diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2411.section.md b/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2411.section.md
index f9a5846c1f38..3d1e929205ed 100644
--- a/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2411.section.md
+++ b/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2411.section.md
@@ -442,6 +442,9 @@
 - `ffmpeg_5` has been removed. Please use the unversioned `ffmpeg`,
   pin a newer version, or if necessary pin `ffmpeg_4` for compatibility.
 
+- The `rss-bridge` service drops the support to load a configuration file from `${config.services.rss-bridge.dataDir}/config.ini.php`.
+  Consider using the `services.rss-bridge.config` option instead.
+
 - The `xdg.portal.gtkUsePortal` option has been removed, as it had been deprecated for over 2 years. Using the `GTK_USE_PORTAL` environment variable in this manner is not intended nor encouraged by the GTK developers, but can still be done manually via `environment.sessionVariables`.
 
 - The `services.trust-dns` module has been renamed to `services.hickory-dns`.
diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/web-apps/rss-bridge.nix b/nixos/modules/services/web-apps/rss-bridge.nix
index b03c7f7e8069..9c22b72d31cd 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/web-apps/rss-bridge.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/web-apps/rss-bridge.nix
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ let
 
   poolName = "rss-bridge";
 
-  configAttr = lib.recursiveUpdate { FileCache.path = "${cfg.dataDir}/cache/"; } cfg.config;
   cfgHalf = lib.mapAttrsRecursive (path: value: let
     envName = lib.toUpper ("RSSBRIDGE_" + lib.concatStringsSep "_" path);
     envValue = if lib.isList value then
@@ -14,7 +13,7 @@ let
       lib.boolToString value
     else
       toString value;
-  in "fastcgi_param \"${envName}\" \"${envValue}\";") configAttr;
+  in if (value != null) then "fastcgi_param \"${envName}\" \"${envValue}\";" else null) cfg.config;
   cfgEnv = lib.concatStringsSep "\n" (lib.collect lib.isString cfgHalf);
 in
 {
@@ -70,9 +69,26 @@ in
       };
 
       config = mkOption {
-        type = with types; attrsOf (attrsOf (oneOf [ bool int str (listOf str) ]));
-        default = {};
-        defaultText = options.literalExpression "FileCache.path = \"\${config.services.rss-bridge.dataDir}/cache/\"";
+        type = types.submodule {
+          freeformType = (pkgs.formats.ini {}).type;
+          options = {
+            system = {
+              enabled_bridges = mkOption {
+                type = with types; nullOr (either str (listOf str));
+                description = "Only enabled bridges are available for feed production";
+                default = null;
+              };
+            };
+            FileCache = {
+              path = mkOption {
+                type = types.str;
+                description = "Directory where to store cache files (if cache.type = \"file\").";
+                default = "${cfg.dataDir}/cache/";
+                defaultText = options.literalExpression "\${config.services.rss-bridge.dataDir}/cache/";
+              };
+            };
+          };
+        };
         example = options.literalExpression ''
           {
             system.enabled_bridges = [ "*" ];
@@ -112,15 +128,13 @@ in
         };
       };
     };
-    systemd.tmpfiles.settings.rss-bridge = let
-      perm = {
-        mode = "0750";
-        user = cfg.user;
-        group = cfg.group;
-      };
-    in {
-      "${configAttr.FileCache.path}".d = perm;
-      "${cfg.dataDir}/config.ini.php".z = perm;
+
+    systemd.tmpfiles.settings.rss-bridge = {
+      "${cfg.config.FileCache.path}".d = {
+          mode = "0750";
+          user = cfg.user;
+          group = cfg.group;
+        };
     };
 
     services.nginx = mkIf (cfg.virtualHost != null) {
@@ -139,7 +153,6 @@ in
               fastcgi_split_path_info ^(.+\.php)(/.+)$;
               fastcgi_pass unix:${config.services.phpfpm.pools.${cfg.pool}.socket};
               fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
-              fastcgi_param RSSBRIDGE_DATA ${cfg.dataDir};
               ${cfgEnv}
             '';
           };
diff --git a/pkgs/servers/web-apps/rss-bridge/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/web-apps/rss-bridge/default.nix
index b44ebf088eab..34296541fdf5 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/web-apps/rss-bridge/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/web-apps/rss-bridge/default.nix
@@ -11,10 +11,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "sha256-VycEgu7uHYwDnNE1eoVxgaWZAnC6mZLBxT8Le3PI4Rs=";
   };
 
-  patches = [
-    ./paths.patch
-  ];
-
   installPhase = ''
     mkdir $out/
     cp -R ./* $out
diff --git a/pkgs/servers/web-apps/rss-bridge/paths.patch b/pkgs/servers/web-apps/rss-bridge/paths.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 21747a381bd6..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/servers/web-apps/rss-bridge/paths.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,38 +0,0 @@
-diff --git a/lib/Configuration.php b/lib/Configuration.php
-index 63f67a3c..f0a53a24 100644
---- a/lib/Configuration.php
-+++ b/lib/Configuration.php
-@@ -81,8 +81,8 @@ public static function loadConfiguration(array $customConfig = [], array $env =
-             }
-         }
- 
--        if (file_exists(__DIR__ . '/../whitelist.txt')) {
--            $enabledBridges = trim(file_get_contents(__DIR__ . '/../whitelist.txt'));
-+        if (file_exists(getenv('RSSBRIDGE_DATA') . '/whitelist.txt')) {
-+            $enabledBridges = trim(file_get_contents(getenv('RSSBRIDGE_DATA') . '/whitelist.txt'));
-             if ($enabledBridges === '*') {
-                 self::setConfig('system', 'enabled_bridges', ['*']);
-             } else {
-diff --git a/lib/bootstrap.php b/lib/bootstrap.php
-index 6465f5f9..4605596f 100644
---- a/lib/bootstrap.php
-+++ b/lib/bootstrap.php
-@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
- <?php
- 
- const PATH_LIB_CACHES = __DIR__ . '/../caches/';
--const PATH_CACHE = __DIR__ . '/../cache/';
-+define('PATH_CACHE', getenv('RSSBRIDGE_DATA') . '/cache/');
- 
- // Allow larger files for simple_html_dom
- // todo: extract to config (if possible)
-@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
- });
- 
- $customConfig = [];
--if (file_exists(__DIR__ . '/../config.ini.php')) {
--    $customConfig = parse_ini_file(__DIR__ . '/../config.ini.php', true, INI_SCANNER_TYPED);
-+if (file_exists(getenv('RSSBRIDGE_DATA') . '/config.ini.php')) {
-+    $customConfig = parse_ini_file(getenv('RSSBRIDGE_DATA') . '/config.ini.php', true, INI_SCANNER_TYPED);
- }
- Configuration::loadConfiguration($customConfig, getenv());