The Settings Page
Settings in the sidebar has two tabs:
- User Settings: your own preferences and data. Every user sees this tab.
- Admin Settings: server-wide settings. Only admins see it. These docs write it as Settings → Admin → ….
Each section has a ? button with a short description.
User Settings​
| Section | What it's for |
|---|---|
| Change Theme | Pick a built-in or custom theme. Themes |
| Custom Themes | Build your own theme. Custom Theme Creator |
| Account Settings | Your username, name, email, password, language, timezone, date and time format. Account Settings |
| Playback Settings | Default speed, auto-complete threshold, default volume. Playback Settings |
| Auto-Delete Downloads | Clean up old and finished server downloads. Downloads |
| AI | Status of the AI features; admins also choose models here. AI Setup |
| MFA Settings | Two-factor sign-in. MFA |
| Export/Backup Podcasts and Import Podcasts | OPML export and import. OPML Import and Export |
| Display Settings | Start page, podcast covers, Gravatar, collection add mode. Display Settings |
| Notification Settings | Push notifications through ntfy or Gotify. Notifications |
| Add Custom Feed | Add a podcast or YouTube channel by URL. Adding a Feed by URL |
| Add Local Podcast | Turn a folder of audio on the server into a podcast. Local Podcasts |
| Podcast Sync | The PinePods gpodder server and external sync. Podcast Sync |
| Feed problems | Podcasts that stopped updating. Feed problems |
| Enable/Disable RSS Feeds | Publish your library as RSS feeds. RSS Feeds |
| Match Podcasts to Podcast Index | Link podcasts added by URL or OPML to their Podcast Index entry, below. |
| API Keys | Keys for scripts and apps. API Keys |
| Shared Links | Episode links you've shared. Shared Episode Links |
Match Podcasts to Podcast Index​
Podcasts you added by feed URL or OPML may not be linked to their Podcast Index entry. This section lists them. Click To Search Podcast Index for Matches looks for candidates; pick the right one and click Match. If nothing turns up, use Manual Search: Search by Name, or Search By Podcast Index ID. Ignore hides a podcast you don't want to match; Restore brings it back from Ignored Podcasts.
Admin Settings​
| Section | What it's for |
|---|---|
| User Management | Create, edit and delete users. User Management |
| OIDC/SSO Settings | Single sign-on providers. OIDC Setup |
| Podcast update services | Podping and the search service status. Podping |
| Download Settings | Turn server downloads on or off, cover and metadata sidecar files. Downloads |
| YouTube (yt-dlp) | yt-dlp version and updates. YouTube Channels |
| User Self Service Settings | Let people create their own accounts. User Self Service |
| Email Settings | The mail server for password resets. Email and Password Resets |
| Backup Server and Restore Server | Database backups, scheduled and manual, and restores. Server Backup and Restore |