diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ee7ba93..26464f9 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -15,4 +15,5 @@
 /.env
 /app_config.json
 /custom_logo
-/static/theme.css
\ No newline at end of file
+/static/theme.css
+/transcription_folder.yml
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/transcribe_all.py b/transcribe_all.py
index 6158db8..b2722b4 100755
--- a/transcribe_all.py
+++ b/transcribe_all.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import whisper
 import concurrent.futures
 import json
 import re
+import yaml
 
 # model_name = "large-v3"
 model_name = "medium"
@@ -13,17 +14,9 @@ model_name = "medium"
 start_time = 0
 total_audio_length = 0
 
-folder_list = [
-    # Speyer
-    # "\\\\10.1.0.11\\Aufnahme-stereo\\010 Gottesdienste ARCHIV\\2025",
-    # "\\\\10.1.0.11\\Aufnahme-stereo\\010 Gottesdienste ARCHIV\\2016",
-    # "\\\\10.1.0.11\\Aufnahme-stereo\\010 Gottesdienste ARCHIV\\2015",
-    # "\\\\10.1.0.11\\Aufnahme-stereo\\010 Gottesdienste ARCHIV\\2014",
-    
-     # Schwegenheim
-    "\\\\10.1.1.11\\Aufnahme-stereo\\010 Gottesdienste ARCHIV\\2025",
-    "\\\\10.1.1.11\\Aufnahme-stereo\\010 Gottesdienste ARCHIV\\2024"
-]
+with open("transcription_folder.yml", "r", encoding="utf-8") as file:
+    settings = yaml.safe_load(file)
+    folder_list = settings.get("folder_list", [])
 
 def format_timestamp(seconds):
     """Format seconds into HH:MM:SS."""