diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/server.ui b/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/server.ui
index 3d912a045d..cc0f38d0b2 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/server.ui
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/server.ui
@@ -272,12 +272,15 @@
    <item>
     <widget class="QLabel" name="label_13">
      <property name="text">
-      <string>&lt;p&gt;Remember to leave calibre running as the server only runs as long as calibre is running.
+      <string>&lt;p&gt;Remember to leave calibre running as the server only runs as long as calibre is running. If you wish to run the server as a standalone entity, please refer to the &lt;a href=&quot;https://manual.calibre-ebook.com/generated/en/calibre-server.html&quot;&gt;command-line documentation&lt;/a&gt;.
 &lt;p&gt;To connect to the calibre server from your device you should use a URL of the form &lt;b&gt;http://myhostname:8080&lt;/b&gt;. Here myhostname should be either the fully qualified hostname or the IP address of the computer calibre is running on. If you want to access the server from anywhere in the world, you will have to setup port forwarding for it on your router.</string>
      </property>
      <property name="wordWrap">
       <bool>true</bool>
      </property>
+     <property name="openExternalLinks">
+      <bool>true</bool>
+     </property>
     </widget>
    </item>
    <item>