diff --git a/apps/web/src/assets/i18n/en.json b/apps/web/src/assets/i18n/en.json
index 3647f60e2..737cb022f 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/assets/i18n/en.json
+++ b/apps/web/src/assets/i18n/en.json
@@ -673,7 +673,13 @@
         "SIGN_IN_HINT": "Find it in the server's IPTVNATOR_ACCESS_TOKEN setting.",
         "SIGN_IN_REJECTED": "Token rejected. Check it and try again.",
         "SIGN_IN_UNREACHABLE": "Cannot reach the server. Check the connection and try again.",
-        "SIGN_IN_CONTINUE": "Continue"
+        "SIGN_IN_CONTINUE": "Continue",
+        "STATUS_ONLINE": "Server connected",
+        "STATUS_OFFLINE": "Server unavailable",
+        "STATUS_UNAUTHORIZED": "Server needs an access token",
+        "OFFLINE_BANNER": "Server unavailable. Changes cannot be saved until it is back.",
+        "RETRY": "Retry",
+        "DELETE_ALL_WARNING": "This removes the playlists from the server for every device."
     },
     "THEMES": {
         "DARK_THEME": "Dark",
diff --git a/libs/workspace/shell/feature/src/lib/workspace-shell/components/workspace-shell-rail/workspace-shell-rail.component.html b/libs/workspace/shell/feature/src/lib/workspace-shell/components/workspace-shell-rail/workspace-shell-rail.component.html
index 04dadb780..a27f49056 100644
--- a/libs/workspace/shell/feature/src/lib/workspace-shell/components/workspace-shell-rail/workspace-shell-rail.component.html
+++ b/libs/workspace/shell/feature/src/lib/workspace-shell/components/workspace-shell-rail/workspace-shell-rail.component.html
@@ -4,10 +4,7 @@
     <app-workspace-shell-rail-links [links]="workspaceLinks()" />
 
     @if (primaryContextLinks().length > 0) {
-        <div
-            class="rail-context-region"
-            [class]="railProviderClass()"
-        >
+        <div class="rail-context-region" [class]="railProviderClass()">
             <app-workspace-shell-rail-links
                 activeClass="is-active"
                 [selectedSection]="selectedSection()"
@@ -26,6 +23,20 @@
     }
 
     <div class="rail-footer">
+        @if (serverState() !== 'inactive') {
+            <a
+                class="rail-shortcut nav-item rail-server"
+                routerLink="/workspace/settings/server"
+                [attr.data-state]="serverState()"
+                [matTooltip]="serverLabelKey() | translate"
+                [matTooltipPosition]="'right'"
+                [attr.aria-label]="serverLabelKey() | translate"
+                data-test-id="rail-server-status"
+            >
+                <mat-icon>{{ serverIcon() }}</mat-icon>
+                <span class="rail-server__dot" aria-hidden="true"></span>
+            </a>
+        }
         <a
             class="rail-shortcut nav-item"
             routerLink="/workspace/settings"
diff --git a/libs/workspace/shell/feature/src/lib/workspace-shell/components/workspace-shell-rail/workspace-shell-rail.component.scss b/libs/workspace/shell/feature/src/lib/workspace-shell/components/workspace-shell-rail/workspace-shell-rail.component.scss
index 805b211ae..608838270 100644
--- a/libs/workspace/shell/feature/src/lib/workspace-shell/components/workspace-shell-rail/workspace-shell-rail.component.scss
+++ b/libs/workspace/shell/feature/src/lib/workspace-shell/components/workspace-shell-rail/workspace-shell-rail.component.scss
@@ -19,7 +19,11 @@
     overflow-y: auto;
     overflow-x: hidden;
     scrollbar-width: none;
-    --rail-link-color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--app-on-surface) 65%, transparent);
+    --rail-link-color: color-mix(
+        in srgb,
+        var(--app-on-surface) 65%,
+        transparent
+    );
     --rail-link-hover-color: var(--app-on-surface);
     --rail-link-hover-bg: var(--app-hover-overlay);
     --rail-link-active-bg: var(--app-selection-surface);
@@ -287,3 +291,35 @@
         );
     }
 }
+
+// Server storage indicator (self-hosted PWA only): the dot carries the
+// connection state, so the icon can stay quiet while online.
