diff --git a/db/db.go b/db/db.go
index 427a308..a2ba9c4 100644
--- a/db/db.go
+++ b/db/db.go
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ import (
 	"database/sql"
 	"encoding/hex"
 	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"sync"
 	"time"
 
 	_ "github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3"
@@ -17,6 +19,64 @@ var (
 	ErrInvalidCredentials = errors.New("invalid username or password")
 )
 
+const (
+	maxRegistrationsPerIP = 3              // Maximum registrations allowed per IP
+	registrationWindow    = 24 * time.Hour // Time window for rate limiting
+)
+
+type registrationAttempt struct {
+	count    int
+	firstTry time.Time
+}
+
+var (
+	registrationAttempts = make(map[string]*registrationAttempt)
+	rateLimitMutex       sync.RWMutex
+)
+
+func CleanupOldAttempts() {
+	rateLimitMutex.Lock()
+	defer rateLimitMutex.Unlock()
+
+	now := time.Now()
+	for ip, attempt := range registrationAttempts {
+		if now.Sub(attempt.firstTry) > registrationWindow {
+			delete(registrationAttempts, ip)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func CheckRegistrationLimit(ip string) error {
+	rateLimitMutex.Lock()
+	defer rateLimitMutex.Unlock()
+
+	now := time.Now()
+	attempt, exists := registrationAttempts[ip]
+
+	if !exists {
+		registrationAttempts[ip] = &registrationAttempt{
+			count:    1,
+			firstTry: now,
+		}
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	// Reset if window has passed
+	if now.Sub(attempt.firstTry) > registrationWindow {
+		attempt.count = 1
+		attempt.firstTry = now
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	if attempt.count >= maxRegistrationsPerIP {
+		return fmt.Errorf("registration limit reached for this IP. Please try again in %v",
+			registrationWindow-now.Sub(attempt.firstTry))
+	}
+
+	attempt.count++
+	return nil
+}
+
 func InitDB(dbPath string) error {
 	var err error
 	db, err = sql.Open("sqlite3", dbPath)
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index e2b9cb1..3328bd9 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -30,13 +30,12 @@ type Player struct {
 }
 
 var (
-	players      = make(map[int]*Player)
-	actionQueue  = make(map[int][]*pb.Action) // Queue to store actions for each player
-	playerConns  = make(map[int]net.Conn)     // Map to store player connections
-	mu           sync.RWMutex                 // Add mutex for protecting shared maps
-	chatHistory  = make([]*pb.ChatMessage, 0, 100)
-	chatMutex    sync.RWMutex
-	nextPlayerID = 1 // Assuming player IDs start from 1
+	players     = make(map[int]*Player)
+	actionQueue = make(map[int][]*pb.Action) // Queue to store actions for each player
+	playerConns = make(map[int]net.Conn)     // Map to store player connections
+	mu          sync.RWMutex                 // Add mutex for protecting shared maps
+	chatHistory = make([]*pb.ChatMessage, 0, 100)
+	chatMutex   sync.RWMutex
 )
 
 func main() {
@@ -55,6 +54,15 @@ func main() {
 	ticker := time.NewTicker(tickRate)
 	defer ticker.Stop()
 
+	// Start registration attempt cleanup goroutine
+	go func() {
+		ticker := time.NewTicker(time.Hour)
+		defer ticker.Stop()
+		for range ticker.C {
+			db.CleanupOldAttempts()
+		}
+	}()
+
 	// Handle incoming connections in a separate goroutine
 	go func() {
 		for {
@@ -76,6 +84,14 @@ func main() {
 func handleConnection(conn net.Conn) {
 	defer conn.Close()
 
+	// Get client IP
+	remoteAddr := conn.RemoteAddr().String()
+	ip, _, err := net.SplitHostPort(remoteAddr)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Printf("Failed to parse remote address: %v", err)
+		return
+	}
+
 	// Read initial message for player ID
 	reader := bufio.NewReader(conn)
 
@@ -130,6 +146,14 @@ func handleConnection(conn net.Conn) {
 
 	switch action.Type {
 	case pb.Action_REGISTER:
+		if err := db.CheckRegistrationLimit(ip); err != nil {
+			response := &pb.ServerMessage{
+				AuthSuccess:  false,
+				ErrorMessage: err.Error(),
+			}
+			writeMessage(conn, response)
+			return
+		}
 		playerID, authErr = db.RegisterPlayer(action.Username, action.Password)
 	case pb.Action_LOGIN:
 		playerID, authErr = db.AuthenticatePlayer(action.Username, action.Password)