diff --git a/app/Config/AbdmConnector.php b/app/Config/AbdmConnector.php
index bf93cf6..289a073 100644
--- a/app/Config/AbdmConnector.php
+++ b/app/Config/AbdmConnector.php
@@ -25,6 +25,51 @@ class AbdmConnector extends BaseConfig
      */
     public string $connector = 'dreamsoft';
 
+    // ------------------------------------------------------------------
+    // DreamsoftConnector settings
+    // These are used by BridgeSyncService when routing through the
+    // Dreamsoft bridge middleware.
+    //
+    // Priority order for each setting (highest wins):
+    //   1. Environment variable  (.env or server env)
+    //   2. PHP constant          (define() in a bootstrap file)
+    //   3. This config file      (edit values below)
+    //   4. hospital_setting DB   (runtime admin panel)
+    //
+    // Override via .env:
+    //   BRIDGE_SYNC_URL         = https://your-dreamsoft-server.com/api/bridge
+    //   BRIDGE_SYNC_TOKEN       = your-bearer-token
+    //   BRIDGE_SOURCE_CODE      = HOSP001
+    //   BRIDGE_SYNC_PROVIDER    = bridge
+    // ------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    /**
+     * Dreamsoft bridge server URL.
+     * Example: https://bridge.dreamsofttech.in/api/v1/bridge
+     * Set in .env: BRIDGE_SYNC_URL = https://...
+     */
+    public string $dreamsoftBridgeUrl = '';
+
+    /**
+     * Bearer token for Dreamsoft bridge authentication.
+     * Set in .env: BRIDGE_SYNC_TOKEN = your-token
+     * Do NOT commit real tokens to source control.
+     */
+    public string $dreamsoftBridgeToken = '';
+
+    /**
+     * Hospital/source code sent to the Dreamsoft bridge with every event.
+     * Identifies this HMS instance on the bridge server.
+     * Set in .env: BRIDGE_SOURCE_CODE = HOSP001
+     */
+    public string $dreamsoftSourceCode = '';
+
+    /**
+     * HTTP timeout in seconds for Dreamsoft bridge calls.
+     * Set in .env: BRIDGE_SYNC_TIMEOUT = 20
+     */
+    public int $dreamsoftTimeoutSec = 20;
+
     // ------------------------------------------------------------------
     // DirectAbdmConnector settings
     // Unused when $connector = 'dreamsoft'.
diff --git a/app/Libraries/BridgeSyncService.php b/app/Libraries/BridgeSyncService.php
index feeee13..5442fb0 100644
--- a/app/Libraries/BridgeSyncService.php
+++ b/app/Libraries/BridgeSyncService.php
@@ -274,6 +274,7 @@ class BridgeSyncService
 
     private function readSetting(string $name): string
     {
+        // 1. Environment variable (highest priority — .env or server env)
         $envValue = getenv($name);
         if ($envValue !== false) {
             $value = trim((string) $envValue);
@@ -282,6 +283,7 @@ class BridgeSyncService
             }
         }
 
+        // 2. PHP constant
         if (defined($name)) {
             $value = trim((string) constant($name));
             if ($value !== '') {
@@ -289,6 +291,25 @@ class BridgeSyncService
             }
         }
 
+        // 3. Config\AbdmConnector PHP config file (editable without DB access)
+        static $dreamsoftConfigMap = null;
+        if ($dreamsoftConfigMap === null) {
+            try {
+                $cfg = config('AbdmConnector');
+                $dreamsoftConfigMap = [
+                    'BRIDGE_SYNC_URL'    => trim((string) ($cfg->dreamsoftBridgeUrl   ?? '')),
+                    'BRIDGE_SYNC_TOKEN'  => trim((string) ($cfg->dreamsoftBridgeToken  ?? '')),
+                    'BRIDGE_SOURCE_CODE' => trim((string) ($cfg->dreamsoftSourceCode   ?? '')),
+                ];
+            } catch (\Throwable $e) {
+                $dreamsoftConfigMap = [];
+            }
+        }
+        if (isset($dreamsoftConfigMap[$name]) && $dreamsoftConfigMap[$name] !== '') {
+            return $dreamsoftConfigMap[$name];
+        }
+
+        // 4. hospital_setting DB table (lowest priority — runtime admin panel)
         if (! $this->db->tableExists('hospital_setting')) {
             return '';
         }