diff --git a/nodejs/models/host.js b/nodejs/models/host.js
index fc57527..bf1cef7 100755
--- a/nodejs/models/host.js
+++ b/nodejs/models/host.js
@@ -30,7 +30,20 @@ class Host extends Table{
 		'targetssl': {isRequired: false, default: false, type: 'boolean'},
 
 		'is_cache': {default: false, isRequired: false, type: 'boolean',},
-		
+
+		// Per-host reverse-proxy controls. Enforced in OpenResty by
+		// ops/nginx_conf/hostfeatures.lua, which reads these straight off the
+		// Redis hash. Object fields are JSON-encoded by model-redis.
+		'ratelimit_enabled': {default: false, isRequired: false, type: 'boolean',},
+		'ratelimit_rate': {default: 10, isRequired: false, type: 'number', min: 1, max: 1000000},
+		'ratelimit_burst': {default: 20, isRequired: false, type: 'number', min: 0, max: 1000000},
+		'respcache_enabled': {default: false, isRequired: false, type: 'boolean',},
+		'hsts_enabled': {default: false, isRequired: false, type: 'boolean',},
+		'req_headers': {default: function(){return {}}, isRequired: false, type: 'object',},
+		'resp_headers': {default: function(){return {}}, isRequired: false, type: 'object',},
+		'ip_allow': {default: function(){return []}, isRequired: false, type: 'object',},
+		'ip_deny': {default: function(){return []}, isRequired: false, type: 'object',},
+
 		'is_wildcard': {default: false, isRequired: false, type: 'boolean',},
 		'wildcard_status': {isRequired: false, type: 'string', min: 3, max: 500},
 		'wildcard_matchAny': {default: false, isRequired: false, type: 'boolean',},
diff --git a/nodejs/package.json b/nodejs/package.json
index 88669bd..b43a35c 100644
--- a/nodejs/package.json
+++ b/nodejs/package.json
@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@
   "scripts": {
     "start": "node ./bin/www",
     "dev": "npx nodemon --ignore public/ ./bin/www",
-    "test": "node --test test/unit/callback_queue.test.js test/unit/host_lookup.test.js test/unit/wildcard_matchany.test.js test/unit/roles.test.js test/unit/oidc.test.js test/unit/safe_redirect.test.js test/unit/unix_socket.test.js test/integration/dns_provider.test.js",
-    "test:unit": "node --test test/unit/callback_queue.test.js test/unit/host_lookup.test.js test/unit/wildcard_matchany.test.js test/unit/roles.test.js test/unit/oidc.test.js test/unit/safe_redirect.test.js test/unit/unix_socket.test.js",
+    "test": "node --test test/unit/callback_queue.test.js test/unit/host_lookup.test.js test/unit/wildcard_matchany.test.js test/unit/roles.test.js test/unit/oidc.test.js test/unit/safe_redirect.test.js test/unit/host_features.test.js test/unit/unix_socket.test.js test/integration/dns_provider.test.js",
+    "test:unit": "node --test test/unit/callback_queue.test.js test/unit/host_lookup.test.js test/unit/wildcard_matchany.test.js test/unit/roles.test.js test/unit/oidc.test.js test/unit/safe_redirect.test.js test/unit/host_features.test.js test/unit/unix_socket.test.js",
     "test:integration": "node --test test/integration/dns_provider.test.js",
-    "test:watch": "node --test --watch test/unit/callback_queue.test.js test/unit/host_lookup.test.js test/unit/wildcard_matchany.test.js test/unit/roles.test.js test/unit/oidc.test.js test/unit/safe_redirect.test.js test/unit/unix_socket.test.js test/integration/dns_provider.test.js"
+    "test:watch": "node --test --watch test/unit/callback_queue.test.js test/unit/host_lookup.test.js test/unit/wildcard_matchany.test.js test/unit/roles.test.js test/unit/oidc.test.js test/unit/safe_redirect.test.js test/unit/host_features.test.js test/unit/unix_socket.test.js test/integration/dns_provider.test.js"
   },
   "engines": {
     "node": ">=18.0.0"
diff --git a/nodejs/public/lib/js/app-base.js b/nodejs/public/lib/js/app-base.js
index 3a7b153..5227e9e 100644
--- a/nodejs/public/lib/js/app-base.js
+++ b/nodejs/public/lib/js/app-base.js
@@ -372,8 +372,11 @@ app.util = (function(app){
 		for (let {name, value} of $(this).serializeArray()) {
 			console.log(name, value)
 			if (obj[name] === undefined) {
-				if (!value 
+				if (!value
 					&& !$(this).parent().find(`[name="${name}"]`).attr('value')
+					// Keep empty <textarea>s so a cleared field is submitted (and
+					// can reset a list, e.g. the per-host IP/header controls).
+					&& !$(this).filter(`textarea[name="${name}"]`).length
 				){
 					continue;
 				}
diff --git a/nodejs/routes/host.js b/nodejs/routes/host.js
index ec25313..de971d6 100755
--- a/nodejs/routes/host.js
+++ b/nodejs/routes/host.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 const router = require('express').Router();
 const {Host, Domain} = require('../models').models;
 const authz = require('../middleware/authz');
+const {normalizeHostFeatures} = require('../utils/host_features');
 
