diff --git a/spejstore/settings.py b/spejstore/settings.py
index 2386909..97094b1 100644
--- a/spejstore/settings.py
+++ b/spejstore/settings.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ DEBUG = not PROD
 ALLOWED_HOSTS = env(
     "ALLOWED_HOSTS",
     "devinventory,inventory.waw.hackerspace.pl,inventory.hackerspace.pl,i,inventory"
-    + (",127.0.0.1" if not PROD else ""),
+    + (",127.0.0.1,locahost,*" if not PROD else ""),
 ).split(",")
 LOGIN_REDIRECT_URL = "/admin/"
 
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ DATABASES = {
         "NAME": env("DB_NAME", "postgres"),
         "USER": env("DB_USER", "postgres"),
         "PASSWORD": env("DB_PASSWORD", None),
-        "HOST": env("DB_HOST", "db"),
+        "HOST": env("DB_HOST", "127.0.0.1"),
         "PORT": env("DB_PORT", 5432),
     }
 }
@@ -171,12 +171,10 @@ REST_FRAMEWORK = {
     # Use Django's standard `django.contrib.auth` permissions,
     # or allow read-only access for unauthenticated users.
     "DEFAULT_PERMISSION_CLASSES": [
-        "rest_framework.permissions.IsAuthenticated",
+        "rest_framework.permissions.IsAuthenticatedOrReadOnly",
     ],
     "DEFAULT_AUTHENTICATION_CLASSES": [
-        "rest_framework.authentication.BasicAuthentication",
-        "rest_framework.authentication.SessionAuthentication",
-        "rest_framework.authentication.TokenAuthentication",
+        "storage.authentication.LanAuthentication",
     ],
 }
 
@@ -188,3 +186,6 @@ SOCIAL_AUTH_JSONFIELD_ENABLED = True
 
 LABEL_API = env("LABEL_API", "http://label.waw.hackerspace.pl:4567")
 LOGIN_URL = "/admin/login/"
+LAN_ALLOWED_ADDRES_SPACE = "10.8.0.0/16"
+LAN_ALLOWED_HEADER = "X-LAN-ALLOWED"
+PROXY_TRUSTED_IPS = ["172.21.37.1"]
diff --git a/storage/apiviews.py b/storage/apiviews.py
index 6e632e8..b7fb54d 100644
--- a/storage/apiviews.py
+++ b/storage/apiviews.py
@@ -1,13 +1,11 @@
-from rest_framework import viewsets, generics, filters
+from rest_framework import viewsets, filters
 from rest_framework.response import Response
 from rest_framework.decorators import action
-
-from rest_framework.permissions import AllowAny
+from storage.authentication import LanAuthentication
 
 from storage.models import Item, Label
 from storage.serializers import ItemSerializer, LabelSerializer
 from django.http import Http404
-from django.shortcuts import get_object_or_404
 
 from storage.views import apply_smart_search
 
@@ -40,7 +38,10 @@ class LabelViewSet(viewsets.ModelViewSet):
     queryset = Label.objects.all()
     serializer_class = LabelSerializer
 
-    @action(detail=True, methods=["post"], permission_classes=[AllowAny])
+    @action(
+        detail=True,
+        methods=["post"],
+    )
     def print(self, request, pk):
         return api_print(request.query_params.get("quantity", 1), self.get_object())
 
@@ -77,40 +78,35 @@ class ItemViewSet(viewsets.ModelViewSet):
             except Label.DoesNotExist:
                 raise Http404()
 
-    @action(detail=True, methods=["post"], permission_classes=[AllowAny])
+    @action(
+        detail=True,
+        methods=["post"],
+    )
     def print(self, request, pk):
         return api_print(request.query_params.get("quantity", 1), self.get_object())
 
-    @action(
-        detail=True,
-    )
+    @action(detail=True, authentication_classes=[LanAuthentication])
     def children(self, request, pk):
         item = self.get_object()
         return Response(
             self.serializer_class(item.get_children().all(), many=True).data
         )
 
-    @action(
-        detail=True,
-    )
+    @action(detail=True, authentication_classes=[LanAuthentication])
     def ancestors(self, request, pk):
         item = self.get_object()
         return Response(
             self.serializer_class(item.get_ancestors().all(), many=True).data
         )
 
-    @action(
-        detail=True,
-    )
+    @action(detail=True, authentication_classes=[LanAuthentication])
     def descendants(self, request, pk):
         item = self.get_object()
         return Response(
             self.serializer_class(item.get_descendants().all(), many=True).data
         )
 
-    @action(
-        detail=True,
-    )
+    @action(detail=True, authentication_classes=[LanAuthentication])
     def siblings(self, request, pk):
         item = self.get_object()
         return Response(
diff --git a/storage/authentication.py b/storage/authentication.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..81f5ebe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/storage/authentication.py
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+import ipaddress
+from rest_framework import exceptions
+
+from rest_framework.authentication import BaseAuthentication
+from spejstore.settings import (
+    LAN_ALLOWED_ADDRES_SPACE,
+    LAN_ALLOWED_HEADER,
+    PROD,
+    PROXY_TRUSTED_IPS,
+)
+
+
+headers_to_check_for_ip = [
+    "HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR",
+    "X_FORWARDED_FOR",
+    "HTTP_CLIENT_IP",
+    "HTTP_X_REAL_IP",
+    "HTTP_X_FORWARDED",
+    "HTTP_X_CLUSTER_CLIENT_IP",
+    "HTTP_FORWARDED_FOR",
+    "HTTP_FORWARDED",
+    "HTTP_VIA",
+]
+
+
+def get_request_meta(request, key):
+    value = request.META.get(key, request).strip()
+    if value == "":
+        return None
+    return value
+
+
+def get_ip_from_request(request):
+    for header in headers_to_check_for_ip:
+        ip = get_request_meta(request, header)
+        if not ip:
+            ip = get_request_meta(request, header.replace("_", "-"))
+        if ip:
+            return ip
+    return None
+
+
+class LanAuthentication(BaseAuthentication):
+    def authenticate(self, request):
+        is_authorized = self.has_permission(request)
+        if is_authorized:
+            user = getattr(request._request, "user", None)
+            return (user, "authorized")
+        else:
+            raise exceptions.AuthenticationFailed(
+                "Unauthorized: not in subnet of " + LAN_ALLOWED_ADDRES_SPACE
+            )
+
+    def authenticate_header(self, request):
+        return LAN_ALLOWED_HEADER
+
+    def has_permission(self, request):
+        if PROD:
+            client_ip = get_ip_from_request(request)
+            if client_ip is None:
+                raise exceptions.AuthenticationFailed("Unauthorized: no ip detected?")
+            # Make sure that we need to check PROXY_TRUSTED_IPS here
+            if len(PROXY_TRUSTED_IPS) > 0:
+                if request.META["REMOTE_ADDR"] not in PROXY_TRUSTED_IPS:
+                    raise exceptions.AuthenticationFailed(
+                        "Unauthorized: request is not coming from the PROXY_TRUSTED_IPS machine"
+                    )
+            return ipaddress.IPv4Address(client_ip) in ipaddress.IPv4Network(
+                LAN_ALLOWED_ADDRES_SPACE
+            )
+        else:
+            return True