diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8a84fb2c..27a39ab6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ Vercel Postgres can be switched to another Postgres-compatible, pooling provider
 💬   I18N
 -
 
-Partial internationalization (non-admin, user-facing text) provided for a handful of languages. If you'd like to add support for a new language, open a PR [using `US_EN`](https://github.com/sambecker/exif-photo-blog/main/src/i18n/languages/us-en.ts) for reference.
+Partial internationalization (non-admin, user-facing text) provided for a handful of languages. Set your language by setting the environment variable `NEXT_PUBLIC_LOCALE`. If you'd like to add support for a new language, open a PR [using `US_EN`](https://github.com/sambecker/exif-photo-blog/main/src/i18n/locales/us-en.ts) for reference.
 
 ### Supported Languages
 - `US_EN`
diff --git a/src/admin/AdminAppConfigurationClient.tsx b/src/admin/AdminAppConfigurationClient.tsx
index 7094efe8..7edf8817 100644
--- a/src/admin/AdminAppConfigurationClient.tsx
+++ b/src/admin/AdminAppConfigurationClient.tsx
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ export default function AdminAppConfigurationClient({
   hasAuthSecret,
   hasAdminUser,
   // Content
+  locale,
+  hasLocale,
   hasDomain,
   hasNavTitle,
   hasNavCaption,
@@ -289,6 +291,22 @@ export default function AdminAppConfigurationClient({
         title="Content"
         icon={<BiPencil size={16} />}
       >
+        <ChecklistRow
+          title={`Configure language: ${locale.toLocaleUpperCase()}`}
+          status={hasLocale}
+        >
+          Store in environment variable
+          (check README for
+          {' '}
+          <AdminLink
+            // eslint-disable-next-line max-len
+            href="https://github.com/sambecker/exif-photo-blog?tab=readme-ov-file#supported-locales"
+          >
+            supported locales
+          </AdminLink>
+          ):
+          {renderEnvVars(['NEXT_PUBLIC_LOCALE'])}
+        </ChecklistRow>
         <ChecklistRow
           title="Configure domain"
           status={hasDomain}
diff --git a/src/app/config.ts b/src/app/config.ts
index 3ef58013..7f52ab4c 100644
--- a/src/app/config.ts
+++ b/src/app/config.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import {
 import { getOrderedCategoriesFromString } from '@/category';
 import type { StorageType } from '@/platforms/storage';
 import { makeUrlAbsolute, shortenUrl } from '@/utility/url';
-import { getTextForLanguage } from '@/i18n';
+import { getTextForLocale } from '@/i18n';
 
 // HARD-CODED GLOBAL CONFIGURATION
 
@@ -99,8 +99,8 @@ const SITE_DOMAIN_SHORT = shortenUrl(SITE_DOMAIN);
 
 // SITE META
 
-export const APP_TEXT = getTextForLanguage(
-  process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_LANGUAGE,
+export const APP_TEXT = getTextForLocale(
+  process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_LOCALE,
 );
 
 export const NAV_TITLE =
@@ -343,6 +343,8 @@ export const APP_CONFIGURATION = {
     Boolean(process.env.ADMIN_PASSWORD)
   ),
   // Domain
+  locale: process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_LOCALE ?? 'US-EN',
+  hasLocale: Boolean(process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_LOCALE),
   hasDomain: Boolean(
     process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_DOMAIN ||
     // Legacy environment variable
diff --git a/src/i18n/index.ts b/src/i18n/index.ts
index d3a66937..ba4be42d 100644
--- a/src/i18n/index.ts
+++ b/src/i18n/index.ts
@@ -7,17 +7,18 @@ export type I18NDeepPartial = {
   [key in keyof I18N]?: Partial<I18N[key]>;
 }
 
-export const LANGUAGES: Record<string, I18NDeepPartial | undefined> = {
+export const LOCALE_TEXT: Record<string, I18NDeepPartial | undefined> = {
   'pt-br': PT_BR,
 };
-
-export const getTextForLanguage = (
-  language = '',
+  
+export const getTextForLocale = (
+  locale = '',
 ): I18N => {
   const text = US_EN;
 
-  Object.entries(LANGUAGES[language.toLocaleLowerCase()] ?? {})
+  Object.entries(LOCALE_TEXT[locale.toLocaleLowerCase()] ?? {})
     .forEach(([key, value]) => {
+      // Fall back to English for missing keys
       text[key as keyof I18N] = {
         ...text[key as keyof I18N],
         ...value,