diff --git a/packages/api/.env b/packages/api/.env
index f0e84f7b3..c7746f945 100644
--- a/packages/api/.env
+++ b/packages/api/.env
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
 DEVMODE=1
+# DISABLE_SHELL=1
+# HIDE_APP_EDITOR=1
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/api/src/controllers/config.js b/packages/api/src/controllers/config.js
index 01d39b135..d67046b48 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/controllers/config.js
+++ b/packages/api/src/controllers/config.js
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ module.exports = {
     return {
       runAsPortal: !!connections.portalConnections,
       singleDatabase: connections.singleDatabase,
+      hideAppEditor: !!process.env.HIDE_APP_EDITOR,
       permissions,
       ...currentVersion,
     };
diff --git a/packages/api/src/controllers/runners.js b/packages/api/src/controllers/runners.js
index a14bf9f39..39f637ce1 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/controllers/runners.js
+++ b/packages/api/src/controllers/runners.js
@@ -149,6 +149,10 @@ module.exports = {
 
   start_meta: true,
   async start({ script }) {
+    if (process.env.DISABLE_SHELL) {
+      return { errorMessage: 'Shell is disabled' };
+    }
+
     const runid = uuidv1();
     return this.startCore(runid, scriptTemplate(script, false));
   },
diff --git a/packages/web/src/widgets/WidgetIconPanel.svelte b/packages/web/src/widgets/WidgetIconPanel.svelte
index c36d65041..0ac958bd8 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/widgets/WidgetIconPanel.svelte
+++ b/packages/web/src/widgets/WidgetIconPanel.svelte
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
   import FontIcon from '../icons/FontIcon.svelte';
   import { currentDropDownMenu, selectedWidget, visibleCommandPalette, visibleHamburgerMenuWidget } from '../stores';
   import mainMenuDefinition from '../../../../app/src/mainMenuDefinition';
+  import { useConfig } from '../utility/metadataLoaders';
 
   let domSettings;
   let domMainMenu;
@@ -77,6 +78,8 @@
     const items = mainMenuDefinition;
     currentDropDownMenu.set({ left, top, items });
   }
+
+  $: config = useConfig();
 </script>
 
 <div class="main">
@@ -85,7 +88,7 @@
       <FontIcon icon="icon menu" />
     </div>
   {/if}
-  {#each widgets as item}
+  {#each widgets.filter(x => !$config?.hideAppEditor || x.name != 'app') as item}
     <div class="wrapper" class:selected={item.name == $selectedWidget} on:click={() => handleChangeWidget(item.name)}>
       <FontIcon icon={item.icon} title={item.title} />
     </div>