diff --git a/backend/api/kds_settings.py b/backend/api/kds_settings.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5c8e244
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/api/kds_settings.py
@@ -0,0 +1,137 @@
+"""
+KDS settings endpoints served by the kitchen backend.
+
+The kitchen Settings page configures KDS (timers, GraphQL URL, course order, etc.)
+via /kitchen/api/kds/settings. All KDS config lives in kitchen_settings — so these
+endpoints belong here, not in the KDS backend.
+"""
+from datetime import datetime
+from typing import Optional
+
+from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, HTTPException
+from pydantic import BaseModel
+from sqlalchemy import select
+from sqlalchemy.ext.asyncio import AsyncSession
+
+from auth import get_current_user, require_cap
+from database import get_db
+from models.settings import KitchenSettings
+from models.user import User
+
+router = APIRouter()
+
+
+class KDSSettingsResponse(BaseModel):
+    kds_enabled: bool = False
+    kds_graphql_url: Optional[str] = None
+    kds_graphql_username: Optional[str] = None
+    kds_graphql_password_set: bool = False
+    kds_graphql_client_id: Optional[str] = None
+    kds_poll_interval_seconds: int = 6000
+    kds_timer_green_seconds: int = 300
+    kds_timer_amber_seconds: int = 600
+    kds_timer_red_seconds: int = 900
+    kds_away_timer_green_seconds: int = 600
+    kds_away_timer_amber_seconds: int = 900
+    kds_away_timer_red_seconds: int = 1200
+    kds_course_order: list = ["Starters", "Mains", "Desserts"]
+    kds_show_completed_for_seconds: int = 30
+    kds_bookings_refresh_seconds: int = 60
+
+    class Config:
+        from_attributes = True
+
+
+class KDSSettingsUpdate(BaseModel):
+    kds_enabled: Optional[bool] = None
+    kds_graphql_url: Optional[str] = None
+    kds_graphql_username: Optional[str] = None
+    kds_graphql_password: Optional[str] = None
+    kds_graphql_client_id: Optional[str] = None
+    kds_poll_interval_seconds: Optional[int] = None
+    kds_timer_green_seconds: Optional[int] = None
+    kds_timer_amber_seconds: Optional[int] = None
+    kds_timer_red_seconds: Optional[int] = None
+    kds_away_timer_green_seconds: Optional[int] = None
+    kds_away_timer_amber_seconds: Optional[int] = None
+    kds_away_timer_red_seconds: Optional[int] = None
+    kds_course_order: Optional[list] = None
+    kds_show_completed_for_seconds: Optional[int] = None
+    kds_bookings_refresh_seconds: Optional[int] = None
+
+
+def _normalize_course_config(course_order: list, s: KitchenSettings) -> list:
+    result = []
+    for entry in course_order:
+        if isinstance(entry, str):
+            result.append({
+                "name": entry,
+                "prep_green": s.kds_timer_green_seconds or 300,
+                "prep_amber": s.kds_timer_amber_seconds or 600,
+                "prep_red": s.kds_timer_red_seconds or 900,
+                "away_green": s.kds_away_timer_green_seconds or 600,
+                "away_amber": s.kds_away_timer_amber_seconds or 900,
+                "away_red": s.kds_away_timer_red_seconds or 1200,
+            })
+        elif isinstance(entry, dict) and "name" in entry:
+            result.append(entry)
+    return result
+
+
+async def _get_settings(db: AsyncSession, kitchen_id: int):
+    result = await db.execute(
+        select(KitchenSettings).where(KitchenSettings.kitchen_id == kitchen_id)
+    )
+    return result.scalar_one_or_none()
+
+
+def _to_response(s: KitchenSettings) -> KDSSettingsResponse:
+    raw = s.kds_course_order or ["Starters", "Mains", "Desserts"]
+    return KDSSettingsResponse(
+        kds_enabled=s.kds_enabled or False,
+        kds_graphql_url=s.kds_graphql_url,
+        kds_graphql_username=s.kds_graphql_username,
+        kds_graphql_password_set=bool(s.kds_graphql_password),
+        kds_graphql_client_id=s.kds_graphql_client_id,
+        kds_poll_interval_seconds=s.kds_poll_interval_seconds or 6000,
+        kds_timer_green_seconds=s.kds_timer_green_seconds or 300,
+        kds_timer_amber_seconds=s.kds_timer_amber_seconds or 600,
+        kds_timer_red_seconds=s.kds_timer_red_seconds or 900,
+        kds_away_timer_green_seconds=s.kds_away_timer_green_seconds or 600,
+        kds_away_timer_amber_seconds=s.kds_away_timer_amber_seconds or 900,
+        kds_away_timer_red_seconds=s.kds_away_timer_red_seconds or 1200,
+        kds_course_order=_normalize_course_config(raw, s),
+        kds_show_completed_for_seconds=s.kds_show_completed_for_seconds or 30,
+        kds_bookings_refresh_seconds=s.kds_bookings_refresh_seconds or 60,
+    )
+
+
+@router.get("/settings", response_model=KDSSettingsResponse)
+async def get_kds_settings(
+    current_user: User = Depends(get_current_user),
+    db: AsyncSession = Depends(get_db),
+):
+    s = await _get_settings(db, current_user.kitchen_id)
+    if not s:
+        return KDSSettingsResponse()
+    return _to_response(s)
+
+
+@router.patch("/settings", response_model=KDSSettingsResponse)
+async def update_kds_settings(
+    update: KDSSettingsUpdate,
+    current_user: User = Depends(require_cap("settings")),
+    db: AsyncSession = Depends(get_db),
+):
+    s = await _get_settings(db, current_user.kitchen_id)
+    if not s:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="Kitchen settings not found")
+
+    for field, value in update.model_dump(exclude_unset=True).items():
+        if hasattr(s, field):
+            setattr(s, field, value)
+
+    s.updated_at = datetime.utcnow()
+    await db.commit()
+    await db.refresh(s)
+    return _to_response(s)
diff --git a/backend/main.py b/backend/main.py
index f682081..c071c8e 100644
--- a/backend/main.py
+++ b/backend/main.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ from api import (
     backup, search, resos, calendar_events, residents_table_chart, disputes,
     credit_notes, public, logbook, imap, support, budget, cover_overrides,
     purchase_orders, cost_distributions, ingredients, recipes, food_flags,
-    event_orders, external, menus, reconciliation,
+    event_orders, external, menus, reconciliation, kds_settings,
 )
 from api.internal import router as internal_router
 
@@ -191,6 +191,7 @@ app.include_router(food_flags.router, prefix="/api/food-flags", tags=["Food Flag
 app.include_router(event_orders.router, prefix="/api/event-orders", tags=["Event Orders"])
 app.include_router(menus.router, prefix="/api/menus", tags=["Menus"])
 app.include_router(external.router, prefix="/api/external", tags=["External API"])
+app.include_router(kds_settings.router, prefix="/api/kds", tags=["KDS Settings"])
 app.include_router(internal_router)
 
 
diff --git a/frontend/nginx.conf b/frontend/nginx.conf
index fa39631..9e2e0cf 100644
--- a/frontend/nginx.conf
+++ b/frontend/nginx.conf
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@ server {
     proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
     proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
     proxy_set_header Cookie $http_cookie;
-    proxy_read_timeout 300s;
+    proxy_read_timeout 600s;
     proxy_connect_timeout 30s;
-    client_max_body_size 20m;
+    client_max_body_size 800m;
   }
 
   # Health