diff --git a/packages/server/src/index.ts b/packages/server/src/index.ts
index 744a2630..a0289d47 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/index.ts
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ async function main(): Promise<void> {
 
   await app.register(multipart, {
     limits: {
-      fileSize: 500 * 1024 * 1024,  // 500MB hard ceiling — actual limit enforced per-request
+      fileSize: 5 * 1024 * 1024 * 1024,  // 5GB hard ceiling — actual limit enforced per-request from DB
     },
   });
 
diff --git a/packages/server/src/routes/settings.ts b/packages/server/src/routes/settings.ts
index b5312024..f02ceb59 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/routes/settings.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/routes/settings.ts
@@ -224,8 +224,8 @@ export async function settingsRoutes(app: FastifyInstance): Promise<void> {
 
     if (body.maxUploadSizeMb !== undefined) {
       const mb = Number(body.maxUploadSizeMb);
-      if (isNaN(mb) || mb < 1 || mb > 500) {
-        return reply.code(400).send({ error: 'maxUploadSizeMb must be between 1 and 500', statusCode: 400 });
+      if (isNaN(mb) || mb < 1 || mb > 5120) {
+        return reply.code(400).send({ error: 'maxUploadSizeMb must be between 1 and 5120', statusCode: 400 });
       }
       updateData.maxUploadSizeBytes = Math.round(mb * 1024 * 1024);
     }
diff --git a/packages/web/src/components/modals/instanceSettingsPanels/StoragePanel.tsx b/packages/web/src/components/modals/instanceSettingsPanels/StoragePanel.tsx
index 1f724edd..2fc414cc 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/components/modals/instanceSettingsPanels/StoragePanel.tsx
+++ b/packages/web/src/components/modals/instanceSettingsPanels/StoragePanel.tsx
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ export function StoragePanel() {
             <input
               type="number"
               min={1}
-              max={500}
+              max={5120}
               value={uploadLimitMb}
               onChange={(e) => { setUploadLimitMb(Number(e.target.value)); setUploadLimitDirty(true); }}
               className="input-standard w-20 px-2 py-1 text-sm text-center"
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ export function StoragePanel() {
             <span className="text-sm text-txt-tertiary">MB</span>
             <button
               onClick={handleUploadLimitSave}
-              disabled={!uploadLimitDirty || uploadLimitSaving || uploadLimitMb < 1 || uploadLimitMb > 500}
+              disabled={!uploadLimitDirty || uploadLimitSaving || uploadLimitMb < 1 || uploadLimitMb > 5120}
               className="px-3 py-1 bg-accent-primary hover:bg-accent-primary/80 text-white text-sm font-medium rounded-lg transition-colors disabled:opacity-50 ml-auto"
             >
               {uploadLimitSaving ? 'Saving...' : 'Save'}