diff --git a/lib/main.js b/lib/main.js
index 3a543e1..b3b46ed 100644
--- a/lib/main.js
+++ b/lib/main.js
@@ -26,13 +26,11 @@
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
  */
 
-const INSTANCE_LIST_URL = "https://api.joinmastodon.org/servers";
 const LOCAL_STORAGE_KEY = "recentInstances";
 const RECENT_INSTANCES_SIZE = 5;
 
 const $form = document.querySelector("#js-s2f-form");
 const $instance = document.querySelector("#instance");
-const $instanceDatalist = document.querySelector("#instanceDatalist");
 
 /**
  * Adds missing "https://" and ending slash to the URL
@@ -50,43 +48,6 @@ function normalizeUrl(url) {
 	return url;
 }
 
-function onLoadInstancesError() {
-	console.error("Couldn't load instance list");
-}
-
-function onLoadInstancesSuccess() {
-	if (this.status >= 400) {
-		return onLoadInstancesError();
-	}
-
-	const currentInstance = $instance.value;
-	const instanceDomains = JSON.parse(this.responseText).map(
-		(index) => index.domain,
-	);
-	if (currentInstance && !instanceDomains.includes(currentInstance)) {
-		instanceDomains.push(currentInstance);
-	}
-	instanceDomains.sort();
-
-	for (const instanceDomain of instanceDomains) {
-		const $option = document.createElement("option");
-		$option.value = normalizeUrl(instanceDomain);
-		$instanceDatalist.append($option);
-	}
-}
-
-function loadInstances() {
-	if ($instanceDatalist.children.length === 0) {
-		const request = new XMLHttpRequest();
-
-		request.addEventListener("load", onLoadInstancesSuccess);
-		request.addEventListener("error", onLoadInstancesError);
-
-		request.open("GET", INSTANCE_LIST_URL);
-		request.send();
-	}
-}
-
 function getRecentInstances() {
 	const storedValue = window.localStorage.getItem(LOCAL_STORAGE_KEY);
 	if (!storedValue) return [];
@@ -136,5 +97,4 @@ if (prefillInstance != undefined) {
 	$instance.value = normalizeUrl(prefillInstance);
 }
 
-$instance.addEventListener("focus", loadInstances);
 $form.addEventListener("submit", onFormSubmit);
diff --git a/src/components/instance-select.astro b/src/components/instance-select.astro
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..33a3089
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/instance-select.astro
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+---
+let instances;
+try {
+	const response = await fetch(new URL("/api/instances", Astro.url));
+	instances = await response.json();
+} catch {
+	console.error("Couln't fetch instances");
+	instances = [];
+}
+---
+
+<datalist id="instanceDatalist">
+	{instances.map((instance) => <option value="{instance}" />)}
+</datalist>
+<label>
+	Mastodon, Pleroma, or GNU Social instance
+	<div class="instance-input">
+		<span id="https-label">https://</span>
+		<input
+			type="text"
+			name="instance"
+			id="instance"
+			placeholder="mastodon.social"
+			list="instanceDatalist"
+			required
+			aria-describedby="https-label"
+		/>
+	</div>
+</label>
+
+<label for="remember">
+	<input
+		type="checkbox"
+		id="remember"
+		name="remember"
+	/>
+	Remember my instance on this device
+</label>
+
+<style lang="scss">
+	.instance-input {
+		position: relative;
+		display: flex;
+		flex-wrap: wrap;
+		align-items: stretch;
+		width: 100%;
+
+		span {
+			display: flex;
+			align-items: center;
+			padding: 0.5rem;
+			font-size: 1rem;
+		}
+
+		input[type="text"] {
+			position: relative;
+			flex: 1 1 auto;
+			width: 1%;
+		}
+	}
+</style>
diff --git a/src/pages/api/instances.ts b/src/pages/api/instances.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0ac8d9c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/pages/api/instances.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+import { APIRoute } from "astro";
+
+export const get: APIRoute = async () => {
+	const response = await fetch("https://api.joinmastodon.org/servers");
+	const instances = await response.json();
+
+	return new Response(
+		JSON.stringify(instances.map((instance) => instance.domain)),
+		{
+			headers: {
+				"Cache-Control": "s-maxage=86400, max-age=86400, public",
+				"Content-Type": "application/json",
+			},
+		},
+	);
+};
diff --git a/src/pages/api/share.ts b/src/pages/api/share.ts
index 5a1cbfc..813a0ae 100644
--- a/src/pages/api/share.ts
+++ b/src/pages/api/share.ts
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@ export const post: APIRoute = async ({ redirect, request }) => {
 	const formData = await request.formData();
 
