diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/misc/redlib.nix b/nixos/modules/services/misc/redlib.nix
index 0da85df46bf7..3e3cd31a814c 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/misc/redlib.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/misc/redlib.nix
@@ -1,18 +1,44 @@
-{ config, lib, pkgs, ... }:
-
-with lib;
+{
+  config,
+  lib,
+  pkgs,
+  ...
+}:
 
 let
+  inherit (lib)
+    concatStringsSep
+    isBool
+    mapAttrs
+    mkEnableOption
+    mkIf
+    mkOption
+    mkPackageOption
+    mkRenamedOptionModule
+    types
+    ;
+
   cfg = config.services.redlib;
 
   args = concatStringsSep " " ([
     "--port ${toString cfg.port}"
     "--address ${cfg.address}"
   ]);
+
+  boolToString' = b: if b then "on" else "off";
 in
 {
   imports = [
-    (mkRenamedOptionModule [ "services" "libreddit" ] [ "services" "redlib" ])
+    (mkRenamedOptionModule
+      [
+        "services"
+        "libreddit"
+      ]
+      [
+        "services"
+        "redlib"
+      ]
+    )
   ];
 
   options = {
@@ -24,7 +50,7 @@ in
       address = mkOption {
         default = "0.0.0.0";
         example = "127.0.0.1";
-        type =  types.str;
+        type = types.str;
         description = "The address to listen on";
       };
 
@@ -41,50 +67,60 @@ in
         description = "Open ports in the firewall for the redlib web interface";
       };
 
+      settings = lib.mkOption {
+        type = lib.types.submodule {
+          freeformType =
+            with types;
+            attrsOf (
+              nullOr (oneOf [
+                bool
+                int
+                str
+              ])
+            );
+          options = { };
+        };
+        default = { };
+        description = ''
+          See [GitHub](https://github.com/redlib-org/redlib/tree/main?tab=readme-ov-file#configuration) for available settings.
+        '';
+      };
     };
   };
 
   config = mkIf cfg.enable {
+    systemd.packages = [ cfg.package ];
     systemd.services.redlib = {
-        description = "Private front-end for Reddit";
-        wantedBy = [ "multi-user.target" ];
-        after = [ "network.target" ];
-        serviceConfig = {
-          DynamicUser = true;
-          ExecStart = "${lib.getExe cfg.package} ${args}";
-          AmbientCapabilities = lib.mkIf (cfg.port < 1024) [ "CAP_NET_BIND_SERVICE" ];
-          Restart = "on-failure";
-          RestartSec = "2s";
-          # Hardening
-          CapabilityBoundingSet = if (cfg.port < 1024) then [ "CAP_NET_BIND_SERVICE" ] else [ "" ];
-          DeviceAllow = [ "" ];
-          LockPersonality = true;
-          MemoryDenyWriteExecute = true;
-          PrivateDevices = true;
-          # A private user cannot have process capabilities on the host's user
-          # namespace and thus CAP_NET_BIND_SERVICE has no effect.
-          PrivateUsers = (cfg.port >= 1024);
-          ProcSubset = "pid";
-          ProtectClock = true;
-          ProtectControlGroups = true;
-          ProtectHome = true;
-          ProtectHostname = true;
-          ProtectKernelLogs = true;
-          ProtectKernelModules = true;
-          ProtectKernelTunables = true;
-          ProtectProc = "invisible";
-          RestrictAddressFamilies = [ "AF_INET" "AF_INET6" ];
-          RestrictNamespaces = true;
-          RestrictRealtime = true;
-          RestrictSUIDSGID = true;
-          SystemCallArchitectures = "native";
-          SystemCallFilter = [ "@system-service" "~@privileged" "~@resources" ];
-          UMask = "0077";
-        };
+      wantedBy = [ "default.target" ];
+      environment = mapAttrs (_: v: if isBool v then boolToString' v else toString v) cfg.settings;
+      serviceConfig =
+        {
+          ExecStart = [
+            ""
+            "${lib.getExe cfg.package} ${args}"
+          ];
+        }
+        // (
+          if (cfg.port < 1024) then
+            {
+              AmbientCapabilities = [ "CAP_NET_BIND_SERVICE" ];
+              CapabilityBoundingSet = [ "CAP_NET_BIND_SERVICE" ];
+            }
+          else
+            {
+              # A private user cannot have process capabilities on the host's user
+              # namespace and thus CAP_NET_BIND_SERVICE has no effect.
+              PrivateUsers = true;
+            }
+        );
     };
 
     networking.firewall = mkIf cfg.openFirewall {
       allowedTCPPorts = [ cfg.port ];
     };
   };
+
+  meta = {
+    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ Guanran928 ];
+  };
 }
diff --git a/nixos/tests/redlib.nix b/nixos/tests/redlib.nix
index 808f857aed19..c3a948c43795 100644
--- a/nixos/tests/redlib.nix
+++ b/nixos/tests/redlib.nix
@@ -1,20 +1,31 @@
-import ./make-test-python.nix ({ lib, pkgs, ... }: {
-  name = "redlib";
-  meta.maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ soispha ];
+import ./make-test-python.nix (
+  { lib, pkgs, ... }:
+  {
+    name = "redlib";
+    meta.maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [
+      soispha
+      Guanran928
+    ];
 
-  nodes.machine = {
-    services.redlib = {
-      package = pkgs.redlib;
-      enable = true;
-      # Test CAP_NET_BIND_SERVICE
-      port = 80;
+    nodes.machine = {
+      services.redlib = {
+        package = pkgs.redlib;
+        enable = true;
+        # Test CAP_NET_BIND_SERVICE
+        port = 80;
+
+        settings = {
+          REDLIB_DEFAULT_USE_HLS = true;
+        };
+      };
     };
-  };
 
-  testScript = ''
-    machine.wait_for_unit("redlib.service")
-    machine.wait_for_open_port(80)
-    # Query a page that does not require Internet access
-    machine.succeed("curl --fail http://localhost:80/settings")
-  '';
-})
+    testScript = ''
+      machine.wait_for_unit("redlib.service")
+      machine.wait_for_open_port(80)
+      # Query a page that does not require Internet access
+      machine.succeed("curl --fail http://localhost:80/settings")
+      machine.succeed("curl --fail http://localhost:80/info | grep '<tr><td>Use HLS</td><td>on</td></tr>'")
+    '';
+  }
+)
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/re/redlib/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/re/redlib/package.nix
index 7db03a2b0153..72a1f1abd9b7 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/re/redlib/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/re/redlib/package.nix
@@ -24,6 +24,12 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
     darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks.Security
   ];
 
+  postInstall = ''
+    install -Dm644 contrib/redlib.service $out/lib/systemd/system/redlib.service
+    substituteInPlace $out/lib/systemd/system/redlib.service \
+      --replace-fail "/usr/bin/redlib" "$out/bin/redlib"
+  '';
+
   checkFlags = [
     # All these test try to connect to Reddit.
     # utils.rs
@@ -68,6 +74,9 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
     homepage = "https://github.com/redlib-org/redlib";
     license = lib.licenses.agpl3Only;
     mainProgram = "redlib";
-    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ soispha ];
+    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [
+      soispha
+      Guanran928
+    ];
   };
 }