 const Model = Host;
 
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ router.get('/', async function(req, res, next){
 router.post('/', authz.requireDomainRole('manager', authz.resolve.hostBody), async function(req, res, next){
 	try{
 		req.body.created_by = authz.reqUsername(req);
+		normalizeHostFeatures(req.body);
 		let item = await Model.create(req.body);
 
 		return res.json({
@@ -87,6 +89,7 @@ router.get('/:item', authz.requireDomainRole('viewer', authz.resolve.hostParam),
 router.put('/:item', authz.requireDomainRole('manager', authz.resolve.hostParam), async function(req, res, next){
 	try{
 		req.body.updated_by = authz.reqUsername(req);
+		normalizeHostFeatures(req.body);
 		let item = await Model.get(req.params.item);
 		item = await item.update(req.body);
 
diff --git a/nodejs/test/unit/host_features.test.js b/nodejs/test/unit/host_features.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..379a69c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nodejs/test/unit/host_features.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,178 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const {describe, test} = require('node:test');
+const assert = require('node:assert');
+
+const {
+	parseHeaderLines, stringifyHeaders, sanitizeHeaderObject,
+	isValidCidr, parseCidrLines, sanitizeCidrArray, stringifyCidrs,
+	normalizeHostFeatures, MAX_HEADERS, MAX_CIDRS,
+} = require('../../utils/host_features');
+
+/**
+ * Pure normalize/validate helpers for the per-host reverse-proxy controls.
+ * These are the authoritative server-side validation applied in routes/host.js
+ * and are mirrored by the browser form code.
+ */
+describe('parseHeaderLines', () => {
+	test('parses "Name: value" lines into an object', () => {
+		assert.deepStrictEqual(
+			parseHeaderLines('X-Frame-Options: DENY\nX-A: b'),
+			{'X-Frame-Options': 'DENY', 'X-A': 'b'}
+		);
+	});
+
+	test('splits on the first colon only', () => {
+		assert.deepStrictEqual(
+			parseHeaderLines('X-Url: https://a.b/c'),
+			{'X-Url': 'https://a.b/c'}
+		);
+	});
+
+	test('skips blank lines and lines without a colon', () => {
+		assert.deepStrictEqual(
+			parseHeaderLines('\nX-A: 1\n\ngarbage\n'),
+			{'X-A': '1'}
+		);
+	});
+
+	test('rejects invalid header names', () => {
+		assert.deepStrictEqual(parseHeaderLines('Bad Name: v\nx y: z'), {});
+	});
+
+	test('strips CR/LF from values (no response splitting)', () => {
+		let out = parseHeaderLines('X-A: a\rb');   // \r inside a single line
+		assert.strictEqual(out['X-A'], 'ab');
+	});
+
+	test('handles empty/undefined input', () => {
+		assert.deepStrictEqual(parseHeaderLines(''), {});
+		assert.deepStrictEqual(parseHeaderLines(undefined), {});
+		assert.deepStrictEqual(parseHeaderLines(null), {});
+	});
+
+	test('caps the number of headers', () => {
+		let lines = [];
+		for(let i = 0; i < MAX_HEADERS + 10; i++) lines.push(`X-H${i}: ${i}`);
+		assert.strictEqual(Object.keys(parseHeaderLines(lines.join('\n'))).length, MAX_HEADERS);
+	});
+
+	test('round-trips through stringifyHeaders', () => {
+		let obj = {'X-A': '1', 'X-B': 'two'};
+		assert.deepStrictEqual(parseHeaderLines(stringifyHeaders(obj)), obj);
+	});
+});
+
+describe('sanitizeHeaderObject', () => {
+	test('drops bad names and strips CR/LF', () => {
+		assert.deepStrictEqual(
+			sanitizeHeaderObject({'X-Ok': 'v\r\nInjected: y', 'bad name': 'z'}),
+			{'X-Ok': 'vInjected: y'}
+		);
+	});
+
+	test('handles non-objects', () => {
+		assert.deepStrictEqual(sanitizeHeaderObject(null), {});
+		assert.deepStrictEqual(sanitizeHeaderObject('x'), {});
+	});
+});
+
+describe('isValidCidr', () => {
+	test('accepts IPv4 with and without a mask', () => {
+		assert.ok(isValidCidr('192.168.1.1'));
+		assert.ok(isValidCidr('10.0.0.0/8'));
+		assert.ok(isValidCidr('0.0.0.0/0'));
+	});
+
+	test('rejects out-of-range octets and masks', () => {
+		assert.ok(!isValidCidr('256.1.1.1'));
+		assert.ok(!isValidCidr('10.0.0.0/33'));
+	});
+
+	test('accepts loose IPv6, rejects junk', () => {
+		assert.ok(isValidCidr('::1'));
+		assert.ok(isValidCidr('fe80::/10'));
+		assert.ok(!isValidCidr('not-an-ip'));
+		assert.ok(!isValidCidr(''));
+		assert.ok(!isValidCidr(42));
+	});
+});
+
+describe('parseCidrLines / sanitizeCidrArray', () => {
+	test('splits on whitespace and commas, keeping valid entries', () => {
+		assert.deepStrictEqual(
+			parseCidrLines('10.0.0.0/8, 192.168.1.5\nbad\n  '),
+			['10.0.0.0/8', '192.168.1.5']
+		);
+	});
+
