diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d9a4e9d..80acfde 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -8,16 +8,16 @@
   },
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "nodemon -r tsconfig-paths/register src/main.ts",
-    "build": "npm run build:pre && npm run build:compile",
+    "build": "pnpm run build:pre && pnpm run build:compile",
     "start": "node dist/main.js",
     "lint": "eslint --ext .ts,.js,.json,.tsx src/",
     "lint:fix": "eslint --fix --ext .ts,.js,.json,.tsx src/",
     "build:pre": "rimraf dist/",
     "build:compile": "tsc && tsc-alias",
     "preinstall": "npx -y only-allow pnpm",
-    "migration:create": "npx -y mikro-orm migration:create",
-    "migration:up": "npx -y mikro-orm migration:up",
-    "migration:down": "npx -y mikro-orm migration:down"
+    "migration:create": "pnpm exec mikro-orm migration:create",
+    "migration:up": "pnpm exec mikro-orm migration:up",
+    "migration:down": "pnpm exec mikro-orm migration:down"
   },
   "mikro-orm": {
     "useTsNode": true,
diff --git a/src/config/orm.ts b/src/config/orm.ts
index 7412ee7..bfbe038 100644
--- a/src/config/orm.ts
+++ b/src/config/orm.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ export const ormConfigSchema = z.object({
   postgres: z.object({
     // connection URL for postgres database
     connection: z.string(),
+    // whether to use SSL for the connection
+    ssl: z.coerce.boolean().default(false),
   }),
 });
 
diff --git a/src/config/schema.ts b/src/config/schema.ts
index b4ad626..d42327e 100644
--- a/src/config/schema.ts
+++ b/src/config/schema.ts
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@ export const configSchema = z.object({
     // Enable debug logging for MikroORM - Outputs queries and entity management logs
     // Do NOT use in production, leaks all sensitive data
     debugLogging: z.coerce.boolean().default(false),
+
+    // Enable SSL for the postgres connection
+    ssl: z.coerce.boolean().default(false),
   }),
   crypto: z.object({
     // session secret. used for signing session tokens
diff --git a/src/db/migrations/.snapshot-postgres.json b/src/db/migrations/.snapshot-postgres.json
index b4204ac..7588bcf 100644
--- a/src/db/migrations/.snapshot-postgres.json
+++ b/src/db/migrations/.snapshot-postgres.json
@@ -483,6 +483,15 @@
           "primary": false,
           "nullable": true,
           "mappedType": "string"
+        },
+        "proxy_urls": {
+          "name": "proxy_urls",
+          "type": "text[]",
+          "unsigned": false,
+          "autoincrement": false,
+          "primary": false,
+          "nullable": true,
+          "mappedType": "array"
         }
       },
       "name": "user_settings",
diff --git a/src/db/migrations/Migration20231229214215.ts b/src/db/migrations/Migration20231229214215.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d5149db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/db/migrations/Migration20231229214215.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+import { Migration } from '@mikro-orm/migrations';
+
+export class Migration20231229214215 extends Migration {
+
+  async up(): Promise<void> {
+    this.addSql('alter table "user_settings" add column "proxy_urls" text[] null;');
+  }
+
+  async down(): Promise<void> {
+    this.addSql('alter table "user_settings" drop column "proxy_urls";');
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/db/models/UserSettings.ts b/src/db/models/UserSettings.ts
index 4014255..14911b4 100644
--- a/src/db/models/UserSettings.ts
+++ b/src/db/models/UserSettings.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Entity, PrimaryKey, Property } from '@mikro-orm/core';
+import { ArrayType, Entity, PrimaryKey, Property } from '@mikro-orm/core';
 
 @Entity({ tableName: 'user_settings' })
 export class UserSettings {
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ export class UserSettings {
 
   @Property({ name: 'default_subtitle_language', nullable: true })
   defaultSubtitleLanguage?: string | null;
+
+  @Property({ name: 'proxy_urls', type: ArrayType, nullable: true })
+  proxyUrls?: string[] | null;
 }
 
 export interface UserSettingsDTO {
@@ -20,6 +23,7 @@ export interface UserSettingsDTO {
   applicationTheme?: string | null;
   applicationLanguage?: string | null;
   defaultSubtitleLanguage?: string | null;
+  proxyUrls?: string[] | null;
 }
 
 export function formatUserSettings(
@@ -30,5 +34,6 @@ export function formatUserSettings(
     applicationTheme: userSettings.applicationTheme,
     applicationLanguage: userSettings.applicationLanguage,
     defaultSubtitleLanguage: userSettings.defaultSubtitleLanguage,
+    proxyUrls: userSettings.proxyUrls,
   };
 }
diff --git a/src/mikro-orm.config.ts b/src/mikro-orm.config.ts
index e27bb97..1fd778f 100644
--- a/src/mikro-orm.config.ts
+++ b/src/mikro-orm.config.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 import { ormConf } from '@/config/orm';
 import { makeOrmConfig } from '@/modules/mikro/orm';
 
-export default makeOrmConfig(ormConf.postgres.connection);
+export default makeOrmConfig(ormConf.postgres.connection, ormConf.postgres.ssl);
diff --git a/src/modules/metrics/index.ts b/src/modules/metrics/index.ts
index e6f798f..da35f11 100644
--- a/src/modules/metrics/index.ts
+++ b/src/modules/metrics/index.ts
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ export async function setupMetrics(app: FastifyInstance) {
   promClient.register.registerMetric(metrics.providerHostnames);
   promClient.register.registerMetric(metrics.providerStatuses);
   promClient.register.registerMetric(metrics.watchMetrics);
+  promClient.register.registerMetric(metrics.captchaSolves);
 
   const orm = getORM();
   const em = orm.em.fork();
diff --git a/src/modules/mikro/index.ts b/src/modules/mikro/index.ts
index 415b835..7ff89c7 100644
--- a/src/modules/mikro/index.ts
+++ b/src/modules/mikro/index.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ export async function setupMikroORM() {
     conf.postgres.connection,
     conf.postgres.debugLogging,
     (msg) => log.info(msg),
+    conf.postgres.ssl,
   );
 
   if (conf.postgres.syncSchema) {
diff --git a/src/modules/mikro/orm.ts b/src/modules/mikro/orm.ts
index 3987b46..a0d0d3c 100644
--- a/src/modules/mikro/orm.ts
+++ b/src/modules/mikro/orm.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@ import { Options } from '@mikro-orm/core';
 import { MikroORM, PostgreSqlDriver } from '@mikro-orm/postgresql';
 import path from 'path';
 
-export function makeOrmConfig(url: string): Options<PostgreSqlDriver> {
+export function makeOrmConfig(
+  url: string,
+  ssl: boolean,
+): Options<PostgreSqlDriver> {
   return {
     type: 'postgresql',
     clientUrl: url,
@@ -13,6 +16,11 @@ export function makeOrmConfig(url: string): Options<PostgreSqlDriver> {
       pathTs: './migrations',
       path: './migrations',
     },
+    driverOptions: {
+      connection: {
+        ssl,
+      },
+    },
   };
 }
 
@@ -20,9 +28,10 @@ export async function createORM(
   url: string,
   debug: boolean,
   log: (msg: string) => void,
+  ssl: boolean,
 ) {
   return await MikroORM.init<PostgreSqlDriver>({
-    ...makeOrmConfig(url),
+    ...makeOrmConfig(url, ssl),
     logger: log,
     debug,
   });
diff --git a/src/routes/users/settings.ts b/src/routes/users/settings.ts
index de315ee..6a11d03 100644
--- a/src/routes/users/settings.ts
+++ b/src/routes/users/settings.ts
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ export const userSettingsRouter = makeRouter((app) => {
           applicationLanguage: z.string().nullable().optional(),
           applicationTheme: z.string().nullable().optional(),
           defaultSubtitleLanguage: z.string().nullable().optional(),
+          proxyUrls: z.string().array().nullable().optional(),
         }),
       },
     },
@@ -64,6 +65,7 @@ export const userSettingsRouter = makeRouter((app) => {
         settings.defaultSubtitleLanguage = body.defaultSubtitleLanguage;
       if (body.applicationTheme !== undefined)
         settings.applicationTheme = body.applicationTheme;
+      if (body.proxyUrls !== undefined) settings.proxyUrls = body.proxyUrls;
 
       await em.persistAndFlush(settings);
       return formatUserSettings(settings);