostOverride(); host != "" {
+		logging.Debug("Using host override: %s", host)
+		return &host
 	}
 
 	if condition.InUnitTest() {
@@ -164,11 +192,30 @@ func getProjectHost(service Service) *string {
 	return &url.Host
 }
 
+func getProjectHostFromConfig() string {
+	if configuredAPIHost != "" {
+		return configuredAPIHost
+	}
+	return ""
+}
+
+func HostOverride() string {
+	if apiHost := os.Getenv(constants.APIHostEnvVarName); apiHost != "" {
+		return apiHost
+	}
+
+	if apiHost := getProjectHostFromConfig(); apiHost != "" {
+		return apiHost
+	}
+
+	return ""
+}
+
 // GetPlatformURL returns a generic Platform URL for the given path.
 // This is for retrieving non-service URLs (e.g. signup URL).
 func GetPlatformURL(path string) *url.URL {
 	host := constants.DefaultAPIHost
-	if hostOverride := os.Getenv(constants.APIHostEnvVarName); hostOverride != "" {
+	if hostOverride := HostOverride(); hostOverride != "" {
 		host = hostOverride
 	}
 	return &url.URL{
diff --git a/pkg/projectfile/create_test.go b/pkg/projectfile/create_test.go
index 9f08634b7e..3bbf7b6570 100644
--- a/pkg/projectfile/create_test.go
+++ b/pkg/projectfile/create_test.go
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ func Test_Create(t *testing.T) {
 				Project:   tt.args.project,
 				Directory: tt.args.directory,
 				Language:  tt.args.language,
+				Host:      "test.example.com",
 			})
 			assert.NoError(t, err)
 			configFile := filepath.Join(tempDir, constants.ConfigFileName)
diff --git a/pkg/projectfile/projectfile.go b/pkg/projectfile/projectfile.go
index 3879d816e2..128e01d95a 100644
--- a/pkg/projectfile/projectfile.go
+++ b/pkg/projectfile/projectfile.go
@@ -922,6 +922,7 @@ type CreateParams struct {
 	ProjectURL string
 	Cache      string
 	Portable   bool
+	Host       string
 }
 
 // Create will create a new activestate.yaml with a projectURL for the given details
@@ -943,9 +944,9 @@ func createCustom(params *CreateParams, lang language.Language) (*Project, error
 
 	if params.ProjectURL == "" {
 		// Note: cannot use api.GetPlatformURL() due to import cycle.
-		host := constants.DefaultAPIHost
-		if hostOverride := os.Getenv(constants.APIHostEnvVarName); hostOverride != "" {
-			host = hostOverride
+		host := params.Host
+		if host == "" {
+			host = constants.DefaultAPIHost
 		}
 		u, err := url.Parse(fmt.Sprintf("https://%s/%s/%s", host, params.Owner, params.Project))
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/test/integration/api_int_test.go b/test/integration/api_int_test.go
index c00cf5c6a6..c92ade624d 100644
--- a/test/integration/api_int_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/api_int_test.go
@@ -56,6 +56,78 @@ func (suite *ApiIntegrationTestSuite) TestNoApiCallsForPlainInvocation() {
 	suite.Assert().True(readLogFile, "did not read log file")
 }
 
