diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c6bba59..e0938cc 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -128,3 +128,6 @@ dist
 .yarn/build-state.yml
 .yarn/install-state.gz
 .pnp.*
+
+# Config stuff
+config.json
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/config.json.default b/config.json.default
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8b15ed3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config.json.default
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+	"updateInterval": 60,
+	"rateLimiterEnabled": true,
+	"rateLimitWindow": 1,
+	"rateLimitMax": 30,
+	"behindProxy": false
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 8b02429..7aaa974 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ I'll try to comment it as best as I can, but I'm not the best at explaining thin
 
 const Steam = require("steam-server-query")
 const express = require('express');
+const rateLimit = require('express-rate-limit');
 const colors = require("colors");
 const semver = require("semver");
 const childProcess = require('child_process');
@@ -342,7 +343,26 @@ setInterval(() => {
 	updateMasterList();
 }, config.updateInterval * 1000);
 updateMasterList();
+if (config.rateLimiterEnabled) {
+	app.use(rateLimit({
+		windowMs: config.rateLimitWindow * 60 * 1000, // X minutes
+		max: config.rateLimitMax, // limit each IP to X requests per windowMs.
+		keyGenerator: function (req) {
+			return config.behindProxy ? req.headers['x-real-ip'] : req.ip;
+		},
+		skipFailedRequests: true,
+		handler: function (req, res /*, next*/ ) {
+			const remainingTime = Math.round((req.rateLimit.resetTime - Date.now()) / 1000);
+			res.status(429).json({
+				error: 'Too Many Requests',
+				message: `You have exceeded the rate limit. Please try again in ${remainingTime} seconds.`,
+				remainingTime: remainingTime
+			});
+			console.log(`${colors.red(`[ERROR ${new Date()}]`)} ${req.headers["user-agent"]}@${req.ip} exceeded rate limit!`);
+		}
 
+	}));
+}
 app.get('/check', (req, res) => {
 	// Check that all required parameters are present
 	if (!req.query.address) {
@@ -423,6 +443,8 @@ app.get('/', (req, res) => {
 			"repo": "https://github.com/TerraDevelopers/TerraStatusAPI",
 			"commit": getGitCommitDetails()
 		},
+		// Rate limit X requests per Y minutes per IP, as a string
+		"rateLimit": `${config.rateLimitMax} requests per ${config.rateLimitWindow} minutes`,
 		"debug": {
 			// "yourIP" Either the IP of the user, or the IP of the proxy if one is used, proxy IP header is x-real-ip
 			"yourIP": req.headers["x-real-ip"] || req.ip,
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 5f552e9..a536c86 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
       "dependencies": {
         "colors": "^1.4.0",
         "express": "^4.18.2",
+        "express-rate-limit": "^6.7.0",
         "semver": "^7.3.8",
         "steam-server-query": "^1.1.3"
       }
@@ -207,6 +208,17 @@
         "node": ">= 0.10.0"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/express-rate-limit": {
+      "version": "6.7.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/express-rate-limit/-/express-rate-limit-6.7.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-vhwIdRoqcYB/72TK3tRZI+0ttS8Ytrk24GfmsxDXK9o9IhHNO5bXRiXQSExPQ4GbaE5tvIS7j1SGrxsuWs+sGA==",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">= 12.9.0"
+      },
+      "peerDependencies": {
+        "express": "^4 || ^5"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/finalhandler": {
       "version": "1.2.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/finalhandler/-/finalhandler-1.2.0.tgz",
@@ -787,6 +799,12 @@
         "vary": "~1.1.2"
       }
     },
+    "express-rate-limit": {
+      "version": "6.7.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/express-rate-limit/-/express-rate-limit-6.7.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-vhwIdRoqcYB/72TK3tRZI+0ttS8Ytrk24GfmsxDXK9o9IhHNO5bXRiXQSExPQ4GbaE5tvIS7j1SGrxsuWs+sGA==",
+      "requires": {}
+    },
     "finalhandler": {
       "version": "1.2.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/finalhandler/-/finalhandler-1.2.0.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 349dddf..402be82 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "colors": "^1.4.0",
     "express": "^4.18.2",
+    "express-rate-limit": "^6.7.0",
     "semver": "^7.3.8",
     "steam-server-query": "^1.1.3"
   }