diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index b4ac37f..8fb2236 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ type Server struct {
 	github      githubApp
 	authMu      sync.Mutex
 	auth        map[string]*githubAuth // by session ID
+	showLocal   bool                   // SHOW_LOCAL=true allows uploading local folders
 }
 
 func init() {
@@ -93,6 +94,7 @@ func NewServer(workspace string) *Server {
 		indexSlots: make(chan struct{}, maxIndexing),
 		github:     githubAppFromEnv(),
 		auth:       map[string]*githubAuth{},
+		showLocal:  os.Getenv("SHOW_LOCAL") == "true",
 	}
 }
 
@@ -138,7 +140,7 @@ func (s *Server) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	case r.Method == http.MethodOptions:
 		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusNoContent)
 	case path == "/api/health" && r.Method == http.MethodGet:
-		writeJSON(w, 200, map[string]any{"ok": true, "version": "0.1.0"})
+		writeJSON(w, 200, map[string]any{"ok": true, "version": "0.1.0", "localFolders": s.showLocal})
 	case path == "/api/jobs" && r.Method == http.MethodPost:
 		s.createJob(w, r)
 	case strings.HasPrefix(path, "/api/jobs/"):
@@ -164,6 +166,14 @@ func (s *Server) createJob(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		writeError(w, 400, "Invalid job request")
 		return
 	}
+	switch {
+	case request.Kind == "local" && !s.showLocal:
+		writeError(w, 403, "Local folders are disabled on this server")
+		return
+	case request.Kind != "local" && request.Kind != "github":
+		writeError(w, 400, "Invalid job request")
+		return
+	}
 	owner := sessionID(w, r)
 	url := ""
 	if request.Kind == "github" {
diff --git a/main_test.go b/main_test.go
index a85e211..54f8310 100644
--- a/main_test.go
+++ b/main_test.go
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ func (c client) json(method, path, body string, wantStatus int, out any) {
 
 func newTestServer(t *testing.T) (*Server, client) {
 	server := NewServer(filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "codenavigator"))
+	server.showLocal = true // most tests index local folders
 	ts := httptest.NewServer(server)
 	t.Cleanup(ts.Close)
 	return server, client{t, ts.URL, nil}.stranger()
@@ -240,7 +241,7 @@ func TestRoutesAndHeaders(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("preflight = %d %v", res.StatusCode, res.Header)
 	}
 
-	for path, contentType := range map[string]string{"/": "text/html", "/api.mjs": "text/javascript", "/styles.css": "text/css", "/config.js": "text/javascript", "/inter-latin.woff2": "font/woff2"} {
+	for path, contentType := range map[string]string{"/": "text/html", "/api.mjs": "text/javascript", "/styles.css": "text/css", "/config.js": "text/javascript", "/fonts/archivo-black.woff2": "font/woff2"} {
 		res, err := http.Get(c.url + path)
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Fatal(err)
@@ -434,3 +435,28 @@ func TestProgressStreamSendsKeepAlivesWhileQueued(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("stream ended without a snapshot: %+v", job)
 	}
 }
+
+func TestLocalFoldersDisabledByDefault(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Setenv("SHOW_LOCAL", "")
+	server := NewServer(filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "codenavigator"))
+	ts := httptest.NewServer(server)
+	defer ts.Close()
+	c := client{t, ts.URL, nil}.stranger()
+	var health map[string]any
+	c.json("GET", "/api/health", "", 200, &health)
+	if health["localFolders"] != false {
+		t.Fatalf("health = %v", health)
+	}
+	c.json("POST", "/api/jobs", `{"kind":"local"}`, 403, nil)
+	c.json("POST", "/api/jobs", `{"kind":"mystery"}`, 400, nil)
+
+	t.Setenv("SHOW_LOCAL", "true")
+	enabled := httptest.NewServer(NewServer(filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "codenavigator")))
+	defer enabled.Close()
+	on := client{t, enabled.URL, nil}.stranger()
+	on.json("GET", "/api/health", "", 200, &health)
+	if health["localFolders"] != true {
+		t.Fatalf("health with SHOW_LOCAL=true = %v", health)
+	}
+	on.json("POST", "/api/jobs", `{"kind":"local"}`, 201, nil)
+}
diff --git a/web/inter-latin.woff2 b/web/inter-latin.woff2
deleted file mode 100644
index d15208d..0000000
Binary files a/web/inter-latin.woff2 and /dev/null differ