diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b277cc2..fd3a15c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,5 @@
 scraper.json
+venv
+*.pyc
+launch.json
+media/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index c866209..8d16351 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -153,6 +153,8 @@ The object key defines the board's name in the database. You may use `sourceBoar
 * `requestTimeoutFile` - Request timeout for image requests. Suggested values are between `40` and `120`.
 * `requestThrottleBoard` - Minimum time between requests for each board, in seconds. Suggested values are between `0.3` and `1.0`. Don't go too high on fast boards.
 * `requestThrottleGlobal` - Minimum time between requests for all boards, in seconds. Be careful with this. If you have more than a few boards, just set it to zero.
+* `blacklistPostFilter` - A board level config that's a regex pattern. If specified, will **never** download threads with matching subjects or comments.
+* `whitelistPostFilter` - A board level config that's a regex pattern. If specified, will **only** download threads with matching subjects or comments. If `blacklistPostFilter` is specified and has a match, a thread will not be downloaded despite a `whitelistPostFilter` match.
 
 ## Database Setup
 
@@ -308,19 +310,19 @@ CREATE TABLE `%%BOARD%%_threads` (
 <summary>SQL Code for Triggers</summary>
 
 ```sql
-DELIMITER ;;
+DELIMITER \\
 
-DROP PROCEDURE IF EXISTS `update_thread_%%BOARD%%`;;
-DROP PROCEDURE IF EXISTS `create_thread_%%BOARD%%`;;
-DROP PROCEDURE IF EXISTS `delete_thread_%%BOARD%%`;;
-DROP PROCEDURE IF EXISTS `insert_image_%%BOARD%%`;;
-DROP PROCEDURE IF EXISTS `delete_image_%%BOARD%%`;;
-DROP PROCEDURE IF EXISTS `insert_post_%%BOARD%%`;;
-DROP PROCEDURE IF EXISTS `delete_post_%%BOARD%%`;;
+DROP PROCEDURE IF EXISTS `update_thread_%%BOARD%%`\\
+DROP PROCEDURE IF EXISTS `create_thread_%%BOARD%%`\\
+DROP PROCEDURE IF EXISTS `delete_thread_%%BOARD%%`\\
+DROP PROCEDURE IF EXISTS `insert_image_%%BOARD%%`\\
+DROP PROCEDURE IF EXISTS `delete_image_%%BOARD%%`\\
+DROP PROCEDURE IF EXISTS `insert_post_%%BOARD%%`\\
+DROP PROCEDURE IF EXISTS `delete_post_%%BOARD%%`\\
 
-DROP TRIGGER IF EXISTS `before_ins_%%BOARD%%`;;
-DROP TRIGGER IF EXISTS `after_ins_%%BOARD%%`;;
-DROP TRIGGER IF EXISTS `after_del_%%BOARD%%`;;
+DROP TRIGGER IF EXISTS `before_ins_%%BOARD%%`\\
+DROP TRIGGER IF EXISTS `after_ins_%%BOARD%%`\\
+DROP TRIGGER IF EXISTS `after_del_%%BOARD%%`\\
 
 CREATE PROCEDURE `update_thread_%%BOARD%%` (ins INT, tnum INT, subnum INT, timestamp INT, media INT, email VARCHAR(100))
 BEGIN
@@ -335,17 +337,17 @@ BEGIN
     op.nreplies = IF(ins, (op.nreplies + 1), (op.nreplies - 1)),
     op.nimages = IF(media, IF(ins, (op.nimages + 1), (op.nimages - 1)), op.nimages)
   WHERE op.thread_num = tnum;
-END;;
+END\\
 
 CREATE PROCEDURE `create_thread_%%BOARD%%` (num INT, timestamp INT)
 BEGIN
   INSERT IGNORE INTO `%%BOARD%%_threads` VALUES (num, timestamp, timestamp, timestamp, NULL, NULL, timestamp, 0, 0, 0, 0);
-END;;
+END\\
 
 CREATE PROCEDURE `delete_thread_%%BOARD%%` (tnum INT)
 BEGIN
   DELETE FROM `%%BOARD%%_threads` WHERE thread_num = tnum;
-END;;
+END\\
 
 CREATE PROCEDURE `insert_image_%%BOARD%%` (n_media_hash VARCHAR(25), n_media VARCHAR(20), n_preview VARCHAR(20), n_op INT)
 BEGIN
@@ -366,12 +368,12 @@ BEGIN
       preview_reply = COALESCE(preview_reply, VALUES(preview_reply)),
       media = COALESCE(media, VALUES(media));
   END IF;
-END;;
+END\\
 
 CREATE PROCEDURE `delete_image_%%BOARD%%` (n_media_id INT)
 BEGIN
   UPDATE `%%BOARD%%_images` SET total = (total - 1) WHERE media_id = n_media_id;
-END;;
+END\\
 
 CREATE TRIGGER `before_ins_%%BOARD%%` BEFORE INSERT ON `%%BOARD%%`
 FOR EACH ROW
@@ -380,7 +382,7 @@ BEGIN
     CALL insert_image_%%BOARD%%(NEW.media_hash, NEW.media_orig, NEW.preview_orig, NEW.op);
     SET NEW.media_id = LAST_INSERT_ID();
   END IF;
-END;;
+END\\
 
 CREATE TRIGGER `after_ins_%%BOARD%%` AFTER INSERT ON `%%BOARD%%`
 FOR EACH ROW
@@ -389,7 +391,7 @@ BEGIN
     CALL create_thread_%%BOARD%%(NEW.num, NEW.timestamp);
   END IF;
   CALL update_thread_%%BOARD%%(1, NEW.thread_num, NEW.subnum, NEW.timestamp, NEW.media_id, NEW.email);
-END;;
+END\\
 
 CREATE TRIGGER `after_del_%%BOARD%%` AFTER DELETE ON `%%BOARD%%`
 FOR EACH ROW
@@ -401,7 +403,7 @@ BEGIN
   IF OLD.media_hash IS NOT NULL THEN
     CALL delete_image_%%BOARD%%(OLD.media_id);
   END IF;
-END;;
+END\\
 
 DELIMITER ;
 ```
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 1abe921..2203fed 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ psutil~=5.8
 pymysql~=1.0
 pytz~=2021.2
 requests~=2.26
+redis
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/scraper.ex.json b/scraper.ex.json
index e8b44af..f629695 100644
--- a/scraper.ex.json
+++ b/scraper.ex.json
@@ -38,9 +38,11 @@
 		},
 		
