diff --git a/config.py b/config.py
index b5187ac..84c2818 100644
--- a/config.py
+++ b/config.py
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ def __init__(self, app_root=None, testing=False):
         if testing:
             self.TESTING = True
             self.WTF_CSRF_ENABLED = False
+        elif os.getenv('STAGING') == 'True':
+            self.DEBUG = True
 
     def _load_secret_key(self):
         if 'SECRET_KEY' in os.environ:
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 7e36b37..cab615d 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ psycopg2
 pymysql
 pytest
 python-dotenv
+redis
 requests
 sqlalchemy
 wtforms
diff --git a/util.py b/util.py
index 61bb424..94a003e 100644
--- a/util.py
+++ b/util.py
@@ -1,12 +1,68 @@
 import datetime
+import os
 import random
 import re
+import time
 from functools import wraps
 
+import redis
 from flask import abort
+from flask import g
 from flask_login import current_user, login_required
 from passlib.hash import bcrypt
 
+redis_client = redis.from_url(os.getenv("REDIS_URL"))
+
+
+class RateLimitedException(Exception):
+    pass
+
+
+class RateLimit(object):
+    expiration_window = 10
+
+    def __init__(self, key_prefix, limit, interval, send_x_headers):
+        self.reset = (int(time.time()) // interval) * interval + interval
+        self.key = key_prefix + str(self.reset)
+        self.limit = limit
+        self.interval = interval
+        self.send_x_headers = send_x_headers
+        with redis_client.pipeline() as p:
+            p.incr(self.key)
+            p.expireat(self.key, self.reset + self.expiration_window)
+            self.current = p.execute()[0]  # min(p.execute()[0], limit)
+
+    def increment(self):
+        with redis_client.pipeline() as p:
+            p.incr(self.key)
+
+    def decrement(self):
+        with redis_client.pipeline() as p:
+            p.decr(self.key)
+
+    remaining = property(lambda x: x.limit - x.current)
+    over_limit = property(lambda x: x.current > x.limit)
+
+
+def rate_limit(limit=1, interval=120, send_x_headers=True, scope_func='global'):
+    def decorator(f):
+        @wraps(f)
+        def rate_limited(*args, **kwargs):
+            key = 'ratelimit/%s/%s/' % (f.__name__, scope_func())
+            rlimit = RateLimit(key, limit, interval, send_x_headers)
+            g._view_rate_limit = rlimit
+            if rlimit.over_limit:
+                raise RateLimitedException("You done fucked.")
+            try:
+                result = f(*args, **kwargs)
+            except Exception, e:
+                rlimit.decrement()
+            return result
+
+        return rate_limited
+
+    return decorator
+
 
 def isoformat(seconds):
     return datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp(seconds).isoformat() + "Z"
diff --git a/views/events.py b/views/events.py
index e16c674..114fbf2 100644
--- a/views/events.py
+++ b/views/events.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 import config
 from forms import EventForm
 from models import db, Event
-from util import admin_required, isoformat
+from util import admin_required, isoformat, RateLimitedException, rate_limit
 
 blueprint = Blueprint('events', __name__, template_folder='templates')
 
@@ -17,14 +17,22 @@
 def events_create():
     event_create_form = EventForm()
     if event_create_form.validate_on_submit():
-        new_event = Event(owner=current_user)
-        event_create_form.populate_obj(new_event)
-        db.session.add(new_event)
-        db.session.commit()
+        try:
+            create_event(event_create_form)
+        except RateLimitedException, e:
+            return str(e), 429
         return redirect(url_for('.events_owned'))
     return render_template('events/create.html', event_create_form=event_create_form)
 
 
+@rate_limit(limit=1, interval=24 * 3600, scope_func=lambda: 'user:%s' % current_user.username)
+def create_event(event_create_form):
+    new_event = Event(owner=current_user)
+    event_create_form.populate_obj(new_event)
+    db.session.add(new_event)
+    db.session.commit()
+
+
 @blueprint.route('/list/json')
 @blueprint.route('/list/json/page/<int:page_number>')
 def events_list_json(page_number=1):