diff --git a/iprbench/autoparams.py b/iprbench/autoparams.py
index 980a1eb..3f7274f 100644
--- a/iprbench/autoparams.py
+++ b/iprbench/autoparams.py
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 from datetime import datetime
-from .core import IAutoParam, BenchParam, BenchParamType
-from .version import __version__ as iprbench_version
 import socket
 import subprocess
 import re
 import os
 import pwd
+from pathlib import Path
+from .core import IAutoParam, BenchParam, BenchParamType
+from .version import __version__ as iprbench_version
 
 
 class MeasurementTime(IAutoParam):
@@ -131,3 +132,14 @@ class CpuModel(IAutoParam):
         cpu_model = match['cpu_model']
         # print(cpu_model)
         return CpuModel.model_name_to_cpu_model_id(cpu_model)
+
+
+class OutputUrl(IAutoParam):
+
+    def __init__(self, output_dir: Path):
+        bench_param = BenchParam('output_url', BenchParam.Type.PARAM_TYPE_STRING, 'the location of the output files of this benchmarks')
+        super().__init__(bench_param)
+        self.output_url = f'file://{socket.getfqdn()}{output_dir.absolute()}'
+
+    def get_value(self) -> BenchParamType:
+        return self.output_url
diff --git a/iprbench/main.py b/iprbench/main.py
index da7cf52..222fa96 100644
--- a/iprbench/main.py
+++ b/iprbench/main.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ from .benchmarks.mamul1 import MaMul1
 from .resultsdb.tsvresultsdb import TsvResultsDbCreator
 from .resultsdb.sqlresultsdb import SqliteResultsDbCreator, SqlServerResultsDbCreator
 from .util import Singleton
-from .autoparams import MeasurementTime, HostFqdn, User, NumCpus, CpuModel, IprBenchVersion, HostId
+from .autoparams import MeasurementTime, HostFqdn, User, NumCpus, CpuModel, IprBenchVersion, HostId, OutputUrl
 
 
 class BenchmarkFactory(metaclass=Singleton):
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ def main():
     results_db.add_auto_param(User())
     results_db.add_auto_param(NumCpus())
     results_db.add_auto_param(CpuModel())
+    results_db.add_auto_param(OutputUrl(args.results_dir))
     results_db.add_common_param(BenchParam('launcher', BenchParam.Type.PARAM_TYPE_STRING, description='what triggered the benchmark (eg "alambix.job.12345", or "manual")'))
 
     target_host = {
diff --git a/iprbench/version.py b/iprbench/version.py
index 8ecd910..19c6940 100644
--- a/iprbench/version.py
+++ b/iprbench/version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = '0.0.15'
+__version__ = '0.0.16'