diff --git a/pages/admin.vue b/pages/admin.vue
index 1780d3f..e8c2c18 100644
--- a/pages/admin.vue
+++ b/pages/admin.vue
@@ -346,8 +346,68 @@
           </NuxtLink>
         </div>
       </form>
+
+      <!-- Database Settings Section -->
+      <div class="bg-white shadow-lg rounded-lg p-8 mt-8">
+        <h2 class="text-2xl font-bold text-gray-900 mb-6">Database Settings</h2>
+
+        <div class="space-y-4">
+          <div>
+            <label for="retention-policy" class="block text-sm font-medium text-gray-700 mb-2">
+              Sermon Retention Policy
+            </label>
+            <p class="text-sm text-gray-600 mb-3">
+              Choose how long to keep sermons in the database. Older sermons will be automatically deleted based on this policy.
+            </p>
+            <select
+              id="retention-policy"
+              v-model="retentionPolicy"
+              @change="handleRetentionPolicyChange"
+              :disabled="savingRetentionPolicy"
+              class="block w-full px-3 py-2 border border-gray-300 rounded-md shadow-sm focus:outline-none focus:ring-blue-500 focus:border-blue-500 disabled:opacity-50"
+            >
+              <option value="forever">Keep Forever</option>
+              <option value="1_month">1 Month</option>
+              <option value="3_months">3 Months</option>
+              <option value="6_months">6 Months</option>
+              <option value="1_year">1 Year</option>
+              <option value="3_years">3 Years</option>
+              <option value="5_years">5 Years</option>
+              <option value="10_years">10 Years</option>
+            </select>
+          </div>
+
+          <div v-if="retentionPolicyError" class="text-red-600 text-sm">
+            {{ retentionPolicyError }}
+          </div>
+          <div v-if="retentionPolicySuccess" class="text-green-600 text-sm">
+            {{ retentionPolicySuccess }}
+          </div>
+
+          <div class="border-t pt-4 mt-4">
+            <button
+              @click="handleManualCleanup"
+              :disabled="cleaningUp"
+              class="px-6 py-2 bg-orange-600 text-white rounded-md hover:bg-orange-700 focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-offset-2 focus:ring-orange-500 disabled:opacity-50 disabled:cursor-not-allowed font-medium"
+            >
+              {{ cleaningUp ? 'Running Cleanup...' : 'Run Cleanup Now' }}
+            </button>
+            <p class="text-xs text-gray-500 mt-2">
+              Manually trigger the cleanup process to delete sermons according to the retention policy.
+              This will also run automatically on a daily schedule.
+            </p>
+          </div>
+
+          <div v-if="cleanupError" class="text-red-600 text-sm">
+            {{ cleanupError }}
+          </div>
+          <div v-if="cleanupSuccess" class="text-green-600 text-sm">
+            {{ cleanupSuccess }}
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      </div>
     </main>
-    
+
     <Footer />
   </div>
 </template>
@@ -384,6 +444,21 @@ const error = ref('')
 const success = ref('')
 const loading = ref(false)
 
+// Database settings state
+const retentionPolicy = ref('forever')
+const savingRetentionPolicy = ref(false)
+const retentionPolicyError = ref('')
+const retentionPolicySuccess = ref('')
+const cleaningUp = ref(false)
+const cleanupError = ref('')
+const cleanupSuccess = ref('')
+
+// Fetch current retention policy
+const { data: retentionPolicyData } = await useFetch('/api/settings/retention-policy')
+if (retentionPolicyData.value) {
+  retentionPolicy.value = retentionPolicyData.value.retentionPolicy
+}
+
 // Check if selected sermon is archived
 const isSelectedSermonArchived = computed(() => {
   if (!selectedSermonId.value || !allSermons.value) return false
@@ -648,4 +723,55 @@ async function handleLogout() {
   await $fetch('/api/auth/logout', { method: 'POST' })
   await navigateTo('/login')
 }
+
+async function handleRetentionPolicyChange() {
+  retentionPolicyError.value = ''
+  retentionPolicySuccess.value = ''
+  savingRetentionPolicy.value = true
+
+  try {
+    await $fetch('/api/settings/retention-policy', {
+      method: 'POST',
+      body: {
+        retentionPolicy: retentionPolicy.value
+      }
+    })
+
+    retentionPolicySuccess.value = 'Retention policy saved successfully!'
