diff --git a/client/admin-plugin-client-plugin.ts b/client/admin-plugin-client-plugin.ts
index c9964987..e98e769c 100644
--- a/client/admin-plugin-client-plugin.ts
+++ b/client/admin-plugin-client-plugin.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import type { ChatType } from 'shared/lib/types'
 const prosodySettings = ['prosody-port']
 const converseSettings = ['chat-server', 'chat-room', 'chat-bosh-uri', 'chat-ws-uri']
 const otherSettings: string[] = []
@@ -6,6 +7,18 @@ function register ({ registerSettingsScript }: RegisterOptions): void {
   registerSettingsScript({
     isSettingHidden: options => {
       const name = options.setting.name
+      switch (name) {
+        case 'chat-type-help-disabled':
+          return options.formValues['chat-type'] !== ('disabled' as ChatType)
+        case 'chat-type-help-builtin-prosody':
+          return options.formValues['chat-type'] !== ('builtin-prosody' as ChatType)
+        case 'chat-type-help-builtin-converse':
+          return options.formValues['chat-type'] !== ('builtin-converse' as ChatType)
+        case 'chat-type-help-external-uri':
+          return options.formValues['chat-type'] !== ('external-uri' as ChatType)
+      }
+
+      // TODO: rewrite the code bellow.
       if (prosodySettings.includes(name)) {
         return options.formValues['chat-use-prosody'] !== true
       }
diff --git a/server/@types/peertube.d.ts b/server/@types/peertube.d.ts
index d9a78310..00fd80bd 100644
--- a/server/@types/peertube.d.ts
+++ b/server/@types/peertube.d.ts
@@ -4,13 +4,18 @@ interface RegisterServerHookOptions {
   priority?: number
 }
 
+type RegisterServerSettingOptionsType = 'input' | 'input-checkbox' | 'input-password' | 'input-textarea' |
+'markdown-text' | 'markdown-enhanced' |
+'select' | 'html'
+
 interface RegisterServerSettingOptions {
-  name: string
-  label: string
-  type: 'input' | 'input-checkbox' | 'input-password' | 'input-textarea' | 'markdown-text' | 'markdown-enhanced'
+  name?: string
+  label?: string
+  type: RegisterServerSettingOptionsType
   descriptionHTML?: string
   default?: string | boolean
   private: boolean
+  options?: Array<{ value: string, label: string }>
 }
 
 interface PluginSettingsManager {
diff --git a/server/lib/migration/settings.ts b/server/lib/migration/settings.ts
index 10378955..a6d9c337 100644
--- a/server/lib/migration/settings.ts
+++ b/server/lib/migration/settings.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { pluginShortName } from '../helpers'
-import type { ChatType } from '../settings'
+import type { ChatType } from '../../../shared/lib/types'
 
 async function _migrateChatTypeSetting (options: RegisterServerOptions): Promise<void> {
   const peertubeHelpers = options.peertubeHelpers
diff --git a/server/lib/settings.ts b/server/lib/settings.ts
index 26d370eb..863228c7 100644
--- a/server/lib/settings.ts
+++ b/server/lib/settings.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import { getBaseRouterRoute } from './helpers'
 import { ensureProsodyRunning, ensureProsodyNotRunning } from './prosody/ctl'
-
-type ChatType = 'disabled' | 'builtin-prosody' | 'builtin-converse' | 'external-uri'
+import type { ChatType } from '../../shared/lib/types'
 
 function initSettings (options: RegisterServerOptions): void {
   const { peertubeHelpers, registerSetting, settingsManager } = options
@@ -103,6 +102,66 @@ Before asking for help, please use this diagnostic tool:
     private: false
   })
 
+  registerSetting({
+    name: 'chat-type',
+    label: 'Webchat mode',
+    type: 'select',
+    default: 'disabled' as ChatType,
+    private: false,
+    options: [
+      { value: 'disabled', label: 'Disabled' },
+      { value: 'builtin-prosody', label: 'Prosody server controlled by Peertube (recommended)' },
+      { value: 'builtin-converse', label: 'Connect to an existing XMPP server with ConverseJS' },
+      { value: 'external-uri', label: 'Use an external webchat' }
+    ] as Array<{value: ChatType, label: string}>,
+    descriptionHTML: 'Please choose the webchat mode you want to use.'
+  })
+
+  registerSetting({
+    name: 'chat-type-help-disabled',
+    type: 'html',
+    descriptionHTML: 'The chat is disabled.',
+    private: true
+  })
+  registerSetting({
+    name: 'chat-type-help-builtin-prosody',
+    type: 'html',
+    label: 'Prosody server controlled by Peertube (recommended)',
+    descriptionHTML: `
+      With this mode, the Peertube server will control a local Prosody XMPP server.
+      Please read the <a
+        href="https://github.com/JohnXLivingston/peertube-plugin-livechat/blob/main/documentation/prosody.md"
+        target="_blank"
+      >documentation.</a>`,
+    private: true
+  })
+  registerSetting({
+    name: 'chat-type-help-builtin-converse',
+    type: 'html',
+    label: 'Connect to an existing XMPP server with ConverseJS',
+    descriptionHTML: `
+      With this mode, you can connect to an existing XMPP server, with anonymous authentication and rooms enabled.
+      Please read the
+      <a
+        href="https://github.com/JohnXLivingston/peertube-plugin-livechat/blob/main/documentation/conversejs.md"
+        target="_blank"
+      >documentation</a>.`,
+    private: true
+  })
+  registerSetting({
+    name: 'chat-type-help-external-uri',
+    type: 'html',
+    label: 'Use an external webchat',
+    descriptionHTML: `
+      With this mode, you can use any external webchat that can be included in an iframe.
+      Please read the
+      <a
+        href="https://github.com/JohnXLivingston/peertube-plugin-livechat/blob/main/documentation/external.md"
+        target="_blank"
+      >documentation</a>.`,
+    private: true
+  })
+
   registerSetting({
     name: 'chat-use-prosody',
     label: 'Use builtin Prosody XMPP Server',
@@ -218,6 +277,5 @@ Before asking for help, please use this diagnostic tool:
 }
 
 export {
-  ChatType,
   initSettings
 }
diff --git a/shared/lib/types.ts b/shared/lib/types.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f9892324
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shared/lib/types.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+type ChatType = 'disabled' | 'builtin-prosody' | 'builtin-converse' | 'external-uri'
+
+export {
+  ChatType
+}