 	const text = (formData.get("text") as string) || "";
-	const instanceURL =
-		(formData.get("instance") as string) || "https://mastodon.social";
+	const instanceDomain =
+		(formData.get("instance") as string) || "mastodon.social";
 
-	const publishUrl = new URL("/share", instanceURL);
+	const publishUrl = new URL("/share", `https://${instanceDomain}/`);
 	publishUrl.search = new URLSearchParams({
 		text,
 	}).toString();
diff --git a/src/pages/index.astro b/src/pages/index.astro
index b608e4a..51358ac 100644
--- a/src/pages/index.astro
+++ b/src/pages/index.astro
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 ---
+import InstanceSelect from "../components/instance-select.astro";
 import "../styles/main.scss";
 ---
 
@@ -22,9 +23,7 @@ import "../styles/main.scss";
 	along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 	SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
--->
-
-<!DOCTYPE html>
+--><!DOCTYPE html>
 <html lang="en">
 	<head>
 		<meta charset="UTF-8" />
@@ -37,7 +36,7 @@ import "../styles/main.scss";
 		</title>
 		<meta
 			name="description"
-			content="Share₂Fedi is a share page for Mastodon, Pleroma, and GNU Social. Type in your post text and the instance URL and click &lsquo;Publish!&rsquo;"
+			content="Share₂Fedi is a share page for Mastodon, Pleroma, and GNU Social. Type in your post text and the instance URL and click ‘Publish!’"
 		/>
 		<link
 			rel="canonical"
@@ -107,27 +106,7 @@ import "../styles/main.scss";
 					></textarea>
 				</label>
 
-				<datalist id="instanceDatalist"></datalist>
-				<label>
-					Choose your Mastodon, Pleroma, or GNU Social instance
-					<input
-						type="url"
-						name="instance"
-						id="instance"
-						placeholder="https://"
-						list="instanceDatalist"
-						required
-					/>
-				</label>
-
-				<label for="remember">
-					<input
-						type="checkbox"
-						id="remember"
-						name="remember"
-					/>
-					Remember my instance on this device
-				</label>
+				<InstanceSelect />
 
 				<input
 					type="submit"
diff --git a/src/styles/main.scss b/src/styles/main.scss
index fca47bf..48c2da8 100644
--- a/src/styles/main.scss
+++ b/src/styles/main.scss
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 	--s2f-accent-color-light: #5d8379;
 	--s2f-accent-color-contrast: #005e4e;
 	--s2f-border-color: #ccc;
+	--s2f-input-group-bg-color: #eee;
 	--s2f-input-bg-color: #fff;
 	--s2f-input-text-color: #000;
 	--s2f-button-text-color: #fff;
@@ -103,7 +104,7 @@ textarea {
 	resize: vertical;
 }
 
-input[type="url"],
+input[type="text"],
 textarea {
 	width: 100%;
 	color: var(--s2f-input-text-color);
@@ -137,6 +138,7 @@ input[type="submit"] {
 		--s2f-accent-color-light: #619587;
 		--s2f-accent-color-contrast: #a8f7e2;
 		--s2f-border-color: #333;
+		--s2f-input-group-bg-color: #111;
 	}
 }