+.rail-footer .rail-server {
+    .rail-server__dot {
+        position: absolute;
+        right: 9px;
+        bottom: 9px;
+        width: 7px;
+        height: 7px;
+        border-radius: 50%;
+        border: 2px solid
+            var(--app-rail-bg, var(--mat-sys-surface-container-low));
+        background: var(--app-selection-color);
+    }
+
+    &[data-state='offline'] {
+        color: var(--app-expiry-warn-text);
+
+        .rail-server__dot {
+            background: var(--app-expiry-warn-text);
+        }
+    }
+
+    &[data-state='unauthorized'] {
+        color: var(--app-expiry-expired-text);
+
+        .rail-server__dot {
+            background: var(--app-expiry-expired-text);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/libs/workspace/shell/feature/src/lib/workspace-shell/components/workspace-shell-rail/workspace-shell-rail.component.spec.ts b/libs/workspace/shell/feature/src/lib/workspace-shell/components/workspace-shell-rail/workspace-shell-rail.component.spec.ts
index 212bbf2b5..088aeeecd 100644
--- a/libs/workspace/shell/feature/src/lib/workspace-shell/components/workspace-shell-rail/workspace-shell-rail.component.spec.ts
+++ b/libs/workspace/shell/feature/src/lib/workspace-shell/components/workspace-shell-rail/workspace-shell-rail.component.spec.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { TranslateService } from '@ngx-translate/core';
 import { of } from 'rxjs';
 import { RouterLink } from '@angular/router';
 import { TranslatePipe } from '@ngx-translate/core';
+import { ServerStorageStatusService } from '@iptvnator/services';
 import { WorkspaceShellRailComponent } from './workspace-shell-rail.component';
 
 @Component({
@@ -93,4 +94,44 @@ describe('WorkspaceShellRailComponent', () => {
                 ?.tagName
         ).toBe('APP-WORKSPACE-SHELL-RAIL-LINKS');
     });
+
+    describe('server status', () => {
+        const instance = {
+            service: 'iptvnator',
+            apiVersion: 1,
+            instanceId: 'i',
+            storage: 'server',
+            auth: 'none',
+        } as const;
+        const indicator = (): HTMLElement | null =>
+            fixture.nativeElement.querySelector(
+                '[data-test-id="rail-server-status"]'
+            );
+
+        it('hides the indicator without server storage', () => {
+            fixture.detectChanges();
+
+            expect(indicator()).toBeNull();
+        });
+
+        it('shows the connection state and links to Settings → Server', () => {
+            const status = TestBed.inject(ServerStorageStatusService);
+            status.activate(instance, () => undefined);
+            fixture.detectChanges();
+
+            expect(indicator()?.dataset['state']).toBe('online');
+            expect(indicator()?.getAttribute('href')).toBe(
+                '/workspace/settings/server'
+            );
+
+            status.reportOffline();
+            fixture.detectChanges();
+
+            expect(indicator()?.dataset['state']).toBe('offline');
+            expect(indicator()?.textContent).toContain('cloud_off');
+            expect(indicator()?.getAttribute('aria-label')).toBe(
+                'SERVER_STORAGE.STATUS_OFFLINE'
+            );
+        });
+    });
 });
diff --git a/libs/workspace/shell/feature/src/lib/workspace-shell/components/workspace-shell-rail/workspace-shell-rail.component.ts b/libs/workspace/shell/feature/src/lib/workspace-shell/components/workspace-shell-rail/workspace-shell-rail.component.ts
index 980d29bf0..92fce1a2b 100644
--- a/libs/workspace/shell/feature/src/lib/workspace-shell/components/workspace-shell-rail/workspace-shell-rail.component.ts
+++ b/libs/workspace/shell/feature/src/lib/workspace-shell/components/workspace-shell-rail/workspace-shell-rail.component.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
-import { ChangeDetectionStrategy, Component, input } from '@angular/core';
+import {
+    ChangeDetectionStrategy,
+    Component,
+    computed,
+    inject,
+    input,
+} from '@angular/core';
 import { MatIcon } from '@angular/material/icon';
 import { MatTooltip } from '@angular/material/tooltip';
 import { RouterLink } from '@angular/router';
@@ -7,6 +13,10 @@ import {
     PortalRailLink,
     PortalRailSection,
 } from '@iptvnator/portal/shared/util';
+import {
+    type ServerConnectionState,
+    ServerStorageStatusService,
+} from '@iptvnator/services';
 import { WorkspaceShellRailLinksComponent } from '../workspace-shell-rail-links/workspace-shell-rail-links.component';
 
 @Component({
@@ -32,4 +42,25 @@ export class WorkspaceShellRailComponent {
     >(null);
     readonly railProviderClass = input('rail-context-region');
     readonly isSettingsRoute = input(false);
+
+    /** Self-hosted server storage: hidden while `inactive`. */
+    readonly serverState = inject(ServerStorageStatusService).state;
+    readonly serverIcon = computed(() => SERVER_ICONS[this.serverState()]);
+    readonly serverLabelKey = computed(
+        () => SERVER_LABEL_KEYS[this.serverState()]
+    );
 }
+
+const SERVER_ICONS: Record<ServerConnectionState, string> = {
+    inactive: 'dns',
