diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index fea5a5b..8dc6169 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ listings/lp-output/*
 cache
 cache-lt
 
+# Local config
+config/*.ini
+
 # Archives
 /etc/archives/logrotate.status
 
diff --git a/.phpenv.php b/.phpenv.php
index 387580f..14befcb 100644
--- a/.phpenv.php
+++ b/.phpenv.php
@@ -94,6 +94,11 @@
 	 */
 	$SOURCES_CACHE="$LONG_TERM_CACHE_ROOT/sources";
 
+	/**
+	 * @var string $CONFIG_ROOT
+	 * Directory containing local config files.
+	 */
+	$CONFIG_ROOT="$PROJECT_ROOT/config";
 
 	/**
 	 * @var string $LISTING_PROVIDER_ROOT
diff --git a/config/room-overrides.ini.sample b/config/room-overrides.ini.sample
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c9e721d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/room-overrides.ini.sample
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+[room+1234]
+staff_count=4
diff --git a/php/servers/servers-rooms.php b/php/servers/servers-rooms.php
index 87dcc37..d2ecaad 100644
--- a/php/servers/servers-rooms.php
+++ b/php/servers/servers-rooms.php
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 	require_once 'assets/room-icons.php';
 	require_once 'assets/room-invites.php';
 	require_once 'utils/numeric.php';
+	require_once 'utils/read-config.php';
 
 	/**
 	 * Represents a Session Community.
@@ -404,7 +405,11 @@
 		 * @return int
 		 */
 		function get_staff_count(): int {
-			return count($this->get_staff());
+			global $LOCAL_CONFIG;
+			return (
+				$LOCAL_CONFIG->get_room_staff_count_override($this->get_room_identifier())
+				?? count($this->get_staff())
+			);
 		}
 
 		/**
diff --git a/php/utils/read-config.php b/php/utils/read-config.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..db0bd8a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/php/utils/read-config.php
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+<?php
+
+require_once 'php/utils/logging.php';
+
+/**
+ * @var string $CONFIG_ROOT
+ */
+
+class LocalConfig {
+	private function __construct() {
+		$this->room_overrides =
+			LocalConfig::maybe_parse_ini_file(LocalConfig::ROOM_OVERRIDES_CONFIG)
+			?? array();
+	}
+
+	private const ROOM_OVERRIDES_CONFIG = "room-overrides.ini";
+
+	private readonly array $room_overrides;
+
+	private static function maybe_parse_ini_file(string $filename): array | null {
+		global $CONFIG_ROOT;
+		$file = "$CONFIG_ROOT/$filename";
+
+		if (!file_exists($file)) {
+			log_warning("config file not found: $file");
+			return null;
+		}
+
+		return parse_ini_file($file, process_sections: true, scanner_mode: INI_SCANNER_RAW);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Read local config from the filesystem.
+	 */
+	public static function read_from_files() {
+		return new LocalConfig();
+	}
+
+	private function get_room_override(string $room_id, string $override_key) {
+		$room_overrides = $this->room_overrides[$room_id] ?? array();
+		return $room_overrides[$override_key] ?? null;
+	}
+
+	public function get_room_staff_count_override(string $room_id) {
+		return $this->get_room_override($room_id, 'staff_count');
+	}
+}
+
+/**
+ * @var LocalConfig $LOCAL_CONFIG
+ */
+$LOCAL_CONFIG = LocalConfig::read_from_files();
+
+?>