redlib-org · notourist · Aug 5, 2026 · Sep 2, 2026
diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
@@ -50,3 +50,5 @@ REDLIB_DEFAULT_DISABLE_VISIT_REDDIT_CONFIRMATION=off
 REDLIB_DEFAULT_HIDE_SCORE=off
 # Enable fixed navbar by default
 REDLIB_DEFAULT_FIXED_NAVBAR=on
+# Set the default geo filter
+REDLIB_DEFAULT_GEO_FILTER=GLOBAL
diff --git a/app.json b/app.json
@@ -79,6 +79,9 @@
     },
     "REDLIB_DEFAULT_REMOVE_DEFAULT_FEEDS": {
       "required": false
+    },
+    "REDLIB_DEFAULT_GEO_FILTER": {
+      "required": false
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/config.rs b/src/config.rs
@@ -108,6 +108,9 @@ pub struct Config {
 
 	#[serde(rename = "REDLIB_DEFAULT_REMOVE_DEFAULT_FEEDS")]
 	pub(crate) default_remove_default_feeds: Option<String>,
+
+	#[serde(rename = "REDLIB_DEFAULT_GEO_FILTER")]
+	pub(crate) default_geo_filter: Option<String>,
 }
 
 impl Config {
@@ -156,6 +159,7 @@ impl Config {
 			enable_rss: parse("REDLIB_ENABLE_RSS"),
 			full_url: parse("REDLIB_FULL_URL"),
 			default_remove_default_feeds: parse("REDLIB_DEFAULT_REMOVE_DEFAULT_FEEDS"),
+			default_geo_filter: parse("REDLIB_DEFAULT_GEO_FILTER"),
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -186,6 +190,7 @@ fn get_setting_from_config(name: &str, config: &Config) -> Option<String> {
 		"REDLIB_ENABLE_RSS" => config.enable_rss.clone(),
 		"REDLIB_FULL_URL" => config.full_url.clone(),
 		"REDLIB_DEFAULT_REMOVE_DEFAULT_FEEDS" => config.default_remove_default_feeds.clone(),
+		"REDLIB_DEFAULT_GEO_FILTER" => config.default_geo_filter.clone(),
 		_ => None,
 	}
 }

diff --git a/src/instance_info.rs b/src/instance_info.rs
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ impl InstanceInfo {
 				["Hide HLS notification", &convert(&self.config.default_hide_hls_notification)],
 				["Subscriptions", &convert(&self.config.default_subscriptions)],
 				["Filters", &convert(&self.config.default_filters)],
+				["Geo filter", &convert(&self.config.default_geo_filter)],
 			])
 			.with_header_row(["Default preferences"]),
 		);
@@ -187,7 +188,8 @@ impl InstanceInfo {
                     Default use HLS: {:?}\n
                     Default hide HLS notification: {:?}\n
                     Default subscriptions: {:?}\n
-                    Default filters: {:?}\n",
+                    Default filters: {:?}\n,
+					Default geo filter: {:?}\n",
 					self.package_name,
 					self.crate_version,
 					self.git_commit,
@@ -215,6 +217,7 @@ impl InstanceInfo {
 					self.config.default_hide_hls_notification,
 					self.config.default_subscriptions,
 					self.config.default_filters,
+					self.config.default_geo_filter,
 				)
 			}
 			StringType::Html => self.to_table(),

diff --git a/src/settings.rs b/src/settings.rs
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ struct SettingsTemplate {
 