+    online: 'dns',
+    offline: 'cloud_off',
+    unauthorized: 'lock',
+};
+
+const SERVER_LABEL_KEYS: Record<ServerConnectionState, string> = {
+    inactive: 'SERVER_STORAGE.STATUS_ONLINE',
+    online: 'SERVER_STORAGE.STATUS_ONLINE',
+    offline: 'SERVER_STORAGE.STATUS_OFFLINE',
+    unauthorized: 'SERVER_STORAGE.STATUS_UNAUTHORIZED',
+};
diff --git a/libs/workspace/shell/feature/src/lib/workspace-shell/components/workspace-shell-server-banner/workspace-shell-server-banner.component.scss b/libs/workspace/shell/feature/src/lib/workspace-shell/components/workspace-shell-server-banner/workspace-shell-server-banner.component.scss
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..704a21804
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/workspace/shell/feature/src/lib/workspace-shell/components/workspace-shell-server-banner/workspace-shell-server-banner.component.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+:host {
+    display: block;
+    min-width: 0;
+}
+
+.server-banner {
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    gap: 12px;
+    padding: 8px 16px;
+    background: var(--app-expiry-warn-surface);
+    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--app-separator);
+    color: var(--app-heading-color);
+    font-size: 0.88rem;
+
+    mat-icon {
+        flex-shrink: 0;
+        color: var(--app-expiry-warn-text);
+    }
+
+    .server-banner__text {
+        min-width: 0;
+    }
+
+    button {
+        flex-shrink: 0;
+        margin-left: auto;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/libs/workspace/shell/feature/src/lib/workspace-shell/components/workspace-shell-server-banner/workspace-shell-server-banner.component.spec.ts b/libs/workspace/shell/feature/src/lib/workspace-shell/components/workspace-shell-server-banner/workspace-shell-server-banner.component.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..206c6f273
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/workspace/shell/feature/src/lib/workspace-shell/components/workspace-shell-server-banner/workspace-shell-server-banner.component.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+import { ComponentFixture, TestBed } from '@angular/core/testing';
+import { TranslateModule } from '@ngx-translate/core';
+import { ServerStorageStatusService } from '@iptvnator/services';
+import { WorkspaceShellServerBannerComponent } from './workspace-shell-server-banner.component';
+
+const instance = {
+    service: 'iptvnator',
+    apiVersion: 1,
+    instanceId: 'i',
+    storage: 'server',
+    auth: 'none',
+} as const;
+
+describe('WorkspaceShellServerBannerComponent', () => {
+    let fixture: ComponentFixture<WorkspaceShellServerBannerComponent>;
+    let status: ServerStorageStatusService;
+    const retry = jest.fn();
+
+    beforeEach(async () => {
+        await TestBed.configureTestingModule({
+            imports: [
+                WorkspaceShellServerBannerComponent,
+                TranslateModule.forRoot(),
+            ],
+        }).compileComponents();
+        status = TestBed.inject(ServerStorageStatusService);
+        fixture = TestBed.createComponent(WorkspaceShellServerBannerComponent);
+    });
+
+    const banner = (): HTMLElement | null =>
+        fixture.nativeElement.querySelector(
+            '[data-test-id="server-offline-banner"]'
+        );
+
+    it('renders nothing without server storage or while online', () => {
+        fixture.detectChanges();
+        expect(banner()).toBeNull();
+
+        status.activate(instance, retry);
+        fixture.detectChanges();
+        expect(banner()).toBeNull();
+    });
+
+    it('explains the offline state and retries', () => {
+        status.activate(instance, retry);
+        status.reportOffline();
+        fixture.detectChanges();
+
+        fixture.nativeElement
+            .querySelector('[data-test-id="server-offline-retry"]')
+            .click();
+
+        expect(banner()?.textContent).toContain(
+            'SERVER_STORAGE.OFFLINE_BANNER'
+        );
+        expect(retry).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+});
diff --git a/libs/workspace/shell/feature/src/lib/workspace-shell/components/workspace-shell-server-banner/workspace-shell-server-banner.component.ts b/libs/workspace/shell/feature/src/lib/workspace-shell/components/workspace-shell-server-banner/workspace-shell-server-banner.component.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c4762f15b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/workspace/shell/feature/src/lib/workspace-shell/components/workspace-shell-server-banner/workspace-shell-server-banner.component.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+import { ChangeDetectionStrategy, Component, inject } from '@angular/core';
+import { MatButtonModule } from '@angular/material/button';
+import { MatIcon } from '@angular/material/icon';
+import { TranslatePipe } from '@ngx-translate/core';
+import { ServerStorageStatusService } from '@iptvnator/services';
+
+/**
+ * Self-hosted server storage is unreachable: the library on screen is the
+ * last copy this browser read, and changes cannot be saved.