+
+    // Clear success message after 3 seconds
+    setTimeout(() => {
+      retentionPolicySuccess.value = ''
+    }, 3000)
+  } catch (e: any) {
+    retentionPolicyError.value = e.data?.message || 'Failed to save retention policy'
+  } finally {
+    savingRetentionPolicy.value = false
+  }
+}
+
+async function handleManualCleanup() {
+  if (!confirm('Are you sure you want to run the cleanup process?\n\nThis will permanently delete all sermons older than the retention policy. This action cannot be undone.')) {
+    return
+  }
+
+  cleanupError.value = ''
+  cleanupSuccess.value = ''
+  cleaningUp.value = true
+
+  try {
+    const result = await $fetch('/api/sermons/cleanup', {
+      method: 'POST'
+    })
+
+    cleanupSuccess.value = result.message + ` (${result.deletedCount} sermon${result.deletedCount !== 1 ? 's' : ''} deleted)`
+
+    // Refresh sermon list after cleanup
+    await refreshSermons()
+  } catch (e: any) {
+    cleanupError.value = e.data?.message || 'Failed to run cleanup'
+  } finally {
+    cleaningUp.value = false
+  }
+}
 </script>
diff --git a/server/api/sermons/cleanup.post.ts b/server/api/sermons/cleanup.post.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..99ec388
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/api/sermons/cleanup.post.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+import { getSessionUsername } from '~/server/utils/auth'
+import { getUserByUsername, getSetting, deleteOldSermons } from '~/server/utils/database'
+
+export default defineEventHandler(async (event) => {
+  // Check if user is authenticated and is admin
+  const username = await getSessionUsername(event)
+  if (!username) {
+    throw createError({
+      statusCode: 401,
+      message: 'Unauthorized'
+    })
+  }
+
+  const user = getUserByUsername(username)
+  if (!user || user.is_admin !== 1) {
+    throw createError({
+      statusCode: 403,
+      message: 'Forbidden - Admin access required'
+    })
+  }
+
+  // Get the retention policy setting
+  const setting = getSetting('sermon_retention_policy')
+  const retentionPolicy = setting ? setting.value : 'forever'
+
+  // Map retention policy to days
+  const retentionDaysMap: Record<string, number> = {
+    'forever': 0, // 0 means no deletion
+    '1_month': 30,
+    '3_months': 90,
+    '6_months': 180,
+    '1_year': 365,
+    '3_years': 1095,
+    '5_years': 1825,
+    '10_years': 3650
+  }
+
+  const retentionDays = retentionDaysMap[retentionPolicy] || 0
+
+  if (retentionDays === 0) {
+    return {
+      success: true,
+      message: 'Retention policy is set to forever, no sermons deleted',
+      deletedCount: 0
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Delete old sermons
+  const result = deleteOldSermons(retentionDays)
+
+  return {
+    success: true,
+    message: `Deleted sermons older than ${retentionDays} days`,
+    deletedCount: result.changes,
+    retentionPolicy
+  }
+})
diff --git a/server/api/settings/retention-policy.get.ts b/server/api/settings/retention-policy.get.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f569d33
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/api/settings/retention-policy.get.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+import { getSessionUsername } from '~/server/utils/auth'
+import { getUserByUsername, getSetting } from '~/server/utils/database'
+
+export default defineEventHandler(async (event) => {
+  // Check if user is authenticated and is admin
+  const username = await getSessionUsername(event)
+  if (!username) {
+    throw createError({
+      statusCode: 401,
+      message: 'Unauthorized'
+    })
+  }
+
+  const user = getUserByUsername(username)
+  if (!user || user.is_admin !== 1) {
+    throw createError({
+      statusCode: 403,
+      message: 'Forbidden - Admin access required'
+    })
+  }
+
+  // Get the retention policy setting, default to 'forever' if not set
+  const setting = getSetting('sermon_retention_policy')
+  const retentionPolicy = setting ? setting.value : 'forever'
+
+  return {
+    retentionPolicy
+  }
+})
diff --git a/server/api/settings/retention-policy.post.ts b/server/api/settings/retention-policy.post.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9bc1c2b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/api/settings/retention-policy.post.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+import { getSessionUsername } from '~/server/utils/auth'
+import { getUserByUsername, setSetting } from '~/server/utils/database'
+
+export default defineEventHandler(async (event) => {
+  // Check if user is authenticated and is admin
+  const username = await getSessionUsername(event)
+  if (!username) {
+    throw createError({
+      statusCode: 401,
+      message: 'Unauthorized'
+    })
+  }
+
+  const user = getUserByUsername(username)
+  if (!user || user.is_admin !== 1) {
+    throw createError({
+      statusCode: 403,
+      message: 'Forbidden - Admin access required'
+    })