 // CONSTANTS
 
-const PREFS: [&str; 19] = [
+const PREFS: [&str; 20] = [
 	"theme",
 	"front_page",
 	"layout",
@@ -44,6 +44,19 @@ const PREFS: [&str; 19] = [
 	"disable_visit_reddit_confirmation",
 	"video_quality",
 	"remove_default_feeds",
+	"geo_filter",
+];
+
+pub static GEO_FILTERS: [&'static str; 250] = [
+	"GLOBAL", "AD", "AE", "AF", "AG", "AI", "AL", "AM", "AO", "AQ", "AR", "AS", "AT", "AU", "AW", "AX", "AZ", "BA", "BB", "BD", "BE", "BF", "BG", "BH", "BI", "BJ", "BL", "BM",
+	"BN", "BO", "BQ", "BR", "BS", "BT", "BV", "BW", "BY", "BZ", "CA", "CC", "CD", "CF", "CG", "CH", "CI", "CK", "CL", "CM", "CN", "CO", "CR", "CU", "CV", "CW", "CX", "CY",
+	"CZ", "DE", "DJ", "DK", "DM", "DO", "DZ", "EC", "EE", "EG", "EH", "ER", "ES", "ET", "FI", "FJ", "FK", "FM", "FO", "FR", "GA", "GB", "GD", "GE", "GF", "GG", "GH", "GI",
+	"GL", "GM", "GN", "GP", "GQ", "GR", "GS", "GT", "GU", "GW", "GY", "HK", "HM", "HN", "HR", "HT", "HU", "ID", "IE", "IL", "IM", "IN", "IO", "IQ", "IR", "IS", "IT", "JE",
+	"JM", "JO", "JP", "KE", "KG", "KH", "KI", "KM", "KN", "KP", "KR", "KW", "KY", "KZ", "LA", "LB", "LC", "LI", "LK", "LR", "LS", "LT", "LU", "LV", "LY", "MA", "MC", "MD",
+	"ME", "MF", "MG", "MH", "MK", "ML", "MM", "MN", "MO", "MP", "MQ", "MR", "MS", "MT", "MU", "MV", "MW", "MX", "MY", "MZ", "NA", "NC", "NE", "NF", "NG", "NI", "NL", "NO",
+	"NP", "NR", "NU", "NZ", "OM", "PA", "PE", "PF", "PG", "PH", "PK", "PL", "PM", "PN", "PR", "PS", "PT", "PW", "PY", "QA", "RE", "RO", "RS", "RU", "RW", "SA", "SB", "SC",
+	"SD", "SE", "SG", "SH", "SI", "SJ", "SK", "SL", "SM", "SN", "SO", "SR", "SS", "ST", "SV", "SX", "SY", "SZ", "TC", "TD", "TF", "TG", "TH", "TJ", "TK", "TL", "TM", "TN",
+	"TO", "TR", "TT", "TV", "TW", "TZ", "UA", "UG", "UM", "US", "UY", "UZ", "VA", "VC", "VE", "VG", "VI", "VN", "VU", "WF", "WS", "YE", "YT", "ZA", "ZM", "ZW",
 ];
 
 // FUNCTIONS

diff --git a/src/subreddit.rs b/src/subreddit.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 #![allow(clippy::cmp_owned)]
 
 use crate::utils::{
-	Post, Preferences, Subreddit, catch_random, error, filter_posts, format_num, format_url, get_filters, info, nsfw_landing, param, redirect, rewrite_urls, setting, template, to_absolute_url, val
+	catch_random, error, filter_posts, format_num, format_url, get_filters, info, nsfw_landing, param, redirect, rewrite_urls, setting, template, to_absolute_url, val, Post,
+	Preferences, Subreddit,
 };
 use crate::{client::json, server::RequestExt, server::ResponseExt};
 use crate::{config, utils};
@@ -11,9 +12,7 @@ use htmlescape::decode_html;
 use hyper::{Body, Request, Response};
 
 use chrono::DateTime;
-use regex::Regex;
-use rss::{ChannelBuilder, Item, Enclosure};
-use std::sync::LazyLock;
+use rss::{ChannelBuilder, Enclosure, Item};
 use time::{Duration, OffsetDateTime};
 
 // STRUCTS
@@ -57,13 +56,11 @@ struct WallTemplate {
 	url: String,
 }
 
-static GEO_FILTER_MATCH: LazyLock<Regex> = LazyLock::new(|| Regex::new(r"geo_filter=(?<region>\w+)").unwrap());
-
 // SERVICES
 pub async fn community(req: Request<Body>) -> Result<Response<Body>, String> {
+	let prefs = Preferences::new(&req);
 	// Build Reddit API path
 	let root = req.uri().path() == "/";
-	let query = req.uri().query().unwrap_or_default().to_string();
 	let subscribed = setting(&req, "subscriptions");
 	let front_page = setting(&req, "front_page");
 	let remove_default_feeds = setting(&req, "remove_default_feeds") == "on";
@@ -133,11 +130,7 @@ pub async fn community(req: Request<Body>) -> Result<Response<Body>, String> {
 