+ */
+@Component({
+    selector: 'app-workspace-shell-server-banner',
+    imports: [MatButtonModule, MatIcon, TranslatePipe],
+    template: `
+        @if (status.state() === 'offline') {
+            <div
+                class="server-banner"
+                role="status"
+                data-test-id="server-offline-banner"
+            >
+                <mat-icon aria-hidden="true">cloud_off</mat-icon>
+                <span class="server-banner__text">{{
+                    'SERVER_STORAGE.OFFLINE_BANNER' | translate
+                }}</span>
+                <button
+                    mat-stroked-button
+                    type="button"
+                    (click)="status.retry()"
+                    data-test-id="server-offline-retry"
+                >
+                    {{ 'SERVER_STORAGE.RETRY' | translate }}
+                </button>
+            </div>
+        }
+    `,
+    styleUrl: './workspace-shell-server-banner.component.scss',
+    changeDetection: ChangeDetectionStrategy.OnPush,
+})
+export class WorkspaceShellServerBannerComponent {
+    readonly status = inject(ServerStorageStatusService);
+}
diff --git a/libs/workspace/shell/feature/src/lib/workspace-shell/workspace-shell.component.html b/libs/workspace/shell/feature/src/lib/workspace-shell/workspace-shell.component.html
index 566ecd334..99dc88e67 100644
--- a/libs/workspace/shell/feature/src/lib/workspace-shell/workspace-shell.component.html
+++ b/libs/workspace/shell/feature/src/lib/workspace-shell/workspace-shell.component.html
@@ -116,6 +116,9 @@
              shadow without clipping; the scroller inside clips to a
              rectangle (see the stylesheet for why). -->
         <div class="workspace-content-frame">
+            <!-- Self-hosted server storage offline: a row of its own above
+                 the scroller, so full-height pages keep their height. -->
+            <app-workspace-shell-server-banner />
             <!-- tabindex="-1": programmatic focus target for the drawer-close
                  fallback when the toggle is gone (navigated to a route without
                  a context panel); not in the Tab order. -->
diff --git a/libs/workspace/shell/feature/src/lib/workspace-shell/workspace-shell.component.scss b/libs/workspace/shell/feature/src/lib/workspace-shell/workspace-shell.component.scss
index 1f7fa21a2..417305ac5 100644
--- a/libs/workspace/shell/feature/src/lib/workspace-shell/workspace-shell.component.scss
+++ b/libs/workspace/shell/feature/src/lib/workspace-shell/workspace-shell.component.scss
@@ -93,6 +93,10 @@ app-workspace-shell-context-sidebar {
 
     position: relative;
     display: grid;
+    // Server banner (empty unless the self-hosted server is offline), then
+    // the scroller.