+	test('dedupes', () => {
+		assert.deepStrictEqual(
+			sanitizeCidrArray(['1.1.1.1', '1.1.1.1', '2.2.2.2']),
+			['1.1.1.1', '2.2.2.2']
+		);
+	});
+
+	test('caps the list length', () => {
+		let arr = [];
+		for(let i = 0; i < MAX_CIDRS + 10; i++) arr.push(`10.0.0.${i % 256}`);
+		// includes dupes past .255, so just assert the cap holds
+		assert.ok(sanitizeCidrArray(arr).length <= MAX_CIDRS);
+	});
+
+	test('round-trips through stringifyCidrs', () => {
+		let arr = ['10.0.0.0/8', '192.168.1.5'];
+		assert.deepStrictEqual(parseCidrLines(stringifyCidrs(arr)), arr);
+	});
+
+	test('handles empty input', () => {
+		assert.deepStrictEqual(parseCidrLines(''), []);
+		assert.deepStrictEqual(sanitizeCidrArray(null), []);
+	});
+});
+
+describe('normalizeHostFeatures', () => {
+	test('coerces booleans and clamps numbers', () => {
+		let body = normalizeHostFeatures({
+			ratelimit_enabled: 'true',
+			respcache_enabled: 'false',
+			hsts_enabled: true,
+			ratelimit_rate: '0',      // below min -> 1
+			ratelimit_burst: '5000000', // above max -> cap
+		});
+		assert.strictEqual(body.ratelimit_enabled, true);
+		assert.strictEqual(body.respcache_enabled, false);
+		assert.strictEqual(body.hsts_enabled, true);
+		assert.strictEqual(body.ratelimit_rate, 1);
+		assert.strictEqual(body.ratelimit_burst, 1000000);
+	});
+
+	test('accepts both text and object/array shapes', () => {
+		let fromText = normalizeHostFeatures({
+			resp_headers: 'X-A: 1',
+			ip_deny: '10.0.0.0/8\nbad',
+		});
+		assert.deepStrictEqual(fromText.resp_headers, {'X-A': '1'});
+		assert.deepStrictEqual(fromText.ip_deny, ['10.0.0.0/8']);
+
+		let fromObj = normalizeHostFeatures({
+			resp_headers: {'X-A': '1', 'bad name': 'x'},
+			ip_deny: ['10.0.0.0/8', 'junk'],
+		});
+		assert.deepStrictEqual(fromObj.resp_headers, {'X-A': '1'});
+		assert.deepStrictEqual(fromObj.ip_deny, ['10.0.0.0/8']);
+	});
+
+	test('only touches present keys (partial update safe)', () => {
+		let body = normalizeHostFeatures({host: 'a.b.com', ip: '1.2.3.4'});
+		assert.deepStrictEqual(body, {host: 'a.b.com', ip: '1.2.3.4'});
+		assert.ok(!('ip_allow' in body));
+		assert.ok(!('ratelimit_rate' in body));
+	});
+
+	test('junk numbers fall back to defaults', () => {
+		let body = normalizeHostFeatures({ratelimit_rate: 'abc', ratelimit_burst: 'x'});
+		assert.strictEqual(body.ratelimit_rate, 10);
+		assert.strictEqual(body.ratelimit_burst, 20);
+	});
+});
diff --git a/nodejs/utils/host_features.js b/nodejs/utils/host_features.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3e107aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nodejs/utils/host_features.js
@@ -0,0 +1,188 @@
+'use strict';
+
+// Pure helpers for the per-host reverse-proxy controls (rate limiting, response
+// caching, custom/security headers, IP allow/deny). Shared by the server route
+// (`routes/host.js`) for authoritative validation and mirrored by the browser
+// form code (`public/js/app.js`) so client and server agree on the wire shape.
+//
+// No dependencies, no I/O — everything here is deterministic and unit-tested by
+// test/unit/host_features.test.js.
+
+const MAX_HEADERS = 50;          // per direction (req/resp)
+const MAX_HEADER_VALUE = 2048;   // chars
+const MAX_CIDRS = 200;           // per list (allow/deny)
+
+// RFC 7230 header field-name token characters.
+const HEADER_NAME_RE = /^[!#$%&'*+\-.^_`|~0-9A-Za-z]+$/;
+
+/**
+ * "Name: value" lines -> { Name: value }. Invalid names are dropped; CR/LF are
+ * stripped from values to prevent header/response splitting. First ':' splits.
+ */
+function parseHeaderLines(text){
+	let out = {};
+	if(text === undefined || text === null) return out;
+	let lines = String(text).split(/\r?\n/);
+
+	for(let line of lines){
+		if(!line.trim()) continue;
+		let idx = line.indexOf(':');
+		if(idx === -1) continue;
+
+		let name = line.slice(0, idx).trim();
+		let value = line.slice(idx + 1).trim();
+
+		if(!HEADER_NAME_RE.test(name)) continue;
+		value = value.replace(/[\r\n]/g, '').slice(0, MAX_HEADER_VALUE);
+
+		out[name] = value;
+		if(Object.keys(out).length >= MAX_HEADERS) break;
+	}
+
+	return out;
+}
+
+/** { Name: value } -> "Name: value" lines (for populating the edit form). */
+function stringifyHeaders(obj){
+	if(!obj || typeof obj !== 'object') return '';
+	return Object.keys(obj)
+		.map(name => `${name}: ${obj[name]}`)
+		.join('\n');
+}
+
+/**
+ * Sanitize an already-object header map (e.g. a JSON body) the same way
