diff --git a/.env.sample b/.env.sample
index ff28840..ee05944 100644
--- a/.env.sample
+++ b/.env.sample
@@ -11,3 +11,6 @@ POSTGRESQL_CAFILE=""
 BREVO_API_KEY="fake"
 
 STRIPE_API_KEY="fake"
+
+# Uncomment this variable to log verification codes instead of emailing them, and create "lifetime" accounts on signup instead of trials
+# IS_UNSAFE_SELF_HOSTED="true" # any non-empty value will be considered true
diff --git a/lib/data-utils.ts b/lib/data-utils.ts
index 5f720c8..90c6b0f 100644
--- a/lib/data-utils.ts
+++ b/lib/data-utils.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import Database, { sql } from './interfaces/database.ts';
 import { Budget, Expense, User, UserSession, VerificationCode } from './types.ts';
-import { generateRandomCode, splitArrayInChunks } from './utils.ts';
+import { generateRandomCode, IS_UNSAFE_SELF_HOSTED, splitArrayInChunks } from './utils.ts';
 
 const db = new Database();
 
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ export async function getUserById(id: string) {
 }
 
 export async function createUser(email: User['email'], encryptedKeyPair: User['encrypted_key_pair']) {
-  const trialDays = 30;
+  const trialDays = IS_UNSAFE_SELF_HOSTED ? 30_000 : 30;
   const now = new Date();
   const trialEndDate = new Date(new Date().setUTCDate(new Date().getUTCDate() + trialDays));
 
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ export async function createUser(email: User['email'], encryptedKeyPair: User['e
     [
       email,
       JSON.stringify(subscription),
-      'trial',
+      IS_UNSAFE_SELF_HOSTED ? 'active' : 'trial',
       encryptedKeyPair,
       JSON.stringify({}),
     ],
diff --git a/lib/providers/brevo.ts b/lib/providers/brevo.ts
index 318a693..e78952d 100644
--- a/lib/providers/brevo.ts
+++ b/lib/providers/brevo.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import 'std/dotenv/load.ts';
 
-import { helpEmail } from '/lib/utils.ts';
+import { helpEmail, IS_UNSAFE_SELF_HOSTED } from '/lib/utils.ts';
 
 const BREVO_API_KEY = Deno.env.get('BREVO_API_KEY') || '';
 
@@ -62,6 +62,12 @@ async function sendEmailWithTemplate(
     email.cc = [{ email: cc }];
   }
 
+  if (IS_UNSAFE_SELF_HOSTED) {
+    console.log('Email not sent!');
+    console.log(JSON.stringify(email, null, 2));
+    return;
+  }
+
   const brevoResponse = await fetch('https://api.brevo.com/v3/smtp/email', {
     method: 'POST',
     headers: getApiRequestHeaders(),
diff --git a/lib/utils.ts b/lib/utils.ts
index 57f5135..ef384b3 100644
--- a/lib/utils.ts
+++ b/lib/utils.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ export const STRIPE_MONTHLY_URL = 'https://buy.stripe.com/eVa01H57C3MB6CQ14s';
 export const STRIPE_YEARLY_URL = 'https://buy.stripe.com/28o5m1dE896V0es8wV';
 export const STRIPE_CUSTOMER_URL = 'https://billing.stripe.com/p/login/4gw15w3G9bDyfWU6oo';
 export const PAYPAL_CUSTOMER_URL = 'https://www.paypal.com';
+export const IS_UNSAFE_SELF_HOSTED = Boolean(Deno.env.get('IS_UNSAFE_SELF_HOSTED') || '');
 
 export interface PageContentResult {
   htmlContent: string;
@@ -186,7 +187,7 @@ export function splitArrayInChunks<T = any>(array: T[], chunkLength: number) {
 
 // Because new URLSearchParams(Object.entries(object)).toString() doesn't work recursively
 export function jsonToFormUrlEncoded(object: any, key = '', list: string[] = []) {
-  if (typeof (object) === 'object') {
+  if (typeof object === 'object') {
     for (const subKey in object) {
       jsonToFormUrlEncoded(object[subKey], key ? `${key}[${subKey}]` : subKey, list);
     }
diff --git a/main.ts b/main.ts
index b854349..db92aab 100644
--- a/main.ts
+++ b/main.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-import { serve } from 'std/http/server.ts';
 import routes, { Route } from './routes.ts';
+import { IS_UNSAFE_SELF_HOSTED } from './lib/utils.ts';
 
 function handler(request: Request) {
   const routeKeys = Object.keys(routes);
@@ -22,4 +22,8 @@ export const abortController = new AbortController();
 
 const PORT = Deno.env.get('PORT') || 8000;
 
-serve(handler, { port: PORT as number, signal: abortController.signal });
+if (IS_UNSAFE_SELF_HOSTED) {
+  console.log('IS_UNSAFE_SELF_HOSTED enabled! No emails will be sent and all signups will be forever.');
+}
+
+Deno.serve({ port: PORT as number, signal: abortController.signal }, handler);