diff --git a/gotosocial/config.yaml b/gotosocial/config.yaml
index b9c8809..d063ed0 100644
--- a/gotosocial/config.yaml
+++ b/gotosocial/config.yaml
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
 trusted-proxies:
   - "127.0.0.1/32"
   - "::1"
+# https://docs.gotosocial.org/en/latest/api/ratelimiting/
+# turn off rate limit
+advanced-rate-limit-requests: 0
 
 ###########################
 ##### INSTANCE CONFIG #####