diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 579d180..c3eeb53 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ Platform | Description
 
 ## Configuration is done in the UI
 
+You can configure a custom gPodder server URL in the integration setup (e.g., https://gpodder.net or your self-hosted instance).
+
 ## Contributions are welcome!
 
 If you want to contribute to this please read the [Contribution guidelines](CONTRIBUTING.md)
diff --git a/custom_components/gpodder/__init__.py b/custom_components/gpodder/__init__.py
index c3edc29..07ecd20 100644
--- a/custom_components/gpodder/__init__.py
+++ b/custom_components/gpodder/__init__.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 import podcastparser
 from homeassistant.exceptions import ConfigEntryNotReady
 from mygpoclient import api
+from urllib.parse import urlparse
 
 from custom_components.gpodder.const import (
     CONF_DEVICE,
@@ -21,6 +22,8 @@
     DOMAIN,
     REQUEST_HEADERS,
     STARTUP,
+    CONF_BASE_URL,
+    DEFAULT_BASE_URL,
 )
 
 UPDATE_INTERVAL = timedelta(minutes=30)
@@ -43,8 +46,11 @@ async def async_setup_entry(hass, entry):
     password = entry.data.get(CONF_PASSWORD)
     device = entry.data.get(CONF_DEVICE)
     name = entry.data.get(CONF_NAME)
+    base_url = entry.data.get(CONF_BASE_URL, DEFAULT_BASE_URL)
 
-    coordinator = GpodderDataUpdateCoordinator(hass, username, password, device, name)
+    coordinator = GpodderDataUpdateCoordinator(
+        hass, username, password, device, name, base_url
+    )
     await coordinator.async_refresh()
 
     if not coordinator.last_update_success:
@@ -119,11 +125,21 @@ def update_using_feedservice(urls):
 class GpodderDataUpdateCoordinator(DataUpdateCoordinator):
     """Class to manage fetching data from the API."""
 
-    def __init__(self, hass, username, password, device, name):
+    def __init__(self, hass, username, password, device, name, base_url):
         """Initialize."""
         self.hass = hass
         self.name = name
-        self.api = api.MygPodderClient(username, password)
+        # Parse base_url to derive host and SSL settings
+        try:
+            if "://" not in base_url:
+                base_url = f"https://{base_url}"
+            parsed = urlparse(base_url)
+            host = parsed.netloc or parsed.path
+            use_ssl = (parsed.scheme or "https").lower() != "http"
+            # Construct client with custom server and SSL preference
+            self.api = api.MygPodderClient(username, password, host, use_ssl)
+        except Exception:  # Fallback to default behavior if parsing fails
+            self.api = api.MygPodderClient(username, password)
         self.device = device
 
         super().__init__(hass, _LOGGER, name=DOMAIN, update_interval=UPDATE_INTERVAL)
diff --git a/custom_components/gpodder/config_flow.py b/custom_components/gpodder/config_flow.py
index 03d6221..cecb33c 100644
--- a/custom_components/gpodder/config_flow.py
+++ b/custom_components/gpodder/config_flow.py
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@
     CONF_PASSWORD,
     CONF_USERNAME,
     CONF_DEVICE,
+    CONF_BASE_URL,
     DEFAULT_NAME,
+    DEFAULT_BASE_URL,
     DOMAIN,
 )
 
@@ -42,6 +44,7 @@ async def _show_config_form(self, user_input):
                     vol.Required(CONF_PASSWORD): str,
                     vol.Required(CONF_DEVICE): str,
                     vol.Required(CONF_NAME, default=DEFAULT_NAME): str,
+                    vol.Required(CONF_BASE_URL, default=DEFAULT_BASE_URL): str,
                 }
             ),
             errors=self._errors,
diff --git a/custom_components/gpodder/const.py b/custom_components/gpodder/const.py
index c227648..c64c36a 100644
--- a/custom_components/gpodder/const.py
+++ b/custom_components/gpodder/const.py
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@
 CONF_USERNAME = "username"
 CONF_PASSWORD = "password"
 CONF_DEVICE = "device"
+CONF_BASE_URL = "base_url"
 
 # Defaults
 DEFAULT_NAME = DOMAIN
+DEFAULT_BASE_URL = "https://gpodder.net"
diff --git a/custom_components/gpodder/translations/en.json b/custom_components/gpodder/translations/en.json
index 062aad2..63ed752 100644
--- a/custom_components/gpodder/translations/en.json
+++ b/custom_components/gpodder/translations/en.json
@@ -8,9 +8,10 @@
                     "username": "Username",
                     "password": "Password",
                     "device": "Device",
-                    "name": "Name"
+                    "name": "Name",
+                    "base_url": "Server URL (e.g., https://gpodder.net)"
                 }
             }
         }
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}