+ * parseHeaderLines sanitizes text: valid token names only, CR/LF-stripped
+ * values, capped count.
+ */
+function sanitizeHeaderObject(obj){
+	let out = {};
+	if(!obj || typeof obj !== 'object') return out;
+
+	for(let name of Object.keys(obj)){
+		if(!HEADER_NAME_RE.test(name)) continue;
+		let value = String(obj[name]).replace(/[\r\n]/g, '').slice(0, MAX_HEADER_VALUE);
+		out[name] = value;
+		if(Object.keys(out).length >= MAX_HEADERS) break;
+	}
+
+	return out;
+}
+
+/** True for a plausible IPv4 or IPv6 address with an optional CIDR suffix. */
+function isValidCidr(entry){
+	if(typeof entry !== 'string') return false;
+	let s = entry.trim();
+	if(!s) return false;
+
+	// IPv4, optional /0-32.
+	let m = s.match(/^(\d{1,3})\.(\d{1,3})\.(\d{1,3})\.(\d{1,3})(?:\/(\d{1,2}))?$/);
+	if(m){
+		for(let i = 1; i <= 4; i++){
+			if(Number(m[i]) > 255) return false;
+		}
+		if(m[5] !== undefined && Number(m[5]) > 32) return false;
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	// IPv6 (loose — resty.ipmatcher does the authoritative parse), optional /0-128.
+	if(/^[0-9A-Fa-f:]+(?:\/\d{1,3})?$/.test(s) && s.indexOf(':') !== -1){
+		let slash = s.indexOf('/');
+		if(slash !== -1 && Number(s.slice(slash + 1)) > 128) return false;
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	return false;
+}
+
+/** Newline/whitespace-separated text -> array of valid CIDR strings. */
+function parseCidrLines(text){
+	if(text === undefined || text === null) return [];
+	return sanitizeCidrArray(String(text).split(/[\s,]+/));
+}
+
+/** array -> deduped array of valid CIDR strings, capped. */
+function sanitizeCidrArray(arr){
+	if(!Array.isArray(arr)) return [];
+	let seen = new Set();
+	let out = [];
+
+	for(let raw of arr){
+		let s = String(raw).trim();
+		if(!s || seen.has(s)) continue;
+		if(!isValidCidr(s)) continue;
+		seen.add(s);
+		out.push(s);
+		if(out.length >= MAX_CIDRS) break;
+	}
+
+	return out;
+}
+
+/** array -> newline-joined text (for populating the edit form). */
+function stringifyCidrs(arr){
+	if(!Array.isArray(arr)) return '';
+	return arr.join('\n');
+}
+
+function toBool(v){
+	return v === true || v === 'true';
+}
+
+/** Coerce a number into [min, max], falling back to `def` for junk. */
+function clampNumber(v, min, max, def){
+	let n = Number(v);
+	if(!Number.isFinite(n)) return def;
+	n = Math.floor(n);
+	if(n < min) return min;
+	if(n > max) return max;
+	return n;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Coerce/validate only the per-host feature fields that are PRESENT in `body`,
+ * in place, returning it. Absent fields are left untouched so partial updates
+ * (PUT) don't reset unspecified controls. Accepts both the browser wire shape
+ * (objects/arrays) and raw text (curl users), normalizing to the stored shape.
+ */
+function normalizeHostFeatures(body){
+	if(!body || typeof body !== 'object') return body;
+
+	if('ratelimit_enabled' in body) body.ratelimit_enabled = toBool(body.ratelimit_enabled);
+	if('respcache_enabled' in body)  body.respcache_enabled  = toBool(body.respcache_enabled);
+	if('hsts_enabled' in body)       body.hsts_enabled       = toBool(body.hsts_enabled);
+
+	if('ratelimit_rate' in body)  body.ratelimit_rate  = clampNumber(body.ratelimit_rate, 1, 1000000, 10);
+	if('ratelimit_burst' in body) body.ratelimit_burst = clampNumber(body.ratelimit_burst, 0, 1000000, 20);
+
+	if('req_headers' in body){
+		body.req_headers = typeof body.req_headers === 'string'
+			? parseHeaderLines(body.req_headers)
+			: sanitizeHeaderObject(body.req_headers);
+	}
+	if('resp_headers' in body){
+		body.resp_headers = typeof body.resp_headers === 'string'
+			? parseHeaderLines(body.resp_headers)
+			: sanitizeHeaderObject(body.resp_headers);
+	}
+
+	if('ip_allow' in body){
+		body.ip_allow = typeof body.ip_allow === 'string'
+			? parseCidrLines(body.ip_allow)
+			: sanitizeCidrArray(body.ip_allow);
+	}
+	if('ip_deny' in body){
+		body.ip_deny = typeof body.ip_deny === 'string'
+			? parseCidrLines(body.ip_deny)
+			: sanitizeCidrArray(body.ip_deny);
+	}
+
+	return body;
+}
+
+module.exports = {
+	MAX_HEADERS, MAX_HEADER_VALUE, MAX_CIDRS,
+	parseHeaderLines, stringifyHeaders, sanitizeHeaderObject,
+	isValidCidr, parseCidrLines, sanitizeCidrArray, stringifyCidrs,
+	normalizeHostFeatures,
+};
diff --git a/nodejs/views/hosts.ejs b/nodejs/views/hosts.ejs
index 8d97cca..89a5342 100755
--- a/nodejs/views/hosts.ejs
+++ b/nodejs/views/hosts.ejs
@@ -89,6 +89,16 @@
 		$.scope.editHost.remove(0);
 	}
 
