diff --git a/settings.sample.json b/settings.sample.json
index 98643d28..a5fb6592 100644
--- a/settings.sample.json
+++ b/settings.sample.json
@@ -73,7 +73,14 @@
           "period": 86400000,
           "rate": 2880
         }
-      ]
+      ],
+      "whitelists": {
+        "pubkeys": [],
+        "ipAddresses": [
+          "::1",
+          "::ffff:10.10.10.1"
+        ]
+      }
     },
     "client": {
       "subscription": {
diff --git a/src/@types/settings.ts b/src/@types/settings.ts
index b927e972..7e698c2a 100644
--- a/src/@types/settings.ts
+++ b/src/@types/settings.ts
@@ -52,6 +52,11 @@ export interface ContentLimits {
   maxLength?: number
 }
 
+export interface EventWhitelists {
+  pubkeys?: Pubkey[]
+  ipAddresses?: string[]
+}
+
 export interface EventLimits {
   eventId?: EventIdLimits
   pubkey?: PubkeyLimits
@@ -59,6 +64,7 @@ export interface EventLimits {
   createdAt?: CreatedAtLimits
   content?: ContentLimits
   rateLimits?: EventRateLimit[]
+  whitelists?: EventWhitelists
 }
 
 export interface ClientSubscriptionLimits {