+    grid-template-rows: auto minmax(0, 1fr);
+    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr);
     min-width: 0;
     min-height: 0;
     border-radius: var(--workspace-content-radius) 0 0 0;
diff --git a/libs/workspace/shell/feature/src/lib/workspace-shell/workspace-shell.component.spec.ts b/libs/workspace/shell/feature/src/lib/workspace-shell/workspace-shell.component.spec.ts
index cc4cc20d7..e59e755d1 100644
--- a/libs/workspace/shell/feature/src/lib/workspace-shell/workspace-shell.component.spec.ts
+++ b/libs/workspace/shell/feature/src/lib/workspace-shell/workspace-shell.component.spec.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,14 @@ import { WorkspaceShellComponent } from './workspace-shell.component';
 import { WorkspaceShellFacade } from './services/workspace-shell.facade';
 import { WorkspaceKeyboardShortcutsService } from '../workspace-keyboard-shortcuts/workspace-keyboard-shortcuts.service';
 
+@Component({
+    selector: 'app-workspace-shell-server-banner',
+    template: '',
+    changeDetection: ChangeDetectionStrategy.Eager,
+    standalone: true,
+})
+class MockWorkspaceShellServerBannerComponent {}
+
 @Component({
     selector: 'app-workspace-shell-rail',
     template: '',
@@ -264,6 +272,7 @@ describe('WorkspaceShellComponent', () => {
                         MockWorkspaceShellHeaderComponent,
                         MockWorkspaceShellImportOverlayComponent,
                         MockWorkspaceShellRailComponent,
+                        MockWorkspaceShellServerBannerComponent,
                         TrafficLightsClearanceDirective,
                     ],
                     providers: [
@@ -360,6 +369,7 @@ describe('WorkspaceShellComponent', () => {
                         MockWorkspaceShellHeaderComponent,
                         MockWorkspaceShellImportOverlayComponent,
                         MockWorkspaceShellRailComponent,
+                        MockWorkspaceShellServerBannerComponent,
                         TrafficLightsClearanceDirective,
                     ],
                     providers: [
@@ -438,6 +448,7 @@ describe('WorkspaceShellComponent', () => {
                         MockWorkspaceShellHeaderComponent,
                         MockWorkspaceShellImportOverlayComponent,
                         MockWorkspaceShellRailComponent,
+                        MockWorkspaceShellServerBannerComponent,
                         TrafficLightsClearanceDirective,
                     ],
                     providers: [
@@ -512,6 +523,7 @@ describe('WorkspaceShellComponent', () => {
                         MockWorkspaceShellHeaderComponent,
                         MockWorkspaceShellImportOverlayComponent,
                         MockWorkspaceShellRailComponent,
+                        MockWorkspaceShellServerBannerComponent,
                         TrafficLightsClearanceDirective,
                     ],
                     providers: [
@@ -612,6 +624,7 @@ describe('WorkspaceShellComponent', () => {
                         MockWorkspaceShellHeaderComponent,
                         MockWorkspaceShellImportOverlayComponent,
                         MockWorkspaceShellRailComponent,
+                        MockWorkspaceShellServerBannerComponent,
                         TrafficLightsClearanceDirective,
                     ],
                     providers: [
diff --git a/libs/workspace/shell/feature/src/lib/workspace-shell/workspace-shell.component.ts b/libs/workspace/shell/feature/src/lib/workspace-shell/workspace-shell.component.ts
index 3a99aaab9..0860fa974 100644
--- a/libs/workspace/shell/feature/src/lib/workspace-shell/workspace-shell.component.ts
+++ b/libs/workspace/shell/feature/src/lib/workspace-shell/workspace-shell.component.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import { WorkspaceShellContextSidebarComponent } from './components/workspace-sh
 import { WorkspaceShellHeaderComponent } from './components/workspace-shell-header/workspace-shell-header.component';
 import { WorkspaceShellImportOverlayComponent } from './components/workspace-shell-import-overlay/workspace-shell-import-overlay.component';
 import { WorkspaceShellRailComponent } from './components/workspace-shell-rail/workspace-shell-rail.component';
+import { WorkspaceShellServerBannerComponent } from './components/workspace-shell-server-banner/workspace-shell-server-banner.component';
 import { TrafficLightsClearanceDirective } from './traffic-lights-clearance.directive';
 import { WorkspaceShellFacade } from './services/workspace-shell.facade';
 import { WorkspaceShellXtreamImportService } from './services/workspace-shell-xtream-import.service';
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@ import { LIVE_CATEGORIES_POPOVER } from '@iptvnator/portal/shared/util';
         WorkspaceShellHeaderComponent,
         WorkspaceShellImportOverlayComponent,
         WorkspaceShellRailComponent,
+        WorkspaceShellServerBannerComponent,
     ],
     templateUrl: './workspace-shell.component.html',
     styleUrl: './workspace-shell.component.scss',