+	// Mirror of utils/host_features.js stringify* helpers for populating the edit
+	// form's textareas. The server re-parses the posted text authoritatively.
+	function hostFeatureHeadersToText(obj){
+		if(!obj || typeof obj != 'object') return '';
+		return Object.keys(obj).map(function(name){ return name + ': ' + obj[name]; }).join('\n');
+	}
+	function hostFeatureCidrsToText(arr){
+		return Array.isArray(arr) ? arr.join('\n') : '';
+	}
+
 	function hostEditOpen(btn, host){
 		hostEditCancle();
 		console.log('host:', host)
@@ -110,6 +120,13 @@
 			}
 		});
 
+		// Object/array proxy-control fields render into textareas as text. Server
+		// (utils/host_features.js) parses the same text/shape back on save.
+		$(".hostEditPanel textarea[name='req_headers']").val(hostFeatureHeadersToText(host.req_headers));
+		$(".hostEditPanel textarea[name='resp_headers']").val(hostFeatureHeadersToText(host.resp_headers));
+		$(".hostEditPanel textarea[name='ip_allow']").val(hostFeatureCidrsToText(host.ip_allow));
+		$(".hostEditPanel textarea[name='ip_deny']").val(hostFeatureCidrsToText(host.ip_deny));
+
 		$('.hostEditPanel').scrollTo();
 	};
 
