diff --git a/crates/api/src/local_user.rs b/crates/api/src/local_user.rs
index 47d87d3f6..4b48a0083 100644
--- a/crates/api/src/local_user.rs
+++ b/crates/api/src/local_user.rs
@@ -241,6 +241,7 @@ impl Perform for SaveUserSettings {
       lang: data.lang.to_owned(),
       show_avatars: data.show_avatars,
       show_read_posts: data.show_read_posts,
+      show_new_post_notifs: data.show_new_post_notifs,
       send_notifications_to_email: data.send_notifications_to_email,
     };
 
diff --git a/crates/api_common/src/person.rs b/crates/api_common/src/person.rs
index 0b43568d7..c6745c69d 100644
--- a/crates/api_common/src/person.rs
+++ b/crates/api_common/src/person.rs
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ pub struct SaveUserSettings {
   pub bot_account: Option<bool>,
   pub show_bot_accounts: Option<bool>,
   pub show_read_posts: Option<bool>,
+  pub show_new_post_notifs: Option<bool>,
   pub auth: String,
 }
 
diff --git a/crates/api_crud/src/user/create.rs b/crates/api_crud/src/user/create.rs
index aefe1046c..8047369fa 100644
--- a/crates/api_crud/src/user/create.rs
+++ b/crates/api_crud/src/user/create.rs
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ impl PerformCrud for Register {
     .map_err(|_| ApiError::err("user_already_exists"))?;
 
     // Create the local user
+    // TODO some of these could probably use the DB defaults
     let local_user_form = LocalUserForm {
       person_id: inserted_person.id,
       email: Some(data.email.to_owned()),
@@ -131,6 +132,7 @@ impl PerformCrud for Register {
       show_avatars: Some(true),
       show_scores: Some(true),
       show_read_posts: Some(true),
+      show_new_post_notifs: Some(false),
       send_notifications_to_email: Some(false),
     };
 
diff --git a/crates/apub/src/lib.rs b/crates/apub/src/lib.rs
index c79d14bd7..1b1e3d37f 100644
--- a/crates/apub/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/lib.rs
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ pub fn build_actor_id_from_shortname(
   let domain = if split.len() == 1 {
     Settings::get().get_protocol_and_hostname()
   } else {
-    format!("https://{}", split[1])
+    format!("{}://{}", Settings::get().get_protocol_string(), split[1])
   };
 
   generate_apub_endpoint_for_domain(endpoint_type, name, &domain)
diff --git a/crates/db_queries/src/source/local_user.rs b/crates/db_queries/src/source/local_user.rs
index abfc4e0be..b711c82aa 100644
--- a/crates/db_queries/src/source/local_user.rs
+++ b/crates/db_queries/src/source/local_user.rs
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ mod safe_settings_type {
     show_bot_accounts,
     show_scores,
     show_read_posts,
+    show_new_post_notifs,
   );
 
   impl ToSafeSettings for LocalUser {
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ mod safe_settings_type {
         show_bot_accounts,
         show_scores,
         show_read_posts,
+        show_new_post_notifs,
       )
     }
   }
diff --git a/crates/db_schema/src/schema.rs b/crates/db_schema/src/schema.rs
index 4a52b310d..8c17b0bd5 100644
--- a/crates/db_schema/src/schema.rs
+++ b/crates/db_schema/src/schema.rs
@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@ table! {
         show_bot_accounts -> Bool,
         show_scores -> Bool,
         show_read_posts -> Bool,
+        show_new_post_notifs -> Bool,
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/crates/db_schema/src/source/local_user.rs b/crates/db_schema/src/source/local_user.rs
index 77e0c0ceb..df83e268f 100644
--- a/crates/db_schema/src/source/local_user.rs
+++ b/crates/db_schema/src/source/local_user.rs
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ pub struct LocalUser {
   pub show_bot_accounts: bool,
   pub show_scores: bool,
   pub show_read_posts: bool,
+  pub show_new_post_notifs: bool,
 }
 
 // TODO redo these, check table defaults
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ pub struct LocalUserForm {
   pub show_bot_accounts: Option<bool>,
   pub show_scores: Option<bool>,
   pub show_read_posts: Option<bool>,
+  pub show_new_post_notifs: Option<bool>,
 }
 
 /// A local user view that removes password encrypted
@@ -58,4 +60,5 @@ pub struct LocalUserSettings {
   pub show_bot_accounts: bool,
   pub show_scores: bool,
   pub show_read_posts: bool,
+  pub show_new_post_notifs: bool,
 }
diff --git a/migrations/2021-07-19-130929_add_show_new_post_notifs_setting/down.sql b/migrations/2021-07-19-130929_add_show_new_post_notifs_setting/down.sql
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..197c36ebc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrations/2021-07-19-130929_add_show_new_post_notifs_setting/down.sql
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+alter table local_user drop column show_new_post_notifs;
diff --git a/migrations/2021-07-19-130929_add_show_new_post_notifs_setting/up.sql b/migrations/2021-07-19-130929_add_show_new_post_notifs_setting/up.sql
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7c6960b44
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrations/2021-07-19-130929_add_show_new_post_notifs_setting/up.sql
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+alter table local_user add column show_new_post_notifs boolean default false not null;