diff --git a/allstarr/Controllers/AdminController.cs b/allstarr/Controllers/AdminController.cs
index 8cd8ba8..465cfd5 100644
--- a/allstarr/Controllers/AdminController.cs
+++ b/allstarr/Controllers/AdminController.cs
@@ -502,6 +502,92 @@ public class AdminController : ControllerBase
         return Ok(new { message = "Cache cleared", filesDeleted = clearedFiles });
     }
     
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Restart the allstarr container to apply configuration changes
+    /// </summary>
+    [HttpPost("restart")]
+    public async Task<IActionResult> RestartContainer()
+    {
+        _logger.LogInformation("Container restart requested from admin UI");
+        
+        try
+        {
+            // Use Docker socket to restart the container
+            var socketPath = "/var/run/docker.sock";
+            
+            if (!System.IO.File.Exists(socketPath))
+            {
+                _logger.LogWarning("Docker socket not available at {Path}", socketPath);
+                return StatusCode(503, new { 
+                    error = "Docker socket not available", 
+                    message = "Please restart manually: docker-compose restart allstarr" 
+                });
+            }
+            
+            // Get container ID from hostname (Docker sets hostname to container ID by default)
+            // Or use the well-known container name
+            var containerId = Environment.MachineName;
+            var containerName = "allstarr";
+            
+            _logger.LogInformation("Attempting to restart container {ContainerId} / {ContainerName}", containerId, containerName);
+            
+            // Create Unix socket HTTP client
+            var handler = new SocketsHttpHandler
+            {
+                ConnectCallback = async (context, cancellationToken) =>
+                {
+                    var socket = new System.Net.Sockets.Socket(
+                        System.Net.Sockets.AddressFamily.Unix,
+                        System.Net.Sockets.SocketType.Stream,
+                        System.Net.Sockets.ProtocolType.Unspecified);
+                    
+                    var endpoint = new System.Net.Sockets.UnixDomainSocketEndPoint(socketPath);
+                    await socket.ConnectAsync(endpoint, cancellationToken);
+                    
+                    return new System.Net.Sockets.NetworkStream(socket, ownsSocket: true);
+                }
+            };
+            
+            using var dockerClient = new HttpClient(handler)
+            {
+                BaseAddress = new Uri("http://localhost")
+            };
+            
+            // Try to restart by container name first, then by ID
+            var response = await dockerClient.PostAsync($"/containers/{containerName}/restart?t=5", null);
+            
+            if (!response.IsSuccessStatusCode)
+            {
+                // Try by container ID
+                response = await dockerClient.PostAsync($"/containers/{containerId}/restart?t=5", null);
+            }
+            
+            if (response.IsSuccessStatusCode)
+            {
+                _logger.LogInformation("Container restart initiated successfully");
+                return Ok(new { message = "Restarting container...", success = true });
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                var errorBody = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
+                _logger.LogError("Failed to restart container: {StatusCode} - {Body}", response.StatusCode, errorBody);
+                return StatusCode((int)response.StatusCode, new { 
+                    error = "Failed to restart container", 
+                    message = "Please restart manually: docker-compose restart allstarr" 
+                });
+            }
+        }
+        catch (Exception ex)
+        {
+            _logger.LogError(ex, "Error restarting container");
+            return StatusCode(500, new { 
+                error = "Failed to restart container", 
+                details = ex.Message,
+                message = "Please restart manually: docker-compose restart allstarr" 
+            });
+        }
+    }
+    
     /// <summary>
     /// Initialize cookie date to current date if cookie exists but date is not set
     /// </summary>
diff --git a/allstarr/wwwroot/index.html b/allstarr/wwwroot/index.html
index 2238004..3fc764a 100644
--- a/allstarr/wwwroot/index.html
+++ b/allstarr/wwwroot/index.html
@@ -1146,8 +1146,57 @@
             }
         }
         
-        function restartContainer() {
-            alert('To apply configuration changes, please restart the container manually via Dockge or docker-compose:\n\ndocker-compose restart allstarr\n\nor use Dockge UI to restart the stack.');
+        async function restartContainer() {
+            if (!confirm('Restart the container to apply configuration changes?\n\nThe dashboard will be temporarily unavailable.')) {
+                return;
+            }
+            
+            try {
+                showToast('Restarting container...', 'success');
+                const res = await fetch('/api/admin/restart', { method: 'POST' });
+                const data = await res.json();
+                
+                if (res.ok) {
+                    showToast('Container restarting... Page will reload shortly.', 'success');
+                    // Wait a bit then start checking if the server is back
+                    setTimeout(() => {
+                        checkServerAndReload();
+                    }, 3000);
+                } else {
+                    showToast(data.message || data.error || 'Failed to restart', 'error');
+                }
+            } catch (error) {
+                showToast('Failed to restart container', 'error');
+            }
+        }
+        
+        async function checkServerAndReload() {
+            let attempts = 0;
+            const maxAttempts = 30; // Try for 30 seconds
+            
+            const checkHealth = async () => {
+                try {
+                    const res = await fetch('/api/admin/status', { 
+                        method: 'GET',
+                        cache: 'no-store'
+                    });
+                    if (res.ok) {
+                        window.location.reload();
+                        return;
+                    }
+                } catch (e) {
+                    // Server still restarting
+                }
+                
+                attempts++;
+                if (attempts < maxAttempts) {
+                    setTimeout(checkHealth, 1000);
+                } else {
+                    showToast('Server may still be restarting. Please refresh manually.', 'warning');
+                }
+            };
+            
+            checkHealth();
         }
         
         function openAddPlaylist() {
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index a8e09a5..2a8d61f 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -111,6 +111,8 @@ services:
       - ${DOWNLOAD_PATH:-./downloads}:/app/downloads
       - ${KEPT_PATH:-./kept}:/app/kept
       - ${CACHE_PATH:-./cache}:/app/cache
+      # Docker socket for self-restart capability (admin UI only)
+      - /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock:ro
 
 networks:
   allstarr-network: