diff --git a/src/google_pubsub_client.rs b/src/google_pubsub_client.rs
index 8fabc50..aa0d802 100644
--- a/src/google_pubsub_client.rs
+++ b/src/google_pubsub_client.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use gcloud_sdk::{
 };
 use tracing::debug;
 
-const ALLOWED_PUBKEYS: &[&str] = &[
+const _ALLOWED_PUBKEYS: &[&str] = &[
     "07ecf9838136fe430fac43fa0860dbc62a0aac0729c5a33df1192ce75e330c9f", // Bryan
     "89ef92b9ebe6dc1e4ea398f6477f227e95429627b0a33dc89b640e137b256be5", // Daniel
     "e8ad7c13ba55ba0a04c23fc09edce74ad7a8dddc059dc2e274ff63bc2e047782", // Daphne
@@ -50,9 +50,9 @@ impl GooglePubSubClient {
 impl PublishEvents for GooglePubSubClient {
     async fn publish_events(
         &mut self,
-        follow_changes: Vec<NotificationMessage>,
+        notification_messages: Vec<NotificationMessage>,
     ) -> Result<(), PublisherError> {
-        let pubsub_messages: Result<Vec<PubsubMessage>, PublisherError> = follow_changes
+        let pubsub_messages: Result<Vec<PubsubMessage>, PublisherError> = notification_messages
             .iter()
             // .filter(|message| {
             //     // TODO: Temporary filter while developing this service
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index ba5f0fb..baa8d10 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@ async fn start(settings: Settings) -> Result<()> {
         settings.tcp_importer_port,
         event_sender,
         cancellation_token.clone(),
+        5,
     )
     .await?;
 
diff --git a/src/tcp_importer.rs b/src/tcp_importer.rs
index 317fb34..91a2b20 100644
--- a/src/tcp_importer.rs
+++ b/src/tcp_importer.rs
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 use anyhow::{Context, Result};
 use nostr_sdk::prelude::*;
+use std::net::IpAddr;
 use std::net::SocketAddr;
+use std::sync::Arc;
 use tokio::io::AsyncBufReadExt;
 use tokio::io::BufReader;
-use tokio::net::TcpListener;
+use tokio::net::{TcpListener, TcpStream};
 use tokio::sync::broadcast::Sender;
+use tokio::sync::{OwnedSemaphorePermit, Semaphore};
 use tokio_util::{sync::CancellationToken, task::TaskTracker};
 use tracing::{error, info};
 
@@ -13,13 +16,17 @@ pub async fn start_tcp_importer(
     tcp_port: u16,
     event_tx: Sender<Box<Event>>,
     cancellation_token: CancellationToken,
+    max_connections: usize,
 ) -> Result<()> {
     let address = SocketAddr::from(([0, 0, 0, 0], tcp_port));
     let listener = TcpListener::bind(&address)
         .await
         .context(format!("Error opening TCP listener on port {tcp_port}"))?;
 
-    info!("Listening for tcp connections on {}", address);
+    info!("Listening for TCP connections on {}", address);
+
+    // Semaphore with the maximum number of allowed concurrent connections
+    let semaphore = Arc::new(Semaphore::new(max_connections));
 
     task_tracker.spawn(async move {
         loop {
@@ -29,11 +36,31 @@ pub async fn start_tcp_importer(
                     break;
                 }
 
-                Ok((stream, _)) = listener.accept() => {
-                    let tx = event_tx.clone();
-                    let cancel_token = cancellation_token.clone();
+                result = listener.accept() => {
+                    match result {
+                        Ok((stream, addr)) => {
+                            if is_local_address(&addr) {
+                                let tx = event_tx.clone();
+                                let cancel_token = cancellation_token.clone();
+                                let semaphore_clone = semaphore.clone();
+                                let permit = semaphore_clone.acquire_owned().await;
 
-                    tokio::spawn(handle_connection(stream, tx, cancel_token));
+                                match permit {
+                                    Ok(permit) => {
+                                        tokio::spawn(handle_connection_with_permit(stream, tx, cancel_token, permit));
+                                    }
+                                    Err(e) => {
+                                        error!("Failed to acquire semaphore permit: {}", e);
+                                    }
+                                }
+                            } else {
+                                info!("Ignoring connection from non-local address: {}", addr);
+                            }
+                        }
+                            Err(e) => {
+                                error!("Failed to accept connection: {}", e);
+                            }
+                        }
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -44,9 +71,26 @@ pub async fn start_tcp_importer(
     Ok(())
 }
 
+fn is_local_address(addr: &SocketAddr) -> bool {
+    match addr.ip() {
+        IpAddr::V4(ipv4) => ipv4.is_loopback(), // Checks if in 127.0.0.0/8
+        IpAddr::V6(ipv6) => ipv6.is_loopback(), // Checks if ::1
+    }
+}
+
+async fn handle_connection_with_permit(
+    stream: TcpStream,
+    tx: Sender<Box<Event>>,
+    cancellation_token: CancellationToken,
+    _permit: OwnedSemaphorePermit,
+) {
+    handle_connection(stream, tx, cancellation_token).await;
+    // Here the _permit is dropped
+}
+
 // Handle the incoming connection and read jsonl contact events
 async fn handle_connection(
-    stream: tokio::net::TcpStream,
+    stream: TcpStream,
     event_tx: Sender<Box<Event>>,
     cancellation_token: CancellationToken,
 ) {