 		"boards": {
-			"example": {
-				"sourceBoard": "a"
-			}
-		}
+            "g": {
+                "timeBetweenIndexUpdates": 30,
+                "blacklistPostFilter": ".*(gpt|local models|stable diff|voice synth|macos|windows).*",
+                "whitelistPostFilter": ".*(dra/g/on maid|maids|big numbers).*"
+            }
+        }
 	}
 }
diff --git a/scraper/Indexer.py b/scraper/Indexer.py
index b2e42b7..2627def 100644
--- a/scraper/Indexer.py
+++ b/scraper/Indexer.py
@@ -7,6 +7,43 @@
 from .ItemTopic import *
 from .Utils import *
 
+
+def should_archive_topic(topic_d, conf):
+	"""
+	- If a post is blacklisted and whitelisted, it will not be archived - blacklisted filters beat whitelisted filters.
+	- If only a blacklist is specified, only skip blacklisted posts and archive everything else.
+	- If only a whitelist is specified, only archive whitelist posts and archive everything else.
+	- If no lists are specified, archive everything.
+	"""
+
+	subject = topic_d.get('sub', False)
+	comment = topic_d.get('com', False)
+
+	blacklist_post_filter = conf.get('blacklistPostFilter', False)
+	if blacklist_post_filter:
+		if subject:
+			if re.fullmatch(blacklist_post_filter, subject, re.IGNORECASE) is not None:
+				return False
+			
+		if comment:
+			if re.fullmatch(blacklist_post_filter, comment, re.IGNORECASE) is not None:
+				return False
+	
+	whitelist_post_filter = conf.get('whitelistPostFilter', False)
+	if whitelist_post_filter:
+		if subject:
+			if re.fullmatch(whitelist_post_filter, subject, re.IGNORECASE) is not None:
+				return True
+			
+		if comment:
+			if re.fullmatch(whitelist_post_filter, comment, re.IGNORECASE) is not None:
+				return True
+			
+		return False
+	
+	return True
+				
+
 class Indexer(Thread):
 	def __init__(self, board, **args):
 		super().__init__(board, **args)
@@ -96,6 +133,9 @@ def run(self):
 							):
 								raise Exception()
 							
+							if not should_archive_topic(topic_d, self.board.conf):
+								continue
+
 							topic = None
 							
 							# find the corresponding topic object