diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 822bb2d66..c3c62becd 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -24,9 +24,12 @@ MONGO_URI=mongodb://127.0.0.1:27017/LibreChat
 DOMAIN_CLIENT=http://localhost:3080
 DOMAIN_SERVER=http://localhost:3080
 
+NO_INDEX=true
+
 #===============#
 # Debug Logging #
 #===============#
+
 DEBUG_LOGGING=true
 DEBUG_CONSOLE=false
 
diff --git a/api/server/index.js b/api/server/index.js
index afe9d1047..230f8e79d 100644
--- a/api/server/index.js
+++ b/api/server/index.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ const errorController = require('./controllers/ErrorController');
 const configureSocialLogins = require('./socialLogins');
 const { connectDb, indexSync } = require('~/lib/db');
 const { logger } = require('~/config');
+const noIndex = require('./middleware/noIndex');
 
 const paths = require('~/config/paths');
 const routes = require('./routes');
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ const startServer = async () => {
   app.locals.config = paths;
 
   // Middleware
+  app.use(noIndex);
   app.use(errorController);
   app.use(express.json({ limit: '3mb' }));
   app.use(mongoSanitize());
diff --git a/api/server/middleware/index.js b/api/server/middleware/index.js
index 553f2c663..0d878d4c9 100644
--- a/api/server/middleware/index.js
+++ b/api/server/middleware/index.js
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ const concurrentLimiter = require('./concurrentLimiter');
 const validateMessageReq = require('./validateMessageReq');
 const buildEndpointOption = require('./buildEndpointOption');
 const validateRegistration = require('./validateRegistration');
+const noIndex = require('./noIndex');
 
 module.exports = {
   ...abortMiddleware,
@@ -28,4 +29,5 @@ module.exports = {
   validateMessageReq,
   buildEndpointOption,
   validateRegistration,
+  noIndex,
 };
diff --git a/api/server/middleware/noIndex.js b/api/server/middleware/noIndex.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c4d7b55f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/server/middleware/noIndex.js
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+const noIndex = (req, res, next) => {
+  const shouldNoIndex = process.env.NO_INDEX ? process.env.NO_INDEX === 'true' : true;
+
+  if (shouldNoIndex) {
+    res.setHeader('X-Robots-Tag', 'noindex');
+  }
+
+  next();
+};
+
+module.exports = noIndex;