diff --git a/hosts/hetzner-vm/modules/piped/backend.nix b/hosts/hetzner-vm/modules/piped/backend.nix
index df5bad2..cea451d 100644
--- a/hosts/hetzner-vm/modules/piped/backend.nix
+++ b/hosts/hetzner-vm/modules/piped/backend.nix
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ let
   cfg = config.services.piped;
 
   backend_config = {
-    PORT = cfg.backendPort;
-    HTTP_WORKERS = 2;
+    PORT = cfg.internalBackendPort;
+    HTTP_WORKERS = cfg.httpWorkers;
     PROXY_PART = "https://${cfg.proxyDomain}";
     API_URL = "https://${cfg.backendDomain}";
     FRONTEND_URL = "https://${cfg.frontendDomain}";
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ let
 
 in {
   config = lib.mkIf (cfg.enable && !cfg.disableBackend) {
-    systemd.tmpfiles.rules = [ "d /run/piped-backend - root root" ];
+    systemd.tmpfiles.rules = [ "d /run/piped-backend - piped piped" ];
 
     systemd.services.piped-backend = {
       wantedBy = [ "multi-user.target" ];
@@ -66,6 +66,20 @@ in {
             ""}
         ''}";
         ExecStart = "${pkgs.piped-backend}/bin/piped-backend";
+
+        RestartSec = "5s";
+        User = "piped";
+
+        CapabilityBoundingSet = "";
+        PrivateDevices = true;
+        PrivateUsers = true;
+        ProtectHome = true;
+        ProtectKernelLogs = true;
+        ProtectProc = "invisible";
+        RestrictAddressFamilies = [ "AF_UNIX" "AF_INET" "AF_INET6" ];
+        RestrictNamespaces = true;
+        SystemCallArchitectures = "native";
+        SystemCallFilter = [ "@system-service" "~@privileged" "~@resources" ];
       };
     };
 
@@ -93,7 +107,7 @@ in {
       forceSSL = true;
       enableACME = true;
       locations."/" = {
-        proxyPass = "http://127.0.0.1:${toString cfg.backendPort}";
+        proxyPass = "http://127.0.0.1:${toString cfg.internalBackendPort}";
       };
     };
   };
diff --git a/hosts/hetzner-vm/modules/piped/default.nix b/hosts/hetzner-vm/modules/piped/default.nix
index b154877..2a8ffa0 100644
--- a/hosts/hetzner-vm/modules/piped/default.nix
+++ b/hosts/hetzner-vm/modules/piped/default.nix
@@ -32,6 +32,18 @@ in {
       description = "Don't host proxy";
     };
 
+    proxyIPv4Only = mkOption {
+      type = types.bool;
+      default = false;
+      description = "Only use IPv4 querying youtube's servers for proxy";
+    };
+
+    httpWorkers = mkOption {
+      type = types.number;
+      default = 2;
+      description = "Number of workers for HTTP backend tasks";
+    };
+
     feedRetentionDays = mkOption {
       type = types.number;
       default = 30;
@@ -151,13 +163,22 @@ in {
       description = "Matrix access token file";
     };
 
-    backendPort = mkOption {
+    internalBackendPort = mkOption {
       type = types.number;
       default = 3001;
     };
+
+    internalProxyPort = mkOption {
+      type = types.number;
+      default = 3002;
+    };
   };
 
-  config = (lib.mkIf cfg.enable) {
-    environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [ piped-proxy ];
+  config = lib.mkIf (cfg.enable && (!cfg.disableBackend || !cfg.disableProxy)) {
+    users.users."piped" = {
+      isSystemUser = true;
+      group = "piped";
+    };
+    users.groups.piped = { };
   };
 }
diff --git a/hosts/hetzner-vm/modules/piped/proxy.nix b/hosts/hetzner-vm/modules/piped/proxy.nix
index 2e8fa80..37f501c 100644
--- a/hosts/hetzner-vm/modules/piped/proxy.nix
+++ b/hosts/hetzner-vm/modules/piped/proxy.nix
@@ -24,18 +24,27 @@ let
   '';
 in {
   config = lib.mkIf (cfg.enable && !cfg.disableProxy) {
-    systemd.tmpfiles.rules = [
-      "d /run/piped-proxy - nginx nginx"
-      "d /run/piped-proxy/socket - nginx nginx"
-    ];
-
     systemd.services.piped-proxy = {
       wantedBy = [ "multi-user.target" ];
-      environment.UDS = "1";
+      environment.BIND = "0.0.0.0:${toString cfg.internalProxyPort}";
+      environment.IPV4_ONLY = lib.mkIf cfg.proxyIPv4Only "1";
       serviceConfig = {
-        User = "nginx";
         WorkingDirectory = "/run/piped-proxy";
         ExecStart = "${pkgs.piped-proxy}/bin/piped-proxy";
+
+        RestartSec = "5s";
+        User = "piped";
+
+        CapabilityBoundingSet = "";
+        PrivateDevices = true;
+        PrivateUsers = true;
+        ProtectHome = true;
+        ProtectKernelLogs = true;
+        ProtectProc = "invisible";
+        RestrictAddressFamilies = [ "AF_UNIX" "AF_INET" "AF_INET6" ];
+        RestrictNamespaces = true;
+        SystemCallArchitectures = "native";
+        SystemCallFilter = [ "@system-service" "~@privileged" "~@resources" ];
       };
     };
 
@@ -43,13 +52,13 @@ in {
       forceSSL = true;
       enableACME = true;
       locations."/" = {
-        proxyPass = "http://unix:/run/piped-proxy/socket/actix.sock";
+        proxyPass = "http://localhost:${toString cfg.internalProxyPort}";
         extraConfig = proxy_nginx_extras + ''
           add_header Cache-Control "public, max-age=604800";
         '';
       };
       locations."~ (/videoplayback|/api/v4/|/api/manifest/)" = {
-        proxyPass = "http://unix:/run/piped-proxy/socket/actix.sock";
+        proxyPass = "http://localhost:${toString cfg.internalProxyPort}";
         extraConfig = proxy_nginx_extras + ''
           add_header Cache-Control private always;
         '';
diff --git a/hosts/hetzner-vm/ports.nix b/hosts/hetzner-vm/ports.nix
index b300a59..04c5edd 100644
--- a/hosts/hetzner-vm/ports.nix
+++ b/hosts/hetzner-vm/ports.nix
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
   invidious = 3000;
 
   piped-backend = 3012;
+  piped-proxy = 3013;
 
   smtp = 25;
   submission = 587;
diff --git a/hosts/hetzner-vm/profiles/piped.nix b/hosts/hetzner-vm/profiles/piped.nix
index 130e38e..d112054 100644
--- a/hosts/hetzner-vm/profiles/piped.nix
+++ b/hosts/hetzner-vm/profiles/piped.nix
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ in {
     frontendDomain = "piped.owo.monster";
     backendDomain = "backend.piped.owo.monster";
     proxyDomain = "proxy.piped.owo.monster";
-    backendPort = ports.piped-backend;
+    internalBackendPort = ports.piped-backend;
+    internalProxyPort = ports.piped-proxy;
   };
 }