diff --git a/apps/api/src/group-files/group-files.controller.ts b/apps/api/src/group-files/group-files.controller.ts
index 84afe64..8c2233e 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/group-files/group-files.controller.ts
+++ b/apps/api/src/group-files/group-files.controller.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import { GroupFilesService, type FilePage } from "./group-files.service.js";
 import type { GroupFile } from "@tactical-media-broadcast-hub/core";
 import { verifyWhileStreaming } from "./ocis-webdav.js";
 
-const MAX_FILE_UPLOAD_BYTES = 20 * 1024 * 1024;
+const MAX_FILE_UPLOAD_BYTES = 2 * 1024 * 1024 * 1024;
 
 interface FileUpload {
   buffer: Buffer;
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ interface FileUpload {
  *
  *   GET    /files                          list/search, keyset (groupId, senderMxid,
  *                                       mimeClass, origin, name, from, to, cursor, limit)
- *   POST   /files/groups/:groupId/upload   direct web upload (≤20 MiB, multipart)
+ *   POST   /files/groups/:groupId/upload   direct web upload (≤2 GiB, multipart)
  *   GET    /files/:id                      one GroupFile
  *   GET    /files/:id/download             stream payload (sha256 re-verified)
  *   POST   /files/:id/retention            set retention (keep/until/legalHold)
diff --git a/apps/api/src/group-files/ocis-webdav.ts b/apps/api/src/group-files/ocis-webdav.ts
index 8db8678..af576c4 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/group-files/ocis-webdav.ts
+++ b/apps/api/src/group-files/ocis-webdav.ts
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ export class OcisWebdavClient {
   async upload(groupId: string, safeName: string, body: Readable, contentType: string): Promise<OcisUploadResult> {
     await this.ensureGroupFolder(groupId);
     // reva rejects chunked PUTs, so the source drains into a bounded buffer
-    // (the upload cap is 20 MiB) and goes out with an explicit content-length.
+    // (the upload cap is 2 GiB) and goes out with an explicit content-length.
     const hash = createHash("sha256");
     const chunks: Buffer[] = [];
     let sizeBytes = 0;
diff --git a/apps/api/src/video/video.service.ts b/apps/api/src/video/video.service.ts
index 72cfd68..5e56a97 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/video/video.service.ts
+++ b/apps/api/src/video/video.service.ts
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ function validateUpload(storageKey: string, mimeType: string, sizeBytes: number)
   if (!Number.isSafeInteger(sizeBytes) || sizeBytes < 1) {
     throw new BadRequestException("sizeBytes must be a positive safe integer");
   }
-  if (sizeBytes > MAX_VIDEO_UPLOAD_BYTES) throw new BadRequestException("video exceeds the 100 MiB upload limit");
+  if (sizeBytes > MAX_VIDEO_UPLOAD_BYTES) throw new BadRequestException("video exceeds the 2 GiB upload limit");
 }
 
 function requiredRow(row: unknown, description: string): Record<string, unknown> {
diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/files/upload-dropzone.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/files/upload-dropzone.tsx
index 1150d1b..a5c564c 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/files/upload-dropzone.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/files/upload-dropzone.tsx
@@ -10,11 +10,12 @@ import type { GroupFile } from "./types";
 
 /**
  * Drag-drop + picker for POST /files/groups/:groupId/upload. The API accepts a
- * single `file` field capped at 20 MiB; the cap is enforced here too so an
+ * single `file` field capped at 2 GiB; the cap is enforced here too so an
  * oversized pick fails fast with a friendly message instead of a 413.
  */
 
-const MAX_UPLOAD_BYTES = 20 * 1024 * 1024;
+const MAX_UPLOAD_BYTES = 2 * 1024 * 1024 * 1024;
+const MAX_LABEL = "2 GiB";
 
 export function UploadDropzone({ groupId, live, onUploaded }: {
   groupId: string;
@@ -41,8 +42,8 @@ export function UploadDropzone({ groupId, live, onUploaded }: {
       if (file.size > MAX_UPLOAD_BYTES) {
         setError(
           t({
-            en: `${file.name} is ${formatBytes(file.size)} — the limit is 20 MiB.`,
-            es: `${file.name} pesa ${formatBytes(file.size)} — el límite es 20 MiB.`,
+            en: `${file.name} is ${formatBytes(file.size)} — the limit is ${MAX_LABEL}.`,
+            es: `${file.name} pesa ${formatBytes(file.size)} — el límite es ${MAX_LABEL}.`,
           }),
         );
         return;
@@ -73,8 +74,8 @@ export function UploadDropzone({ groupId, live, onUploaded }: {
     : groupId === ""
       ? t({ en: "Choose a group first.", es: "Elige un grupo primero." })
       : t({
-          en: "Drop a file, paste one, or browse. Up to 20 MiB; stored with re-verified bytes.",
-          es: "Arrastra un archivo, pega uno o búscalo. Hasta 20 MiB; guardado con bytes reverificados.",
+          en: `Drop a file, paste one, or browse. Up to ${MAX_LABEL}; stored with re-verified bytes.`,
+          es: `Arrastra un archivo, pega uno o búscalo. Hasta ${MAX_LABEL}; guardado con bytes reverificados.`,
         });
 
   return (