diff --git a/prisma/migrations/20250516022401_version_checking/migration.sql b/prisma/migrations/20250516022401_version_checking/migration.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8ac0d0dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/prisma/migrations/20250516022401_version_checking/migration.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+-- AlterTable
+ALTER TABLE "Zipline" ADD COLUMN     "featuresVersionAPI" TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT 'https://zipline-version.diced.sh',
+ADD COLUMN     "featuresVersionChecking" BOOLEAN NOT NULL DEFAULT true;
diff --git a/prisma/migrations/migration_lock.toml b/prisma/migrations/migration_lock.toml
index 648c57fd..044d57cd 100644
--- a/prisma/migrations/migration_lock.toml
+++ b/prisma/migrations/migration_lock.toml
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 # Please do not edit this file manually
 # It should be added in your version-control system (e.g., Git)
-provider = "postgresql"
\ No newline at end of file
+provider = "postgresql"
diff --git a/prisma/schema.prisma b/prisma/schema.prisma
index 772bfe5e..7390fd6c 100755
--- a/prisma/schema.prisma
+++ b/prisma/schema.prisma
@@ -58,6 +58,9 @@ model Zipline {
   featuresMetricsAdminOnly        Boolean @default(false)
   featuresMetricsShowUserSpecific Boolean @default(true)
 
+  featuresVersionChecking Boolean @default(true)
+  featuresVersionAPI      String @default("https://zipline-version.diced.sh")
+
   invitesEnabled Boolean @default(true)
   invitesLength  Int     @default(6)
 
diff --git a/src/components/pages/serverSettings/parts/ServerSettingsFeatures.tsx b/src/components/pages/serverSettings/parts/ServerSettingsFeatures.tsx
index 7b0ac9a6..591ac9c9 100644
--- a/src/components/pages/serverSettings/parts/ServerSettingsFeatures.tsx
+++ b/src/components/pages/serverSettings/parts/ServerSettingsFeatures.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,15 @@
 import { Response } from '@/lib/api/response';
-import { Button, LoadingOverlay, NumberInput, Paper, SimpleGrid, Switch, Title } from '@mantine/core';
+import {
+  Anchor,
+  Button,
+  LoadingOverlay,
+  NumberInput,
+  Paper,
+  SimpleGrid,
+  Switch,
+  TextInput,
+  Title,
+} from '@mantine/core';
 import { useForm } from '@mantine/form';
 import { IconDeviceFloppy } from '@tabler/icons-react';
 import { useRouter } from 'next/router';
@@ -25,6 +35,8 @@ export default function ServerSettingsFeatures({
       featuresMetricsEnabled: true,
       featuresMetricsAdminOnly: false,
       featuresMetricsShowUserSpecific: true,
+      featuresVersionChecking: true,
+      featuresVersionAPI: 'https://zipline-version.diced.sh/',
     },
   });
 
@@ -43,6 +55,8 @@ export default function ServerSettingsFeatures({
       featuresMetricsEnabled: data?.featuresMetricsEnabled ?? true,
       featuresMetricsAdminOnly: data?.featuresMetricsAdminOnly ?? false,
       featuresMetricsShowUserSpecific: data?.featuresMetricsShowUserSpecific ?? true,
+      featuresVersionChecking: data?.featuresVersionChecking ?? true,
+      featuresVersionAPI: data?.featuresVersionAPI ?? 'https://zipline-version.diced.sh/',
     });
   }, [data]);
 
@@ -107,7 +121,7 @@ export default function ServerSettingsFeatures({
             description='Shows metrics specific to each user, for all users.'
             {...form.getInputProps('featuresMetricsShowUserSpecific', { type: 'checkbox' })}
           />
-
+          <div />
           <Switch
             label='Enable Thumbnails'
             description='Enables thumbnail generation for images. Requires a server restart.'
@@ -122,6 +136,30 @@ export default function ServerSettingsFeatures({
             max={16}
             {...form.getInputProps('featuresThumbnailsNumberThreads')}
           />
+
+          <Switch
+            label='Version Checking'
+            description='Enable version checking for the server. This will check for updates and display the status on the sidebar to all users.'
+            {...form.getInputProps('featuresVersionChecking', { type: 'checkbox' })}
+          />
+          <TextInput
+            label='Version API URL'
+            description={
+              <>
+                The URL of the version checking server. The default is{' '}
+                <Anchor size='xs' href='zipline-version.diced.sh' target='_blank'>
+                  https://zipline-version.diced.sh
+                </Anchor>
+                . Visit the{' '}
+                <Anchor size='xs' href='https://github.com/diced/zipline-version-worker' target='_blank'>
+                  GitHub
+                </Anchor>{' '}
+                to host your own version checking server.
+              </>
+            }
+            placeholder='https://zipline-version.diced.sh/'
+            {...form.getInputProps('featuresVersionAPI')}
+          />
         </SimpleGrid>
 