+  }
+
+  // Get the retention policy from the request body
+  const body = await readBody(event)
+  const { retentionPolicy } = body
+
+  // Validate the retention policy value
+  const validPolicies = ['forever', '1_month', '3_months', '6_months', '1_year', '3_years', '5_years', '10_years']
+  if (!validPolicies.includes(retentionPolicy)) {
+    throw createError({
+      statusCode: 400,
+      message: 'Invalid retention policy'
+    })
+  }
+
+  // Save the retention policy setting
+  setSetting('sermon_retention_policy', retentionPolicy)
+
+  return {
+    success: true,
+    retentionPolicy
+  }
+})
diff --git a/server/plugins/sermon-cleanup.ts b/server/plugins/sermon-cleanup.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..465f44e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/plugins/sermon-cleanup.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+import { getSetting, deleteOldSermons } from '../utils/database'
+
+// Map retention policy to days
+const retentionDaysMap: Record<string, number> = {
+  'forever': 0,
+  '1_month': 30,
+  '3_months': 90,
+  '6_months': 180,
+  '1_year': 365,
+  '3_years': 1095,
+  '5_years': 1825,
+  '10_years': 3650
+}
+
+async function runCleanup() {
+  try {
+    // Get the retention policy setting
+    const setting = getSetting('sermon_retention_policy')
+    const retentionPolicy = setting ? setting.value : 'forever'
+
+    const retentionDays = retentionDaysMap[retentionPolicy] || 0
+
+    if (retentionDays === 0) {
+      console.log('[Sermon Cleanup] Retention policy is set to forever, skipping cleanup')
+      return
+    }
+
+    // Delete old sermons
+    const result = deleteOldSermons(retentionDays)
+
+    if (result.changes > 0) {
+      console.log(`[Sermon Cleanup] Deleted ${result.changes} sermon(s) older than ${retentionDays} days`)
+    } else {
+      console.log(`[Sermon Cleanup] No sermons to delete (policy: ${retentionPolicy})`)
+    }
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error('[Sermon Cleanup] Error running cleanup:', error)
+  }
+}
+
+export default defineNitroPlugin((nitroApp) => {
+  console.log('[Sermon Cleanup] Scheduling daily cleanup task')
+
+  // Run cleanup once at startup (after a short delay)
+  setTimeout(async () => {
+    console.log('[Sermon Cleanup] Running initial cleanup')
+    await runCleanup()
+  }, 10000) // 10 seconds after startup
+
+  // Schedule cleanup to run daily (every 24 hours)
+  const dailyInterval = 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000 // 24 hours in milliseconds
+  setInterval(async () => {
+    console.log('[Sermon Cleanup] Running scheduled cleanup')
+    await runCleanup()
+  }, dailyInterval)
+})
diff --git a/server/utils/database.ts b/server/utils/database.ts
index 316e584..9728367 100644
--- a/server/utils/database.ts
+++ b/server/utils/database.ts
@@ -61,6 +61,13 @@ export interface RateLimit {
   reset_at: string
 }
 
+export interface Setting {
+  id?: number
+  key: string
+  value: string
+  updated_at?: string
+}
+
 export function getDatabase() {
   if (!db) {
     const dbPath = join(process.cwd(), 'data', 'sermons.db')
@@ -147,6 +154,15 @@ export function getDatabase() {
         UNIQUE(identifier, endpoint)
       )
     `)
+
+    db.exec(`
+      CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS settings (
+        id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
+        key TEXT UNIQUE NOT NULL,
+        value TEXT NOT NULL,
+        updated_at DATETIME DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
+      )
+    `)
     
     // Insert default admin user from environment variables with hashed password
     const config = useRuntimeConfig()
@@ -354,3 +370,32 @@ export function resetRateLimit(identifier: string, endpoint: string) {
   return db.prepare('DELETE FROM rate_limits WHERE identifier = ? AND endpoint = ?')
     .run(identifier, endpoint)
 }
+
+// Settings management functions
+export function getSetting(key: string) {
+  const db = getDatabase()
+  return db.prepare('SELECT * FROM settings WHERE key = ?').get(key) as Setting | undefined
+}
+
+export function setSetting(key: string, value: string) {
+  const db = getDatabase()
+  const existing = getSetting(key)
+
+  if (existing) {
+    return db.prepare('UPDATE settings SET value = ?, updated_at = CURRENT_TIMESTAMP WHERE key = ?').run(value, key)
+  } else {
+    return db.prepare('INSERT INTO settings (key, value) VALUES (?, ?)').run(key, value)
+  }
+}
+
+// Sermon retention policy functions
+export function deleteOldSermons(retentionDays: number) {
+  const db = getDatabase()
+  // Calculate the cutoff date based on retention days
+  const cutoffDate = new Date()
+  cutoffDate.setDate(cutoffDate.getDate() - retentionDays)
+  const cutoffDateStr = cutoffDate.toISOString().split('T')[0] // Format as YYYY-MM-DD
+
+  // Delete sermons older than the cutoff date
+  return db.prepare('DELETE FROM sermons WHERE date < ?').run(cutoffDateStr)
+}