diff --git a/docs/REST.md b/docs/REST.md
index 3160cf7..c6004a0 100644
--- a/docs/REST.md
+++ b/docs/REST.md
@@ -91,7 +91,9 @@ Register a new user.
 
 **Authentication**: no
 
-**Parameters**: Username, password, confirm
+**Parameters**: Username, password, confirm, invite(optional)
+
+Invite is an optional invite code to bypass disabled registration.
 
 **Response**: If successful, returns a json object with the users stream key. Otherwise returns `{error: "error reason"}`
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6c3531f..e2b210f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,14 +1,15 @@
 {
 	"name": "satyr",
-	"version": "0.9.3",
+	"version": "0.9.4",
 	"description": "A livestreaming server.",
 	"license": "AGPL-3.0",
 	"author": "knotteye",
 	"scripts": {
 		"start": "ts-node src/index.ts",
-		"user": "ts-node src/cli.ts",
+		"cli": "ts-node src/cli.ts",
 		"setup": "sh install/setup.sh",
-		"migrate": "ts-node src/migrate.ts"
+		"migrate": "ts-node src/migrate.ts",
+		"invite": "ts-node src/cli.ts --invite"
 	},
 	"repository": {
 		"type": "git",
diff --git a/src/api.ts b/src/api.ts
index a803d63..d421bab 100644
--- a/src/api.ts
+++ b/src/api.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 import * as db from "./database";
+import * as base64id from "base64id";
 import { config } from "./config";
 import {unlink} from "fs";
 
-async function register(name: string, password: string, confirm: string): Promise<object> {
-	if(!config['satyr']['registration']) return {"error":"registration disabled"};
+async function register(name: string, password: string, confirm: string, invite?: boolean): Promise<object> {
+	if(!config['satyr']['registration'] && !invite) return {"error":"registration disabled"};
 	if(name.includes(';') || name.includes(' ') || name.includes('\'')) return {"error":"illegal characters"};
 	if(password !== confirm) return {"error":"mismatched passwords"};
 	for(let i=0;i<config['satyr']['restrictedNames'].length;i++){
@@ -97,4 +98,21 @@ async function getConfig(username: string, all?: boolean): Promise<object>{
 	return t;
 }
 
-export { register, update, changepwd, changesk, login, updateChat, deleteVODs, getConfig };
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+async function genInvite(): Promise<string>{
+	var invitecode: string = base64id.generateId();
+	await db.query('INSERT INTO invites (code) VALUES (\"'+invitecode+'\")');
+	return invitecode;
+}
+
+async function validInvite(code: string): Promise<boolean>{
+	if(typeof(code) !== "string" || code === "") return false;
+	var result = await db.query('SELECT code FROM invites WHERE code='+db.raw.escape(code));
+	if(!result[0] || result[0]['code'] !== code) return false;
+	return true;
+}
+
+async function useInvite(code: string): Promise<void>{
+	if(validInvite(code)) await db.query('DELETE FROM invites WHERE code='+db.raw.escape(code));
+}
+
+export { register, update, changepwd, changesk, login, updateChat, deleteVODs, getConfig, genInvite, useInvite, validInvite };
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diff --git a/src/cli.ts b/src/cli.ts
index 110ecc6..1109154 100644
--- a/src/cli.ts
+++ b/src/cli.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-import * as db from "./database"
+import * as db from "./database";
+import * as api from "./api";
 import * as flags from "flags";
 
 db.init();
@@ -6,6 +7,7 @@ db.init();
 flags.defineString('adduser', '', 'User to add');
 flags.defineString('rmuser', '', 'User to remove');
 flags.defineString('password', '', 'password to hash');
+flags.defineBoolean('invite', false, 'generate invite code');
 
 flags.parse();
 