         <Button type='submit' mt='md' loading={isLoading} leftSection={<IconDeviceFloppy size='1rem' />}>
diff --git a/src/lib/config/read.ts b/src/lib/config/read.ts
index 42e9bfa9..f4d6fbe2 100755
--- a/src/lib/config/read.ts
+++ b/src/lib/config/read.ts
@@ -211,6 +211,9 @@ export const DATABASE_TO_PROP = {
   featuresMetricsAdminOnly: 'features.metrics.adminOnly',
   featuresMetricsShowUserSpecific: 'features.metrics.showUserSpecific',
 
+  featuresVersionChecking: 'features.versionChecking',
+  featuresVersionAPI: 'features.versionAPI',
+
   invitesEnabled: 'invites.enabled',
   invitesLength: 'invites.length',
 
diff --git a/src/lib/config/validate.ts b/src/lib/config/validate.ts
index 824b5a84..046e7e60 100755
--- a/src/lib/config/validate.ts
+++ b/src/lib/config/validate.ts
@@ -160,6 +160,8 @@ export const schema = z.object({
       adminOnly: z.boolean().default(false),
       showUserSpecific: z.boolean().default(true),
     }),
+    versionChecking: z.boolean().default(true),
+    versionAPI: z.string().url().default('https://zipline-version.diced.sh/'),
   }),
   invites: z.object({
     enabled: z.boolean().default(true),
diff --git a/src/server/routes/api/server/settings.ts b/src/server/routes/api/server/settings.ts
index b287aa02..76b3dedb 100644
--- a/src/server/routes/api/server/settings.ts
+++ b/src/server/routes/api/server/settings.ts
@@ -166,6 +166,9 @@ export default fastifyPlugin(
             featuresMetricsAdminOnly: z.boolean(),
             featuresMetricsShowUserSpecific: z.boolean(),
 
+            featuresVersionChecking: z.boolean(),
+            featuresVersionAPI: z.string().url(),
+
             invitesEnabled: z.boolean(),
             invitesLength: z.number().min(1).max(64),
 
diff --git a/src/server/routes/api/version.ts b/src/server/routes/api/version.ts
index 28d703d2..bc496448 100755
--- a/src/server/routes/api/version.ts
+++ b/src/server/routes/api/version.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
+import { config } from '@/lib/config';
+import { log } from '@/lib/logger';
+import { getVersion } from '@/lib/version';
 import { userMiddleware } from '@/server/middleware/user';
 import fastifyPlugin from 'fastify-plugin';
-import { getVersion } from '@/lib/version';
 
 export type ApiVersionResponse = {
   details: ReturnType<typeof getVersion>;
@@ -27,25 +29,37 @@ interface VersionAPI {
   };
 }
 
+const logger = log('api').c('version');
+
 export const PATH = '/api/version';
 export default fastifyPlugin(
   (server, _, done) => {
     server.get(PATH, { preHandler: [userMiddleware] }, async (_, res) => {
+      if (!config.features.versionChecking) return res.notFound();
+
       const details = getVersion();
-      const params = new URLSearchParams([['details', JSON.stringify(details)]]);
 
-      const resp = await fetch(`https://zipline-version.diced.sh/?${params.toString()}`);
+      const url = new URL(config.features.versionAPI);
+      url.pathname = '/';
+      url.searchParams.set('details', JSON.stringify(details));
 
-      if (!resp.ok) {
-        return res.internalServerError('failed to fetch version details: ' + (await resp.text()));
+      try {
+        const resp = await fetch(url);
+
+        if (!resp.ok) {
+          return res.internalServerError('failed to fetch version details: ' + (await resp.text()));
+        }
+
+        const data: VersionAPI = await resp.json();
+
+        return res.send({
+          data,
+          details,
+        });
+      } catch (e) {
+        logger.error('failed to fetch version details').error(e as Error);
+        return res.internalServerError('failed to fetch version details: ' + (e as Error).message);
       }
-
-      const data: VersionAPI = await resp.json();
-
-      return res.send({
-        data,
-        details,
-      });
     });
 
     done();