diff --git a/src/config.ts b/src/config.ts
index b82ef5ea..b65e0cfd 100644
--- a/src/config.ts
+++ b/src/config.ts
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@ class Conf {
   static get port(): number {
     return parseInt(Deno.env.get('PORT') || '4036');
   }
+  /** IP addresses not affected by rate limiting. */
+  static get ipWhitelist(): string[] {
+    return Deno.env.get('IP_WHITELIST')?.split(',') || [];
+  }
   /** Relay URL to the Ditto server's relay. */
   static get relay(): `wss://${string}` | `ws://${string}` {
     const { protocol, host } = Conf.url;
diff --git a/src/controllers/nostr/relay.ts b/src/controllers/nostr/relay.ts
index 4c7feea8..5412cdc1 100644
--- a/src/controllers/nostr/relay.ts
+++ b/src/controllers/nostr/relay.ts
@@ -210,7 +210,12 @@ const relayController: AppController = (c, next) => {
     return c.text('Please use a Nostr client to connect.', 400);
   }
 
-  const ip = c.req.header('x-real-ip');
+  let ip = c.req.header('x-real-ip');
+
+  if (ip && Conf.ipWhitelist.includes(ip)) {
+    ip = undefined;
+  }
+
   if (ip) {
     const remaining = Object
       .values(limiters)
diff --git a/src/middleware/rateLimitMiddleware.ts b/src/middleware/rateLimitMiddleware.ts
index e7a43328..4d243d2c 100644
--- a/src/middleware/rateLimitMiddleware.ts
+++ b/src/middleware/rateLimitMiddleware.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import { MiddlewareHandler } from '@hono/hono';
 import { rateLimiter } from 'hono-rate-limiter';
 
+import { Conf } from '@/config.ts';
+
 /**
  * Rate limit middleware for Hono, based on [`hono-rate-limiter`](https://github.com/rhinobase/hono-rate-limiter).
  */
@@ -14,7 +16,10 @@ export function rateLimitMiddleware(limit: number, windowMs: number, includeHead
       c.header('Cache-Control', 'no-store');
       return c.text('Too many requests, please try again later.', 429);
     },
-    skip: (c) => !c.req.header('x-real-ip'),
+    skip: (c) => {
+      const ip = c.req.header('x-real-ip');
+      return !ip || Conf.ipWhitelist.includes(ip);
+    },
     keyGenerator: (c) => c.req.header('x-real-ip')!,
   });
 }