@@ -432,6 +449,89 @@
 						</div>
 						<b class="invalid-feedback"></b>
 					</div>
+
+					<hr />
+					<h6 class="text-muted">Proxy controls</h6>
+
+					<div class="form-group">
+						<label class="form-label">Rate limiting</label>
+						<div class="radio">
+							<label>
+								<input type="radio" name="ratelimit_enabled" id="ratelimit_enabled-false" value="false" checked>
+								Off <b>Recommended</b>
+							</label>
+						</div>
+						<div class="radio">
+							<label>
+								<input type="radio" name="ratelimit_enabled" id="ratelimit_enabled-true" value="true">
+								Limit requests per client IP
+							</label>
+						</div>
+					</div>
+
+					<div class="row">
+						<div class="col form-group">
+							<label for="ratelimit_rate" class="form-label">Requests / sec</label>
+							<input type="number" name="ratelimit_rate" class="form-control" value="10" min="1" max="1000000" />
+						</div>
+						<div class="col form-group">
+							<label for="ratelimit_burst" class="form-label">Burst</label>
+							<input type="number" name="ratelimit_burst" class="form-control" value="20" min="0" max="1000000" />
+						</div>
+					</div>
+
+					<div class="form-group">
+						<label class="form-label">Response caching</label>
+						<div class="radio">
+							<label>
+								<input type="radio" name="respcache_enabled" id="respcache_enabled-false" value="false" checked>
+								Off <b>Recommended</b>
+							</label>
+						</div>
+						<div class="radio">
+							<label>
+								<input type="radio" name="respcache_enabled" id="respcache_enabled-true" value="true">
+								Cache cacheable responses
+							</label>
+						</div>
+					</div>
+
+					<div class="form-group">
+						<label class="form-label">HSTS</label>
+						<div class="radio">
+							<label>
+								<input type="radio" name="hsts_enabled" id="hsts_enabled-false" value="false" checked>
+								Off
+							</label>
+						</div>
+						<div class="radio">
+							<label>
+								<input type="radio" name="hsts_enabled" id="hsts_enabled-true" value="true">
+								Send Strict-Transport-Security
+							</label>
+						</div>
+					</div>
+
+					<div class="form-group">
+						<label for="ip_allow" class="form-label">Allow IPs / CIDRs</label>
+						<textarea name="ip_allow" class="form-control" rows="2" placeholder="one per line; if set, only these are allowed"></textarea>
+					</div>
+
+					<div class="form-group">
+						<label for="ip_deny" class="form-label">Deny IPs / CIDRs</label>
+						<textarea name="ip_deny" class="form-control" rows="2" placeholder="one per line; these are blocked"></textarea>
+					</div>
+
+					<div class="form-group">
+						<label for="req_headers" class="form-label">Upstream request headers</label>
+						<textarea name="req_headers" class="form-control" rows="2" placeholder="Name: value, one per line"></textarea>
+					</div>
+
+					<div class="form-group">
+						<label for="resp_headers" class="form-label">Response headers</label>
+						<textarea name="resp_headers" class="form-control" rows="2" placeholder="Name: value, one per line"></textarea>
+					</div>
+
 					<hr class="buttonBreak" />
 					<button type="submit" class="btn btn-success">
 						<i class="fa-solid fa-plus"></i>
diff --git a/ops/install.sh b/ops/install.sh
index 71b1598..ae6cf5f 100755
--- a/ops/install.sh
+++ b/ops/install.sh
@@ -60,6 +60,15 @@ apt-get install -y nodejs openresty
 echo "==> Lua modules"
 luarocks install lua-resty-auto-ssl
 luarocks install luasocket
+# CIDR matcher for the per-host IP allow/deny lists (hostfeatures.lua).
+# resty.limit.req is bundled with OpenResty, so no rock is needed for it.
+luarocks install lua-resty-ipmatcher
+
+echo "==> Proxy response-cache directory"
+# Must be writable by the OpenResty worker user. nginx.conf sets no `user`
+# directive, so workers run as the compiled-in default (nobody); own the dir to
+# match so proxy_cache_path can write to it.
+install -d -m 0755 -o nobody -g nogroup /var/cache/nginx/proxy
 
