diff --git a/deno.json b/deno.json
index 7e9bf6c4..2ab24847 100644
--- a/deno.json
+++ b/deno.json
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
     "entities": "npm:entities@^4.5.0",
     "fast-stable-stringify": "npm:fast-stable-stringify@^1.0.0",
     "formdata-helper": "npm:formdata-helper@^0.3.0",
+    "hono-rate-limiter": "npm:hono-rate-limiter@^0.3.0",
     "iso-639-1": "npm:iso-639-1@2.1.15",
     "isomorphic-dompurify": "npm:isomorphic-dompurify@^2.11.0",
     "kysely": "npm:kysely@^0.27.3",
diff --git a/deno.lock b/deno.lock
index 67e4b7e7..b3a27ff0 100644
--- a/deno.lock
+++ b/deno.lock
@@ -1395,6 +1395,7 @@
       "npm:entities@^4.5.0",
       "npm:fast-stable-stringify@^1.0.0",
       "npm:formdata-helper@^0.3.0",
+      "npm:hono-rate-limiter@^0.3.0",
       "npm:iso-639-1@2.1.15",
       "npm:isomorphic-dompurify@^2.11.0",
       "npm:kysely@^0.27.3",
diff --git a/installation/ditto.conf b/installation/ditto.conf
index 773573de..d74a8865 100644
--- a/installation/ditto.conf
+++ b/installation/ditto.conf
@@ -24,8 +24,10 @@ server {
   proxy_http_version 1.1;
   proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
   proxy_set_header Connection "upgrade";
-  proxy_set_header Host $http_host;
+  proxy_set_header Host $host;
+  proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
   proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
+  proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
 
   root /opt/ditto/public;
 
diff --git a/src/app.ts b/src/app.ts
index 912001ac..0c21ecf0 100644
--- a/src/app.ts
+++ b/src/app.ts
@@ -8,12 +8,14 @@ import Debug from '@soapbox/stickynotes/debug';
 import { Conf } from '@/config.ts';
 import { cron } from '@/cron.ts';
 import { startFirehose } from '@/firehose.ts';
+import { Time } from '@/utils/time.ts';
 
 import {
   accountController,
   accountLookupController,
   accountSearchController,
   accountStatusesController,
+  blockController,
   createAccountController,
   familiarFollowersController,
   favouritesController,
@@ -22,6 +24,7 @@ import {
   followingController,
   muteController,
   relationshipsController,
+  unblockController,
   unfollowController,
   unmuteController,
   updateCredentialsController,
@@ -110,11 +113,10 @@ import { nodeInfoController, nodeInfoSchemaController } from '@/controllers/well
 import { nostrController } from '@/controllers/well-known/nostr.ts';
 import { auth98Middleware, requireProof, requireRole } from '@/middleware/auth98Middleware.ts';
 import { cspMiddleware } from '@/middleware/cspMiddleware.ts';
+import { rateLimitMiddleware } from '@/middleware/rateLimitMiddleware.ts';
 import { requireSigner } from '@/middleware/requireSigner.ts';
 import { signerMiddleware } from '@/middleware/signerMiddleware.ts';
 import { storeMiddleware } from '@/middleware/storeMiddleware.ts';
-import { blockController } from '@/controllers/api/accounts.ts';
-import { unblockController } from '@/controllers/api/accounts.ts';
 import { uploaderMiddleware } from '@/middleware/uploaderMiddleware.ts';
 
 interface AppEnv extends HonoEnv {
@@ -145,6 +147,8 @@ if (Conf.cronEnabled) {
   cron();
 }
 
+app.use('*', rateLimitMiddleware(300, Time.minutes(5)));
+
 app.use('/api/*', logger(debug));
 app.use('/.well-known/*', logger(debug));
 app.use('/users/*', logger(debug));
diff --git a/src/middleware/rateLimitMiddleware.ts b/src/middleware/rateLimitMiddleware.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..689f7cee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/middleware/rateLimitMiddleware.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import { MiddlewareHandler } from '@hono/hono';
+import { rateLimiter } from 'hono-rate-limiter';
+
+/**
+ * Rate limit middleware for Hono, based on [`hono-rate-limiter`](https://github.com/rhinobase/hono-rate-limiter).
+ */
+export function rateLimitMiddleware(limit: number, windowMs: number): MiddlewareHandler {
+  // @ts-ignore Mismatched hono versions.
+  return rateLimiter({
+    limit,
+    windowMs,
+    skip: (c) => !c.req.header('x-real-ip'),
+    keyGenerator: (c) => c.req.header('x-real-ip')!,
+  });
+}