 	let mut params = String::from("&raw_json=1");
 	if sub_name == "popular" {
-		let geo_filter = match GEO_FILTER_MATCH.captures(&query) {
-			Some(geo_filter) => geo_filter["region"].to_string(),
-			None => "GLOBAL".to_owned(),
-		};
-		params.push_str(&format!("&geo_filter={geo_filter}"));
+		params.push_str(&format!("&geo_filter={}", prefs.geo_filter));
 	}
 
 	let path = format!("/r/{}/{sort}.json?{}{params}", sub_name.replace('+', "%2B"), req.uri().query().unwrap_or_default());
@@ -152,7 +145,7 @@ pub async fn community(req: Request<Body>) -> Result<Response<Body>, String> {
 			posts: Vec::new(),
 			sort: (sort, param(&path, "t").unwrap_or_default()),
 			ends: (param(&path, "after").unwrap_or_default(), String::new()),
-			prefs: Preferences::new(&req),
+			prefs,
 			url,
 			redirect_url,
 			is_filtered: true,
@@ -655,23 +648,13 @@ fn apply_enclosure(item: &mut Item, post: &Post) {
 	// Embed the number of gallery images in description and content since
 	// only the first image in the gallery is used for the enclosure
 	if post.post_type == "gallery" && post.gallery.len() > 1 {
-		item.set_description(
-			format!("<a href='{}'>Gallery with {} images</a>",
-				to_absolute_url(&post.permalink),
-				post.gallery.len()
-			)
-		);
+		item.set_description(format!("<a href='{}'>Gallery with {} images</a>", to_absolute_url(&post.permalink), post.gallery.len()));
 
 		if let Some(content) = item.content() {
-			let new_content = format!(
-				"{}<br/>{}",
-				item.description().unwrap_or(""),
-				content,
-			);
+			let new_content = format!("{}<br/>{}", item.description().unwrap_or(""), content,);
 			item.set_content(new_content);
 		}
 	}
-
 }
 
 fn get_rss_image(post: &Post) -> Option<Enclosure> {
@@ -694,25 +677,21 @@ fn get_rss_image(post: &Post) -> Option<Enclosure> {
 /// Determines the MIME type based on file extension in a URL.
 /// Handles both absolute and relative URLs with query parameters.
 fn get_mime_type(url: &str) -> &'static str {
-    // Extract the path component, removing query parameters
-    let path = url.split('?').next().unwrap_or(url);
-
-    // Get the file extension (everything after the last dot)
-    let extension = path
-        .rsplit('.')
-        .next()
-        .unwrap_or("")
-        .to_lowercase();
-
-    // Match common image extensions
-    match extension.as_str() {
-        "jpg" | "jpeg" => "image/jpeg",
-        "png" => "image/png",
-        "gif" => "image/gif",
-        "webp" => "image/webp",
-        "svg" => "image/svg+xml",
-        _ => "application/octet-stream",
-    }
+	// Extract the path component, removing query parameters
+	let path = url.split('?').next().unwrap_or(url);
+
+	// Get the file extension (everything after the last dot)
+	let extension = path.rsplit('.').next().unwrap_or("").to_lowercase();
+
+	// Match common image extensions
+	match extension.as_str() {
+		"jpg" | "jpeg" => "image/jpeg",
+		"png" => "image/png",
+		"gif" => "image/gif",
+		"webp" => "image/webp",
+		"svg" => "image/svg+xml",
+		_ => "application/octet-stream",
+	}
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]

diff --git a/src/utils.rs b/src/utils.rs
@@ -667,6 +667,8 @@ pub struct Preferences {
 	pub hide_score: String,
 	#[revision(start = 1)]
 	pub remove_default_feeds: String,
+	#[revision(start = 1)]
+	pub geo_filter: String,
 }
 
 fn serialize_vec_with_plus<S>(vec: &[String], serializer: S) -> Result<S::Ok, S::Error>
@@ -725,6 +727,7 @@ impl Preferences {
 			hide_awards: setting(req, "hide_awards"),
 			hide_score: setting(req, "hide_score"),
 			remove_default_feeds: setting(req, "remove_default_feeds"),
+			geo_filter: setting_or_default(req, "geo_filter", "GLOBAL".to_string()),
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -1543,10 +1546,11 @@ mod tests {
 			hide_awards: "off".to_owned(),
 			hide_score: "off".to_owned(),
 			remove_default_feeds: "off".to_owned(),
+			geo_filter: "GLOBAL".to_owned(),
 		};
 		let urlencoded = serde_urlencoded::to_string(prefs).expect("Failed to serialize Prefs");
 