 echo "==> Fallback SSL cert"
 install -d /etc/ssl
@@ -91,6 +100,7 @@ link "$REPO_DIR/ops/nginx_conf/nginx.conf"     /etc/openresty/nginx.conf
 link "$REPO_DIR/ops/nginx_conf/autossl.conf"   /etc/openresty/autossl.conf
 link "$REPO_DIR/ops/nginx_conf/proxy.conf"     /etc/openresty/sites-enabled/000-proxy
 link "$REPO_DIR/ops/nginx_conf/targetinfo.lua" /usr/local/openresty/lualib/targetinfo.lua
+link "$REPO_DIR/ops/nginx_conf/hostfeatures.lua" /usr/local/openresty/lualib/hostfeatures.lua
 link "$REPO_DIR/ops/proxy.service"             /etc/systemd/system/proxy.service
 
 echo "==> Node dependencies"
diff --git a/ops/nginx_conf/hostfeatures.lua b/ops/nginx_conf/hostfeatures.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a220daa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ops/nginx_conf/hostfeatures.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,124 @@
+-- Per-host reverse-proxy controls, enforced from the shared location's Lua
+-- phases. The Host record (a Redis hash) is resolved by targetinfo.lua and
+-- passed in here as `res`; targetinfo also stashes it in ngx.ctx.targetInfo so
+-- the header-filter phase can re-read it.
+--
+-- Fields consumed (see nodejs/models/host.js):
+--   ratelimit_enabled / ratelimit_rate / ratelimit_burst
+--   respcache_enabled
+--   hsts_enabled
+--   req_headers  (JSON object)  -- added to the upstream request
+--   resp_headers (JSON object)  -- added to the client response
+--   ip_allow / ip_deny (JSON arrays of CIDRs)
+
+local cjson = require "cjson.safe"
+
+local M = {}
+
+-- cjson.safe returns nil (not an error) on bad input; treat non-tables as empty.
+local function decode_table(str)
+    if not str or str == "" then return nil end
+    local ok = cjson.decode(str)
+    if type(ok) == "table" then return ok end
+    return nil
+end
+
+-- resty.ipmatcher wants a plain array of CIDR strings; build a matcher or nil.
+local function build_matcher(str)
+    local list = decode_table(str)
+    if not list or #list == 0 then return nil end
+
+    local ipmatcher = require "resty.ipmatcher"
+    local m, err = ipmatcher.new(list)
+    if not m then
+        ngx.log(ngx.ERR, "hostfeatures: bad ip list ", err)
+        return nil
+    end
+    return m
+end
+
+-- IP allow/deny. deny wins; a non-empty allow list is default-deny.
+local function apply_ip_access(res, ip)
+    local deny = build_matcher(res["ip_deny"])
+    if deny and deny:match(ip) then
+        return ngx.exit(403)
+    end
+
+    local allow = build_matcher(res["ip_allow"])
+    if allow and not allow:match(ip) then
+        return ngx.exit(403)
+    end
+end
+
+-- Per-host, per-client token bucket via lua-resty-limit-traffic (bundled with
+-- OpenResty). Uses the shared dict "ratelimit" declared in nginx.conf.
+local function apply_ratelimit(res, host, ip)
+    if res["ratelimit_enabled"] ~= "true" then return end
+
+    local rate = tonumber(res["ratelimit_rate"]) or 10
+    local burst = tonumber(res["ratelimit_burst"]) or 0
+
+    local limit_req = require "resty.limit.req"
+    local lim, err = limit_req.new("ratelimit", rate, burst)
+    if not lim then
+        -- Fail open on a misconfigured limiter rather than 500 every request.
+        ngx.log(ngx.ERR, "hostfeatures: failed to make limiter ", err)
+        return
+    end
+
+    local delay, derr = lim:incoming(host .. ":" .. ip, true)
+    if not delay then
+        if derr == "rejected" then
+            return ngx.exit(429)
+        end
+        ngx.log(ngx.ERR, "hostfeatures: limiter error ", derr)
+        return
+    end
+
+    if delay > 0 then
+        ngx.sleep(delay)
+    end
+end
+
+-- Extra request headers sent to the upstream.
+local function apply_req_headers(res)
+    local headers = decode_table(res["req_headers"])
+    if not headers then return end
+    for name, value in pairs(headers) do
+        ngx.req.set_header(name, value)
+    end
+end
+
+-- access_by_lua entry point. Runs after targetinfo.get resolved `res`.
+function M.access(ngx_, res)
+    if not res then return end
+    local ip = ngx.var.remote_addr
+    local host = ngx.var.host
+
+    apply_ip_access(res, ip)
+    apply_ratelimit(res, host, ip)
+    apply_req_headers(res)
+
+    -- Cache gate for proxy_no_cache / proxy_cache_bypass. Opt-in per host.
+    ngx.var.skip_cache = (res["respcache_enabled"] == "true") and "0" or "1"
+end
+
+-- header_filter_by_lua entry point. Reads the record stashed in ngx.ctx.
+function M.header(ngx_)
+    local res = ngx.ctx.targetInfo
+    if not res then return end
+
+    local headers = decode_table(res["resp_headers"])
+    if headers then
+        for name, value in pairs(headers) do
+            ngx.header[name] = value
+        end
+    end
+
+    if res["hsts_enabled"] == "true" then
+        ngx.header["Strict-Transport-Security"] =
+            "max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains"
+    end
+end
+
+return M
diff --git a/ops/nginx_conf/nginx.conf b/ops/nginx_conf/nginx.conf
index 95cfb44..e51ae66 100644
--- a/ops/nginx_conf/nginx.conf
+++ b/ops/nginx_conf/nginx.conf
@@ -18,6 +18,15 @@ http {
 	lua_shared_dict auto_ssl 100m;
 	lua_shared_dict auto_ssl_settings 64k;
 
