diff --git a/api/config/plugins.py b/api/config/plugins.py
index f390c4366..e6ab67915 100644
--- a/api/config/plugins.py
+++ b/api/config/plugins.py
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ def get_plugin_config(
     source=False,
     registry=_plugins,
     conf={},
+    settings={},
     description=None,
     version=None,
     label=None,
@@ -42,8 +43,12 @@ def get_plugin_config(
         "name": name,
         "label": label or name,
         "logger": logger,
+        # conf is for dynamic settings
         "conf": conf,
+        # settings is for settings hardcoded in .env
+        "settings": settings,
         "user": True if source else user,
+        # source plugins are plugins that provide audio content
         "source": source,
         "description": description,
         "version": version,
@@ -52,6 +57,24 @@ def get_plugin_config(
     return conf
 
 
+def load_settings(name, settings):
+    from django.conf import settings as django_settings
+
+    mapping = {
+        "boolean": django_settings.ENV.bool,
+        "text": django_settings.ENV,
+    }
+    values = {}
+    prefix = "FUNKWHALE_PLUGIN_{}".format(name.upper())
+    for s in settings:
+        key = "_".join([prefix, s["name"].upper()])
+        value = mapping[s["type"]](key, default=s.get("default", None))
+        values[s["name"]] = value
+
+    logger.debug("Plugin %s running with settings %s", name, values)
+    return values
+
+
 def get_session():
     from funkwhale_api.common import session
 
diff --git a/api/config/settings/common.py b/api/config/settings/common.py
index b52d46312..06194348d 100644
--- a/api/config/settings/common.py
+++ b/api/config/settings/common.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ ROOT_DIR = environ.Path(__file__) - 3  # (/a/b/myfile.py - 3 = /)
 APPS_DIR = ROOT_DIR.path("funkwhale_api")
 
 env = environ.Env()
-
+ENV = env
 LOGLEVEL = env("LOGLEVEL", default="info").upper()
 """
 Default logging level for the Funkwhale processes"""  # pylint: disable=W0105
diff --git a/api/funkwhale_api/common/apps.py b/api/funkwhale_api/common/apps.py
index afd834a5a..05fc275fe 100644
--- a/api/funkwhale_api/common/apps.py
+++ b/api/funkwhale_api/common/apps.py
@@ -17,3 +17,5 @@ class CommonConfig(AppConfig):
         mutations.registry.autodiscover(app_names)
         utils.monkey_patch_request_build_absolute_uri()
         plugins.startup.autodiscover([p + ".funkwhale_ready" for p in settings.PLUGINS])
+        for p in plugins._plugins.values():
+            p["settings"] = plugins.load_settings(p["name"], p["settings"])
diff --git a/api/funkwhale_api/contrib/scrobbler/funkwhale_startup.py b/api/funkwhale_api/contrib/scrobbler/funkwhale_startup.py
index 517a1eadb..7dcdd4b4c 100644
--- a/api/funkwhale_api/contrib/scrobbler/funkwhale_startup.py
+++ b/api/funkwhale_api/contrib/scrobbler/funkwhale_startup.py
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+"""
+A plugin that enables scrobbling to ListenBrainz and Last.fm.
+
+If you're scrobbling to last.fm, you will need to create an `API account <https://www.last.fm/api/account/create>`_
+and add two variables two your .env file:
+
+- ``FUNKWHALE_PLUGIN_SCROBBLER_LASTFM_API_KEY=apikey``
+- ``FUNKWHALE_PLUGIN_SCROBBLER_LASTFM_API_SECRET=apisecret``
+
+"""
 from config import plugins
 
 PLUGIN = plugins.get_plugin_config(
@@ -24,4 +34,8 @@ PLUGIN = plugins.get_plugin_config(
         {"name": "username", "type": "text", "label": "Your scrobbler username"},
         {"name": "password", "type": "password", "label": "Your scrobbler password"},
     ],
+    # settings=[
+    #     {"name": "lastfm_api_key", "type": "text"},
+    #     {"name": "lastfm_api_secret", "type": "text"},
+    # ]
 )