-		assert_eq!(urlencoded, "theme=laserwave&front_page=default&layout=compact&wide=on&blur_spoiler=on&show_nsfw=off&blur_nsfw=on&hide_hls_notification=off&video_quality=best&hide_sidebar_and_summary=off&use_hls=on&autoplay_videos=on&fixed_navbar=on&disable_visit_reddit_confirmation=on&comment_sort=confidence&post_sort=top&subscriptions=memes%2Bmildlyinteresting&filters=&hide_awards=off&hide_score=off&remove_default_feeds=off");
+		assert_eq!(urlencoded, "theme=laserwave&front_page=default&layout=compact&wide=on&blur_spoiler=on&show_nsfw=off&blur_nsfw=on&hide_hls_notification=off&video_quality=best&hide_sidebar_and_summary=off&use_hls=on&autoplay_videos=on&fixed_navbar=on&disable_visit_reddit_confirmation=on&comment_sort=confidence&post_sort=top&subscriptions=memes%2Bmildlyinteresting&filters=&hide_awards=off&hide_score=off&remove_default_feeds=off&geo_filter=GLOBAL");
 	}
 
 	#[test]
@@ -1655,9 +1659,9 @@ How`s your monitor by the way? Any IPS bleed whatsoever? I either got lucky or t
 	}
 
 	static KNOWN_GOOD_CONFIGS: &[&str] = &[
-		"ఴӅβØØҞÉဏႢձĬ༧ȒʯऌԔӵ୮༏",
-		"ਧՊΥÀÃǎƱГ۸ඣമĖฤ႙ʟาúໜϾௐɥঀĜໃહཞઠѫҲɂఙ࿔ǲઉƲӟӻĻฅΜδ໖ԜǗဖငƦơ৶Ą௩ԹʛใЛʃශаΏ",
-		"ਧԩΥÀÃÎŠ౭൩ඔႠϼҭöҪƸռઇԾॐნɔາǒՍҰच௨ಖມŃЉŐདƦ๙ϩএఠȝഽйʮჯඒϰळՋ௮ສ৵ऎΦѧਹಧଟƙŃ३î༦ŌပղयƟแҜ།",
+		"ఴǐΪØÃҤÉఅഐႮვÆվƟ๑ഈ௲º",
+		"ਧճΥÀÃǙŨ౭ѰЉਠ༃ඍୟϊÓႼઞƶǲѾҠŶဿৠǡȈЧတĄঘशƕİԪӥОϥΪѼĔજɍႰůƅıęႵຈഛशખӺफƊўચபūগລનаΦǮʀԅཪ٦ಟซωॶԓԙµ",
+		"ਧՎΥºÃǖবб྾цҗҢจഘĦਝ೨ծമ۞তʦཤཎຟՐȸ൯ങஏ९ȹ૯нե࿑Ʋථఐ۳ԊຍखʟషၡŁलſԇચਆॹǕϻΪজԯǐĦЅթȣơϱǃඛϾຝϤ໐Քµ",
 	];
 
 	#[test]

diff --git a/templates/settings.html b/templates/settings.html
@@ -49,6 +49,12 @@
 					<input type="hidden" value="off" name="wide">
 					<input type="checkbox" name="wide" id="wide" {% if prefs.wide=="on" %}checked{% endif %}>
 				</div>
+				<div class="prefs-group">
+					<label for="geo_filter">Geo Filter:</label>
+					<select name="geo_filter" id="geo_filter">
+						{% call utils::options(prefs.geo_filter, self::GEO_FILTERS, prefs.geo_filter) %}
+					</select>
+				</div>
 			</fieldset>
 			<fieldset>
 				<legend>Content</legend>