diff --git a/docker_assets/run.sh b/docker_assets/run.sh
index b03c520..e4bdf1f 100644
--- a/docker_assets/run.sh
+++ b/docker_assets/run.sh
@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@ if [[ -n "$TA_UWSGI_PORT" ]]; then
     sed -i "s/8080/$TA_UWSGI_PORT/g" /app/uwsgi.ini
 fi
 
+# disable auth on static files for cast support
+if [[ -n "$ENABLE_CAST" ]]; then
+    sed -i "/auth_request/d" /etc/nginx/sites-available/default
+fi
+
 # wait for elasticsearch
 counter=0
 until curl -u "$ELASTIC_USER":"$ELASTIC_PASSWORD" "$ES_URL" -fs; do
diff --git a/tubearchivist/home/src/frontend/forms.py b/tubearchivist/home/src/frontend/forms.py
index 79cecbe..ba37626 100644
--- a/tubearchivist/home/src/frontend/forms.py
+++ b/tubearchivist/home/src/frontend/forms.py
@@ -68,12 +68,6 @@ class ApplicationSettingsForm(forms.Form):
         ("1", "enable sponsorblock integration"),
     ]
 
-    CAST_CHOICES = [
-        ("", "-- change Cast integration --"),
-        ("0", "disable Cast"),
-        ("1", "enable Cast"),
-    ]
-
     SNAPSHOT_CHOICES = [
         ("", "-- change snapshot settings --"),
         ("0", "disable system snapshots"),
@@ -139,9 +133,6 @@ class ApplicationSettingsForm(forms.Form):
     downloads_integrate_sponsorblock = forms.ChoiceField(
         widget=forms.Select, choices=SP_CHOICES, required=False
     )
-    application_enable_cast = forms.ChoiceField(
-        widget=forms.Select, choices=CAST_CHOICES, required=False
-    )
     application_enable_snapshot = forms.ChoiceField(
         widget=forms.Select, choices=SNAPSHOT_CHOICES, required=False
     )
diff --git a/tubearchivist/home/src/ta/config.py b/tubearchivist/home/src/ta/config.py
index f25c9e6..e6d4eb3 100644
--- a/tubearchivist/home/src/ta/config.py
+++ b/tubearchivist/home/src/ta/config.py
@@ -47,18 +47,6 @@ class AppConfig:
     @staticmethod
     def get_config_env():
         """read environment application variables"""
-        host_uid_env = os.environ.get("HOST_UID")
-        if host_uid_env:
-            host_uid = int(host_uid_env)
-        else:
-            host_uid = False
-
-        host_gid_env = os.environ.get("HOST_GID")
-        if host_gid_env:
-            host_gid = int(host_gid_env)
-        else:
-            host_gid = False
-
         es_pass = os.environ.get("ELASTIC_PASSWORD")
         es_user = os.environ.get("ELASTIC_USER", default="elastic")
 
@@ -66,8 +54,9 @@ class AppConfig:
             "REDIS_HOST": os.environ.get("REDIS_HOST"),
             "es_url": os.environ.get("ES_URL"),
             "es_auth": (es_user, es_pass),
-            "HOST_UID": host_uid,
-            "HOST_GID": host_gid,
+            "HOST_UID": int(os.environ.get("HOST_UID", False)),
+            "HOST_GID": int(os.environ.get("HOST_GID", False)),
+            "enable_cast": bool(os.environ.get("ENABLE_CAST")),
         }
 
         return application
diff --git a/tubearchivist/home/templates/home/settings.html b/tubearchivist/home/templates/home/settings.html
index 4a12ab6..95e2d6c 100644
--- a/tubearchivist/home/templates/home/settings.html
+++ b/tubearchivist/home/templates/home/settings.html
@@ -165,11 +165,6 @@
                 <i>Before activating that, make sure you have a scraping sleep interval of at least 3 secs set to avoid ratelimiting issues.</i><br>
                 {{ app_form.downloads_integrate_sponsorblock }}
             </div>
-            <div class="settings-item">
-                <p>Current Cast integration: <span class="settings-current">{{ config.application.enable_cast }}</span></p>
-                <i>Enabling Cast will load an additional JS library from Google. HTTPS and a supported browser are required for this integration.</i><br>
-                {{ app_form.application_enable_cast }}
-            </div>
         </div>
         <div class="settings-group">
             <h2 id="snapshots">Snapshots</h2>