diff --git a/k-tv-backend/api/src/main.rs b/k-tv-backend/api/src/main.rs
index d487dd1..52d9840 100644
--- a/k-tv-backend/api/src/main.rs
+++ b/k-tv-backend/api/src/main.rs
@@ -121,6 +121,57 @@ async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
                         registry.register("jellyfin", Arc::new(infra::JellyfinMediaProvider::new(cfg)));
                     }
                 }
+                #[cfg(feature = "local-files")]
+                "local_files" => {
+                    if let k_core::db::DatabasePool::Sqlite(ref sqlite_pool) = db_pool {
+                        if let Ok(cfg_map) = serde_json::from_str::<std::collections::HashMap<String, String>>(&row.config_json) {
+                            if let Some(files_dir) = cfg_map.get("files_dir") {
+                                let transcode_dir = cfg_map.get("transcode_dir")
+                                    .filter(|s| !s.is_empty())
+                                    .map(std::path::PathBuf::from);
+                                let cleanup_ttl_hours: u32 = cfg_map.get("cleanup_ttl_hours")
+                                    .and_then(|s| s.parse().ok())
+                                    .unwrap_or(24);
+                                let lf_cfg = infra::LocalFilesConfig {
+                                    root_dir: std::path::PathBuf::from(files_dir),
+                                    base_url: config.base_url.clone(),
+                                    transcode_dir: transcode_dir.clone(),
+                                    cleanup_ttl_hours,
+                                };
+                                tracing::info!("Loading local-files provider from DB config at {:?}", files_dir);
+                                let idx = Arc::new(infra::LocalIndex::new(&lf_cfg, sqlite_pool.clone()).await);
+                                local_index = Some(Arc::clone(&idx));
+                                let scan_idx = Arc::clone(&idx);
+                                tokio::spawn(async move { scan_idx.rescan().await; });
+                                let tm = transcode_dir.as_ref().map(|td| {
+                                    std::fs::create_dir_all(td).ok();
+                                    tracing::info!("Transcoding enabled; cache dir: {:?}", td);
+                                    let tm = infra::TranscodeManager::new(td.clone(), cleanup_ttl_hours);
+                                    // Load persisted TTL override from transcode_settings table.
+                                    let tm_clone = Arc::clone(&tm);
+                                    let pool_clone = sqlite_pool.clone();
+                                    tokio::spawn(async move {
+                                        if let Ok(row) = sqlx::query_as::<_, (i64,)>(
+                                            "SELECT cleanup_ttl_hours FROM transcode_settings WHERE id = 1",
+                                        )
+                                        .fetch_one(&pool_clone)
+                                        .await
+                                        {
+                                            tm_clone.set_cleanup_ttl(row.0 as u32);
+                                        }
+                                    });
+                                    tm
+                                });
+                                registry.register(
+                                    "local",
+                                    Arc::new(infra::LocalFilesProvider::new(Arc::clone(&idx), lf_cfg, tm.clone())),
+                                );
+                                transcode_manager = tm;
+                                sqlite_pool_for_state = Some(sqlite_pool.clone());
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
                 _ => {}
             }
         }
diff --git a/k-tv-backend/api/src/routes/admin_providers.rs b/k-tv-backend/api/src/routes/admin_providers.rs
index dc70371..16809c3 100644
--- a/k-tv-backend/api/src/routes/admin_providers.rs
+++ b/k-tv-backend/api/src/routes/admin_providers.rs
@@ -168,15 +168,6 @@ async fn rebuild_registry(state: &AppState) -> DomainResult<()> {
                     Arc::new(infra::LocalFilesProvider::new(Arc::clone(&idx), lf_cfg, tm.clone())),
                 );
 
-                // Sync cleanup_ttl_hours to transcode_settings table so
-                // GET /files/transcode-settings returns the configured value.
-                let _ = sqlx::query(
-                    "UPDATE transcode_settings SET cleanup_ttl_hours = ? WHERE id = 1",
-                )
-                .bind(cleanup_ttl_hours as i64)
-                .execute(&sqlite_pool)
-                .await;
-
                 *state.local_index.write().await = Some(idx);
                 *state.transcode_manager.write().await = tm;
                 *state.sqlite_pool.write().await = Some(sqlite_pool);
diff --git a/k-tv-backend/api/src/routes/files.rs b/k-tv-backend/api/src/routes/files.rs
index 11b742e..4d3f595 100644
--- a/k-tv-backend/api/src/routes/files.rs
+++ b/k-tv-backend/api/src/routes/files.rs
@@ -256,17 +256,10 @@ async fn get_transcode_settings(
     State(state): State<AppState>,
     CurrentUser(_user): CurrentUser,
 ) -> Result<Json<TranscodeSettingsResponse>, ApiError> {
-    let pool = state.sqlite_pool.read().await.clone()
-        .ok_or_else(|| ApiError::not_implemented("sqlite not available"))?;
-
-    let (ttl,): (i64,) =
-        sqlx::query_as("SELECT cleanup_ttl_hours FROM transcode_settings WHERE id = 1")
-            .fetch_one(&pool)
-            .await
-            .map_err(|e| ApiError::internal(e.to_string()))?;
-
+    let tm = state.transcode_manager.read().await.clone()
+        .ok_or_else(|| ApiError::not_implemented("TRANSCODE_DIR not configured"))?;
     Ok(Json(TranscodeSettingsResponse {
-        cleanup_ttl_hours: ttl as u32,
+        cleanup_ttl_hours: tm.get_cleanup_ttl(),
     }))
 }