diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ae36a45..dacf03c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -51,6 +51,9 @@ The boot configurations for pa11y-dashboard are as follows. Look at the sample J
 ### noindex
 *(boolean)* If set to `true` (default), the dashboard will not be indexed by search engines. Set to `false` to allow indexing.
 
+### readonly
+*(boolean)* If set to `true`, users will not be able to add, delete or run URLs (defaults to `false`).
+
 
 Development
 -----------
diff --git a/app.js b/app.js
index 004178c..b271c00 100644
--- a/app.js
+++ b/app.js
@@ -53,8 +53,10 @@ function initApp (config, callback) {
 		version: pkg.version,
 		repo: pkg.homepage,
 		bugtracker: pkg.bugs,
-		noindex: config.noindex
+		noindex: config.noindex,
+		readonly: config.readonly
 	});
+
 	app.express.use(function (req, res, next) {
 		res.locals.isHomePage = (req.path === '/');
 		res.locals.host = req.host;
@@ -63,12 +65,14 @@ function initApp (config, callback) {
 
 	// Load routes
 	require('./route/index')(app);
-	require('./route/new')(app);
 	require('./route/task/index')(app);
-	require('./route/task/delete')(app);
-	require('./route/task/run')(app);
 	require('./route/result/index')(app);
 	require('./route/result/download')(app);
+	if (!config.readonly) {
+		require('./route/new')(app);
+		require('./route/task/delete')(app);
+		require('./route/task/run')(app);
+	}
 
 	// Error handling
 	app.express.get('*', function (req, res) {
@@ -101,5 +105,8 @@ function defaultConfig (config) {
 	if (typeof config.noindex !== 'boolean') {
 		config.noindex = true;
 	}
+	if (typeof config.readonly !== 'boolean') {
+		config.readonly = false;
+	}
 	return config;
 }
diff --git a/config/development.sample.json b/config/development.sample.json
index 14a708c..4986cb4 100644
--- a/config/development.sample.json
+++ b/config/development.sample.json
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"webservice": "http://localhost:3000/",
 	"port": 4000,
-    "noindex": true
+    "noindex": true,
+    "readonly": false
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/config/production.sample.json b/config/production.sample.json
index 14a708c..4986cb4 100644
--- a/config/production.sample.json
+++ b/config/production.sample.json
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"webservice": "http://localhost:3000/",
 	"port": 4000,
-    "noindex": true
+    "noindex": true,
+    "readonly": false
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/view/partial/task-header.html b/view/partial/task-header.html
index b141f8b..409d6f1 100644
--- a/view/partial/task-header.html
+++ b/view/partial/task-header.html
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@
 				<p class="h4">{{simplify-url task.url}}<span class="h5"> ({{task.standard}})</span></p>
 			</div>
 			<div class="col-md-3 col-sm-3 text-right run-details">
-				<a href="{{task.hrefRun}}" class="btn btn-success">Run <span class="glyphicon glyphicon-play"></span></a>
+				{{#unless readonly}}
+					<a href="{{task.hrefRun}}" class="btn btn-success">Run <span class="glyphicon glyphicon-play"></span></a>
+				{{/unless}}
 				{{#if mainResult}}
 					<div class="date">Last run : {{date-format mainResult.date format="DD MMM YYYY"}}</div>
 				{{else}}
diff --git a/view/partial/tasks.html b/view/partial/tasks.html
index cb4c49b..bb6de38 100644
--- a/view/partial/tasks.html
+++ b/view/partial/tasks.html
@@ -1,12 +1,20 @@
 
 <ul class="list-unstyled clearfix crunch-bottom">
 	<li class="col-md-4 col-sm-6 task-card add-task">
-		<a class="well task-card-link crunch-bottom" data-role="add-task" href="/new">
-			<p class="h3 crunch">Add new URL</p>
-			<p class="supersize-me crunch">+</p>
-		</a>
+		{{#if readonly}}
+			{{! TODO PERRY: make this look disabled }}
+			<span class="well task-card-link crunch-bottom">
+				<p class="h3 crunch">Add new URL</p>
+				<p class="supersize-me crunch">+</p>
+			</span>
+		{{else}}
+			<a class="well task-card-link crunch-bottom" data-role="add-task" href="/new">
+				<p class="h3 crunch">Add new URL</p>
+				<p class="supersize-me crunch">+</p>
+			</a>
+		{{/if}}
 	</li>
-	{{#tasks}}
+	{{#each tasks}}
 		<li class="col-md-4 col-sm-6 task-card">
 			<a class="well task-card-link crunch-bottom" title="Details for URL {{simplify-url url}}" href="{{href}}">
 				<p class="h3">{{name}}</p>
@@ -24,7 +32,9 @@
 					<p class="no-results">No results</p>
 				{{/if}}
 			</a>
-			<a title="Delete this URL" class="delete-button" href="{{hrefDelete}}"><span class="sr-only">Delete </span><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-remove"></span></a>
+			{{#unless ../readonly}}
+				<a title="Delete this URL" class="delete-button" href="{{hrefDelete}}"><span class="sr-only">Delete </span><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-remove"></span></a>
+			{{/unless}}
 		</li>
-	{{/tasks}}
+	{{/each}}
 </ul>