+	# Per-host rate limiting (resty.limit.req) counter storage.
+	lua_shared_dict ratelimit 10m;
+
+	# Per-host response cache. Enabled per request via $skip_cache in proxy.conf;
+	# 10m is the default TTL when the upstream doesn't send its own Cache-Control.
+	proxy_cache_path /var/cache/nginx/proxy levels=1:2 keys_zone=proxycache:100m
+		max_size=2g inactive=60m use_temp_path=off;
+	proxy_cache_valid 200 301 302 10m;
+
 	resolver 8.8.4.4 8.8.8.8;
 
 	init_by_lua_block {
diff --git a/ops/nginx_conf/proxy.conf b/ops/nginx_conf/proxy.conf
index a728560..a14f88f 100644
--- a/ops/nginx_conf/proxy.conf
+++ b/ops/nginx_conf/proxy.conf
@@ -18,9 +18,11 @@ server {
 	set $target_scheme 'http';
 	set $target_port '';
 	set $header_host $host;
+	set $skip_cache 1;
 
-	access_by_lua '
+	access_by_lua_block {
 		local targetInfo = require "targetinfo"
+		local hostfeatures = require "hostfeatures"
 		local host = ngx.var.host
 		local uri = ngx.var.uri
 		local scheme = ngx.var.scheme
@@ -39,16 +41,33 @@ server {
 		if res["host-pass-though"] == "false" then
 			ngx.var.header_host = res["ip"]
 		end
-	  
+
 		ngx.var.target = res["ip"]
 		ngx.var.target_port = res["targetPort"]
-	';
+
+		-- Per-host controls: IP allow/deny, rate limit, upstream headers, and
+		-- the $skip_cache gate. May ngx.exit() (403/429).
+		hostfeatures.access(ngx, res)
+	}
+
+	header_filter_by_lua_block {
+		require("hostfeatures").header(ngx)
+	}
 
 
 	resolver 192.168.1.1 ipv6=off;  #8.8.4.4;  # use Google's open DNS server
 
 	proxy_http_version 1.1;
 	proxy_pass_request_headers on;
+
+	# Response cache. Opt-in per host: $skip_cache is 0 only when the Host
+	# record sets respcache_enabled. Global default TTL lives in nginx.conf;
+	# upstream Cache-Control (private/no-store) is still honored.
+	proxy_cache proxycache;
+	proxy_cache_key $scheme$host$request_uri;
+	proxy_cache_bypass $skip_cache;
+	proxy_no_cache $skip_cache;
+
 	proxy_pass $target_scheme://$target:$target_port;
 
 	proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;