diff --git a/proxyd/proxyd/cmd/proxyd/main.go b/proxyd/proxyd/cmd/proxyd/main.go
index db3828b..c184a1d 100644
--- a/proxyd/proxyd/cmd/proxyd/main.go
+++ b/proxyd/proxyd/cmd/proxyd/main.go
@@ -37,6 +37,21 @@ func main() {
 		log.Crit("error reading config file", "err", err)
 	}
 
+	// update log level from config
+	logLevel, err := log.LvlFromString(config.Server.LogLevel)
+	if err != nil {
+		logLevel = log.LvlInfo
+		if config.Server.LogLevel != "" {
+			log.Warn("invalid server.log_level set: " + config.Server.LogLevel)
+		}
+	}
+	log.Root().SetHandler(
+		log.LvlFilterHandler(
+			logLevel,
+			log.StreamHandler(os.Stdout, log.JSONFormat()),
+		),
+	)
+
 	shutdown, err := proxyd.Start(config)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Crit("error starting proxyd", "err", err)
diff --git a/proxyd/proxyd/config.go b/proxyd/proxyd/config.go
index de221d9..ccf050f 100644
--- a/proxyd/proxyd/config.go
+++ b/proxyd/proxyd/config.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ type ServerConfig struct {
 	WSPort            int    `toml:"ws_port"`
 	MaxBodySizeBytes  int64  `toml:"max_body_size_bytes"`
 	MaxConcurrentRPCs int64  `toml:"max_concurrent_rpcs"`
+	LogLevel          string `toml:"log_level"`
 
 	// TimeoutSeconds specifies the maximum time spent serving an HTTP request. Note that isn't used for websocket connections
 	TimeoutSeconds int `toml:"timeout_seconds"`
diff --git a/proxyd/proxyd/example.config.toml b/proxyd/proxyd/example.config.toml
index 2573910..fb8fea9 100644
--- a/proxyd/proxyd/example.config.toml
+++ b/proxyd/proxyd/example.config.toml
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ ws_port = 8085
 # Maximum client body size, in bytes, that the server will accept.
 max_body_size_bytes = 10485760
 max_concurrent_rpcs = 1000
+# Server log level
+log_level = "info"
 
 [redis]
 # URL to a Redis instance.
diff --git a/proxyd/proxyd/server.go b/proxyd/proxyd/server.go
index e86ba4c..1ee10fa 100644
--- a/proxyd/proxyd/server.go
+++ b/proxyd/proxyd/server.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"math"
 	"net/http"
+	"regexp"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
@@ -49,8 +50,8 @@ type Server struct {
 	upgrader             *websocket.Upgrader
 	mainLim              FrontendRateLimiter
 	overrideLims         map[string]FrontendRateLimiter
-	limExemptOrigins     map[string]bool
-	limExemptUserAgents  map[string]bool
+	limExemptOrigins     []*regexp.Regexp
+	limExemptUserAgents  []*regexp.Regexp
 	rpcServer            *http.Server
 	wsServer             *http.Server
 	cache                RPCCache
@@ -104,15 +105,23 @@ func NewServer(
 	}
 
 	var mainLim FrontendRateLimiter
-	limExemptOrigins := make(map[string]bool)
-	limExemptUserAgents := make(map[string]bool)
+	limExemptOrigins := make([]*regexp.Regexp, 0)
+	limExemptUserAgents := make([]*regexp.Regexp, 0)
 	if rateLimitConfig.BaseRate > 0 {
 		mainLim = limiterFactory(time.Duration(rateLimitConfig.BaseInterval), rateLimitConfig.BaseRate, "main")
 		for _, origin := range rateLimitConfig.ExemptOrigins {
-			limExemptOrigins[strings.ToLower(origin)] = true
+			pattern, err := regexp.Compile(origin)
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
+			limExemptOrigins = append(limExemptOrigins, pattern)
 		}
 		for _, agent := range rateLimitConfig.ExemptUserAgents {
-			limExemptUserAgents[strings.ToLower(agent)] = true
+			pattern, err := regexp.Compile(agent)
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
+			limExemptUserAgents = append(limExemptUserAgents, pattern)
 		}
 	} else {
 		mainLim = NoopFrontendRateLimiter
@@ -548,11 +557,22 @@ func (s *Server) populateContext(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) context
 }
 
 func (s *Server) isUnlimitedOrigin(origin string) bool {
-	return s.limExemptOrigins[strings.ToLower(origin)]
+	for _, pat := range s.limExemptOrigins {
+		if pat.MatchString(origin) {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+
+	return false
 }
 
 func (s *Server) isUnlimitedUserAgent(origin string) bool {
-	return s.limExemptUserAgents[strings.ToLower(origin)]
+	for _, pat := range s.limExemptUserAgents {
+		if pat.MatchString(origin) {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
 }
 
 func setCacheHeader(w http.ResponseWriter, cached bool) {