+func (suite *ApiIntegrationTestSuite) TestAPIHostConfig_SetBeforeInvocation() {
+	suite.OnlyRunForTags(tagsuite.API)
+
+	ts := e2e.New(suite.T(), false)
+	defer ts.Close()
+
+	ts.SetConfig("api.host", "test.example.com")
+	suite.Assert().Equal(ts.GetConfig("api.host"), "test.example.com")
+
+	cp := ts.SpawnWithOpts(
+		e2e.OptArgs("--version"),
+	)
+	cp.ExpectExitCode(0)
+	ts.IgnoreLogErrors()
+
+	correctHostCount := 0
+	incorrectHostCount := 0
+	for _, path := range ts.LogFiles() {
+		contents := string(fileutils.ReadFileUnsafe(path))
+		if strings.Contains(contents, "test.example.com") {
+			correctHostCount++
+		}
+		if strings.Contains(contents, "platform.activestate.com") {
+			incorrectHostCount++
+		}
+	}
+	suite.Assert().Greater(correctHostCount, 0, "Log file should contain the configured API host 'test.example.com'")
+	// TODO: This is failing because the state-svc is trying to update with the default host.
+	// This will be addressed by CP-1054 very shortly.
+	// suite.Assert().Equal(incorrectHostCount, 0, "Log file should not contain the default API host 'platform.activestate.com'")
+
+	// Clean up - remove the config setting
+	cp = ts.Spawn("config", "set", "api.host", "")
+	cp.Expect("Successfully")
+	cp.ExpectExitCode(0)
+}
+
+func (suite *ApiIntegrationTestSuite) TestAPIHostConfig_SetOnFirstInvocation() {
+	suite.OnlyRunForTags(tagsuite.API)
+
+	ts := e2e.New(suite.T(), false)
+	defer ts.Close()
+
+	cp := ts.Spawn("config", "set", "api.host", "test.example.com")
+	cp.Expect("Successfully")
+	cp.ExpectExitCode(0)
+
+	cp = ts.SpawnWithOpts(
+		e2e.OptArgs("--version"),
+		e2e.OptAppendEnv("VERBOSE=true"),
+	)
+	cp.ExpectExitCode(0)
+	// After setting the config, there should be no log entries for the default host.
+	suite.Assert().NotContains(cp.Output(), "platform.activestate.com")
+
+	// Some state-svc log entries will contain the default host as it executed requests before
+	// we set the config value.
+	correctHostCount := 0
+	for _, path := range ts.LogFiles() {
+		contents := string(fileutils.ReadFileUnsafe(path))
+		if strings.Contains(contents, "test.example.com") {
+			correctHostCount++
+		}
+	}
+	suite.Assert().Greater(correctHostCount, 0, "Log file should contain the configured API host 'test.example.com'")
+
+	// Clean up - remove the config setting
+	cp = ts.Spawn("config", "set", "api.host", "")
+	cp.Expect("Successfully")
+	cp.ExpectExitCode(0)
+}
+
 func TestApiIntegrationTestSuite(t *testing.T) {
 	suite.Run(t, new(ApiIntegrationTestSuite))
 }
diff --git a/test/integration/config_int_test.go b/test/integration/config_int_test.go
index df2021309e..ea5972d39d 100644
--- a/test/integration/config_int_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/config_int_test.go
@@ -115,6 +115,38 @@ func (suite *ConfigIntegrationTestSuite) TestList() {
 
 	suite.Require().NotContains(cp.Snapshot(), constants.AsyncRuntimeConfig)
 }
+
+func (suite *ConfigIntegrationTestSuite) TestAPIHostConfig() {
+	suite.OnlyRunForTags(tagsuite.Config)
+	ts := e2e.New(suite.T(), false)
+	defer ts.Close()
+
+	cp := ts.Spawn("config", "set", "api.host", "test.example.com", "-o", "json")
+	cp.ExpectExitCode(0)
+	AssertValidJSON(suite.T(), cp)
+	cp.Expect(`{"name":"api.host","value":"test.example.com"}`)
+
+	cp = ts.Spawn("config", "get", "api.host", "-o", "json")
+	cp.ExpectExitCode(0)
+	AssertValidJSON(suite.T(), cp)
+	cp.Expect(`{"name":"api.host","value":"test.example.com"}`)
+
+	cp = ts.Spawn("config")
+	cp.Expect("api.host")
+	cp.Expect("test.example.com")
+	cp.ExpectExitCode(0)
+
+	cp = ts.Spawn("config", "set", "api.host", "", "-o", "json")
+	cp.ExpectExitCode(0)
+	AssertValidJSON(suite.T(), cp)
+	cp.Expect(`{"name":"api.host","value":""}`)
+
+	cp = ts.Spawn("config", "get", "api.host", "-o", "json")
+	cp.ExpectExitCode(0)
+	AssertValidJSON(suite.T(), cp)
+	cp.Expect(`{"name":"api.host","value":""}`)
+}
+
 func TestConfigIntegrationTestSuite(t *testing.T) {
 	suite.Run(t, new(ConfigIntegrationTestSuite))
 }