@@ -23,4 +25,13 @@ if(flags.get('rmuser') !== ''){
 		else console.log("Could not remove user.");
 		process.exit();
 	});
+}
+
+if(flags.get('invite')){
+	var config = require("./config").config;
+	api.genInvite().then((r: string) => {
+		console.log('invite code: '+r);
+		console.log('Direct the user to https://'+config['satyr']['domain']+'/invite/'+r);
+		process.exit();
+	});
 }
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diff --git a/src/config.ts b/src/config.ts
index 4bd6ec0..0fdeaa4 100644
--- a/src/config.ts
+++ b/src/config.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ const config: Object = {
 	   domain: '',
 	   registration: false,
 	   email: null,
-	   restrictedNames: [ 'live', 'user', 'users', 'register', 'login' ],
+	   restrictedNames: [ 'live', 'user', 'users', 'register', 'login', 'invite' ],
 	   rootredirect: '/users/live',
 	   version: process.env.npm_package_version,
 	 }, localconfig['satyr']),
diff --git a/src/db/2.ts b/src/db/2.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cfe7ae0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/db/2.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+import * as db from "../database";
+
+async function run () {
+	await db.query('CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS invites(code VARCHAR(150))');
+	await db.query('INSERT INTO db_meta (version) VALUES (2)');
+}
+
+export { run }
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diff --git a/src/http.ts b/src/http.ts
index b5f9c53..8eb06dc 100644
--- a/src/http.ts
+++ b/src/http.ts
@@ -224,6 +224,23 @@ async function initAPI() {
 		});
 	});
 	app.post('/api/register', (req, res) => {
+		if("invite" in req.body){
+			api.validInvite(req.body.invite).then((v) => {
+				if(v){
+					api.register(req.body.username, req.body.password, req.body.confirm, true).then((result) => {
+						if(result[0]) return genToken(req.body.username).then((t) => {
+							res.cookie('Authorization', t, {maxAge: 604800000, httpOnly: true, sameSite: 'Lax'});
+							res.json(result);
+							api.useInvite(req.body.invite);
+							return;
+						});
+						res.json(result);
+					});
+				}
+				else res.json({error: "invalid invite code"});
+			});	
+		}
+		else
 		api.register(req.body.username, req.body.password, req.body.confirm).then( (result) => {
 			if(result[0]) return genToken(req.body.username).then((t) => {
 				res.cookie('Authorization', t, {maxAge: 604800000, httpOnly: true, sameSite: 'Lax'});
@@ -486,6 +503,12 @@ async function initSite(openReg) {
 		}
 		else res.render('login.njk',njkconf);
 	});
+	app.get('/invite/:code', (req, res) => {
+		if(tryDecode(req.cookies.Authorization)) {
+			res.redirect('/profile');
+		}
+		else res.render('invite.njk',Object.assign({icode: req.params.code}, njkconf));
+	});
 	app.get('/register', (req, res) => {
 		if(tryDecode(req.cookies.Authorization) || !openReg) {
 			res.redirect(njkconf.rootredirect);
diff --git a/templates/invite.njk b/templates/invite.njk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c181635
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/invite.njk
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+{% extends "base.njk" %}
+{% block content %}
+<h3>You've been invited to {{ sitename }}</h3><span style="font-size: small;">Already registered? Log in <a href="/login">here</a>.</br></br></span>
+	<!--<div id="jscontainer" style="height: 100%;">
+		<div id="jschild" style="width: 50%;height: 100%;text-align: left;margin: 20px;">-->
+			<form action="/api/register" method="POST" target="responseFrame">
+				Username: </br><input type="text" name="username" style="min-width: 300px" placeholder="e.g. lain"/></br>
+        		Password: </br><input type="password" name="password" style="min-width: 300px"/></br>
+				Confirm: </br><input type="password" name="confirm" style="min-width: 300px"/></br></br>
+				<input type="hidden" name="invite" style="min-width: 300px" value="{{icode}}"/>
+				<input type="submit" value="Submit">
+			</form></br>
+			
+		<!--</div>
+		<div id="jschild" style="width: 50%;height: 100%;text-align: left;margin: 20px;">-->
+			{% include "tos.html" %}</br>
+			<iframe name="responseFrame" border="0" frameborder="0" style="display: inline;"></iframe>
+		<!--</div>
+	</div>-->
+{% endblock %}
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