diff --git a/routes/__init__.py b/routes/__init__.py
index 472da7e..c10f5eb 100644
--- a/routes/__init__.py
+++ b/routes/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 from flask import Blueprint, Flask, render_template
 from flask_login import login_required
 from models import SiteSettings
+import os
 
 def init_app(app: Flask):
     # Create blueprints
@@ -28,6 +29,11 @@ def init_app(app: Flask):
         site_settings = SiteSettings.query.first()
         return dict(site_settings=site_settings)
 
+    # Add MASTER environment variable to all templates
+    @app.context_processor
+    def inject_master():
+        return dict(is_master=os.environ.get('MASTER', 'false').lower() == 'true')
+
     # Register blueprints
     app.register_blueprint(main_bp)
     app.register_blueprint(auth_bp)
diff --git a/routes/__pycache__/__init__.cpython-313.pyc b/routes/__pycache__/__init__.cpython-313.pyc
index f9adde5..af1bfe6 100644
Binary files a/routes/__pycache__/__init__.cpython-313.pyc and b/routes/__pycache__/__init__.cpython-313.pyc differ
diff --git a/templates/common/base.html b/templates/common/base.html
index f13db6a..9d223c4 100644
--- a/templates/common/base.html
+++ b/templates/common/base.html
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
                 {% endif %}
             </a>
             <div class="d-flex align-items-center">
+                {% if not is_master %}
                 <div class="d-none d-lg-flex align-items-center me-3">
                     <a class="nav-link text-white position-relative" href="{{ url_for('main.notifications') }}">
                         <i class="fas fa-bell text-xl" style="width: 2rem; height: 2rem; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;"></i>
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@
                         {% endif %}
                     </a>
                 </div>
+                {% endif %}
                 <div class="dropdown">
                     <a class="nav-link d-flex align-items-center gap-2 d-lg-none" href="{{ url_for('main.profile') }}">
                         <img src="{{ url_for('profile_pic', filename=current_user.profile_picture) if current_user.profile_picture else url_for('static', filename='default-avatar.png') }}"
@@ -56,11 +58,13 @@
                         <span class="text-white font-medium">{{ current_user.username }}</span>
                     </a>
                     <ul class="dropdown-menu dropdown-menu-end">
+                        {% if not is_master %}
                         <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="{{ url_for('main.profile') }}"><i class="fas fa-user"></i> Profile</a></li>
                         {% if current_user.is_admin %}
                         <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="{{ url_for('main.settings') }}"><i class="fas fa-cog"></i> Settings</a></li>
                         {% endif %}
                         <li><hr class="dropdown-divider"></li>
+                        {% endif %}
                         <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="{{ url_for('auth.logout') }}"><i class="fas fa-sign-out-alt"></i> Logout</a></li>
                     </ul>
                 </div>
@@ -79,6 +83,7 @@
                                 <i class="fas fa-home"></i> Dashboard
                             </a>
                         </li>
+                        {% if not is_master %}
                         <li class="nav-item">
                             <a class="nav-link {% if request.endpoint == 'conversations.conversations' %}active{% endif %}" href="{{ url_for('conversations.conversations') }}">
                                 <i class="fas fa-comments"></i> Conversations
@@ -106,7 +111,9 @@
                                 <i class="fas fa-trash"></i> Trash
                             </a>
                         </li>
+                        {% endif %}
                         <!-- Mobile-only menu items -->
+                        {% if not is_master %}
                         <li class="nav-item d-lg-none">
                             <hr class="my-2">
                             <a class="nav-link" href="{{ url_for('main.notifications') }}">
@@ -125,6 +132,7 @@
                                 <i class="fas fa-user"></i> Profile
                             </a>
                         </li>
+                        {% endif %}
                         <li class="nav-item d-lg-none">
                             <a class="nav-link" href="{{ url_for('auth.logout') }}">
                                 <i class="fas fa-sign-out-alt"></i> Logout
diff --git a/templates/dashboard/dashboard.html b/templates/dashboard/dashboard.html
index ee8b4cb..a2a0760 100644
--- a/templates/dashboard/dashboard.html
+++ b/templates/dashboard/dashboard.html
@@ -16,6 +16,14 @@
     icon="fa-home"
 ) }}
 
+{% if is_master %}
+<div class="container mx-auto px-4 py-8">
+    <div class="text-center">
+        <h2 class="text-2xl font-bold mb-4">Master Instance</h2>
+        <p class="text-gray-600">This is a master instance of DocuPulse. Additional functionality will be available soon.</p>
+    </div>
+</div>
+{% else %}
 {% from 'components/storage_overview.html' import storage_overview %}
 {% from 'components/storage_usage.html' import storage_usage %}
 {% from 'components/contacts.html' import contacts %}
@@ -79,6 +87,7 @@
     {% endif %}
   </div>
 </div>
+{% endif %}
 
 {% endblock %}