diff --git a/transcoder/main.go b/transcoder/main.go
index 7705157e..0584d0b1 100644
--- a/transcoder/main.go
+++ b/transcoder/main.go
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ func (h *Handler) GetAttachment(c echo.Context) error {
 	}
 	<-wait
 
-	path := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s/att/%s", src.GetMetadataPath(), sha, name)
+	path := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s/att/%s", src.Settings.Metadata, sha, name)
 	return c.File(path)
 }
 
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ func (h *Handler) GetSubtitle(c echo.Context) error {
 	}
 	<-wait
 
-	path := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s/sub/%s", src.GetMetadataPath(), sha, name)
+	path := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s/sub/%s", src.Settings.Metadata, sha, name)
 	return c.File(path)
 }
 
diff --git a/transcoder/src/extract.go b/transcoder/src/extract.go
index 1430d89b..3173d966 100644
--- a/transcoder/src/extract.go
+++ b/transcoder/src/extract.go
@@ -12,14 +12,6 @@ type Extractor struct {
 	lock      sync.RWMutex
 }
 
-func GetMetadataPath() string {
-	out := os.Getenv("GOCODER_METADATA_ROOT")
-	if out == "" {
-		return "/metadata"
-	}
-	return out
-}
-
 func NewExtractor() *Extractor {
 	return &Extractor{
 		extracted: make(map[string]<-chan struct{}),
@@ -49,8 +41,8 @@ func (e *Extractor) RunExtractor(path string, sha string, subs *[]Subtitle) <-ch
 	e.lock.Unlock()
 
 	go func() {
-		attachment_path := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s/att", GetMetadataPath(), sha)
-		subs_path := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s/sub", GetMetadataPath(), sha)
+		attachment_path := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s/att", Settings.Metadata, sha)
+		subs_path := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s/sub", Settings.Metadata, sha)
 		os.MkdirAll(attachment_path, 0o644)
 		os.MkdirAll(subs_path, 0o755)
 
diff --git a/transcoder/src/filestream.go b/transcoder/src/filestream.go
index a892fd5e..0ca673b9 100644
--- a/transcoder/src/filestream.go
+++ b/transcoder/src/filestream.go
@@ -23,14 +23,6 @@ type FileStream struct {
 	alock       sync.Mutex
 }
 
-func GetOutPath() string {
-	out := os.Getenv("GOCODER_CACHE_ROOT")
-	if out == "" {
-		return "/cache"
-	}
-	return out
-}
-
 func NewFileStream(path string) (*FileStream, error) {
 	info_chan := make(chan struct {
 		info *MediaInfo
@@ -55,7 +47,7 @@ func NewFileStream(path string) (*FileStream, error) {
 
 	return &FileStream{
 		Path:        path,
-		Out:         fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", GetOutPath(), info.info.Sha),
+		Out:         fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", Settings.Outpath, info.info.Sha),
 		Keyframes:   keyframes,
 		CanTransmux: can_transmux,
 		Info:        info.info,
diff --git a/transcoder/src/settings.go b/transcoder/src/settings.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..456f982e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/transcoder/src/settings.go
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+package src
+
+import "os"
+
+func GetEnvOr(env string, def string) string {
+	out := os.Getenv(env)
+	if out == "" {
+		return def
+	}
+	return out
+}
+
+type SettingsT struct {
+	Outpath  string
+	Metadata string
+}
+
+var Settings = SettingsT{
+	Outpath:  GetEnvOr("GOCODER_CACHE_ROOT", "/cache"),
+	Metadata: GetEnvOr("GOCODER_METADATA_ROOT", "/metadata"),
+}
diff --git a/transcoder/src/thumbnails.go b/transcoder/src/thumbnails.go
index 49f119b5..a6256d01 100644
--- a/transcoder/src/thumbnails.go
+++ b/transcoder/src/thumbnails.go
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ func extractThumbnail(path string, name string) (string, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
-	out := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", GetMetadataPath(), ret.Sha)
+	out := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", Settings.Metadata, ret.Sha)
 	sprite_path := fmt.Sprintf("%s/sprite.png", out)
 	vtt_path := fmt.Sprintf("%s/sprite.vtt", out)
 
diff --git a/transcoder/src/transcoder.go b/transcoder/src/transcoder.go
index 28a153c9..4776536f 100644
--- a/transcoder/src/transcoder.go
+++ b/transcoder/src/transcoder.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ type Transcoder struct {
 }
 
 func NewTranscoder() (*Transcoder, error) {
-	out := GetOutPath()
+	out := Settings.Outpath
 	dir, err := os.ReadDir(out)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err