diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1f7a084..18ae0e7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -192,6 +192,7 @@ docker-compose -f docker-compose.cuda.yml up -d --build
 | --get-api-key-link          | Show a link in the UI where to direct users to get an API key                                               | `Don't show a link` | LT_GET_API_KEY_LINK                  |
 | --require-api-key-origin    | Require use of an API key for programmatic access to the API, unless the request origin matches this domain | `No restrictions on domain origin` | LT_REQUIRE_API_KEY_ORIGIN    |
 | --require-api-key-secret    | Require use of an API key for programmatic access to the API, unless the client also sends a secret match   | `No secrets required` | LT_REQUIRE_API_KEY_SECRET    |
+| --shared-storage            | Shared storage URI to use for multi-process data sharing (e.g. when using gunicorn)                         | `memory://` | LT_SHARED_STORAGE    |
 | --load-only                 | Set available languages                                                                                     | `all from argostranslate`    | LT_LOAD_ONLY                 |
 | --threads                   | Set number of threads                                                                                       | `4`    | LT_THREADS                 |
 | --suggestions               | Allow user suggestions                                                                                      | `False`    | LT_SUGGESTIONS               |
diff --git a/libretranslate/app.py b/libretranslate/app.py
index d6d7ec0..ea4c0b6 100644
--- a/libretranslate/app.py
+++ b/libretranslate/app.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ from werkzeug.exceptions import HTTPException
 from werkzeug.http import http_date
 from flask_babel import Babel
 
-from libretranslate import flood, remove_translated_files, security
+from libretranslate import scheduler, flood, secret, remove_translated_files, security, storage
 from libretranslate.language import detect_languages, improve_translation_formatting
 from libretranslate.locales import (_, _lazy, get_available_locales, get_available_locale_codes, gettext_escaped, 
         gettext_html, lazy_swag, get_alternate_locale_links)
@@ -127,6 +127,8 @@ def create_app(args):
 
     bp = Blueprint('Main app', __name__)
 
+    storage.setup(args.shared_storage)
+
     if not args.disable_files_translation:
         remove_translated_files.setup(get_upload_dir())
     languages = load_languages()
@@ -202,8 +204,12 @@ def create_app(args):
 
         limiter = Limiter()
 
-    if args.req_flood_threshold > 0:
-        flood.setup(args.req_flood_threshold)
+    if not "gunicorn" in os.environ.get("SERVER_SOFTWARE", ""):
+      # Gunicorn starts the scheduler in the master process
+      scheduler.setup(args)
+
+    flood.setup(args)
+    secret.setup(args)
 
     measure_request = None
     gauge_request = None
@@ -261,16 +267,16 @@ def create_app(args):
                   
                   if (args.require_api_key_secret
                     and key_missing
-                    and not flood.secret_match(get_req_secret())
+                    and not secret.secret_match(get_req_secret())
                   ):
                     need_key = True
-                  
+
                   if need_key:
                     description = _("Please contact the server operator to get an API key")
                     if args.get_api_key_link:
                         description = _("Visit %(url)s to get an API key", url=args.get_api_key_link)
                     abort(
-                        403,
+                        400,
                         description=description,
                     )
             return f(*a, **kw)
@@ -347,7 +353,7 @@ def create_app(args):
       response = Response(render_template("app.js.template", 
             url_prefix=args.url_prefix,
             get_api_key_link=args.get_api_key_link,
-            api_secret=flood.get_current_secret() if args.require_api_key_secret else ""), content_type='application/javascript; charset=utf-8')
+            api_secret=secret.get_current_secret() if args.require_api_key_secret else ""), content_type='application/javascript; charset=utf-8')
       
       if args.require_api_key_secret:
         response.headers['Last-Modified'] = http_date(datetime.now())
diff --git a/libretranslate/default_values.py b/libretranslate/default_values.py
index a9d007b..3e14580 100644
--- a/libretranslate/default_values.py
+++ b/libretranslate/default_values.py
@@ -136,6 +136,11 @@ _default_options_objects = [
         'default_value': False,
         'value_type': 'bool'
     },
+    {
+        'name': 'SHARED_STORAGE',
+        'default_value': 'memory://',
+        'value_type': 'str'
+    },
     {
         'name': 'LOAD_ONLY',
         'default_value': None,
diff --git a/libretranslate/flood.py b/libretranslate/flood.py
index 9d2d711..63cd392 100644
--- a/libretranslate/flood.py
+++ b/libretranslate/flood.py
@@ -1,75 +1,47 @@
-import atexit
-import random
-import string
+from libretranslate.storage import get_storage
 
-from apscheduler.schedulers.background import BackgroundScheduler
-
-def generate_secret():
-    return ''.join(random.choices(string.ascii_uppercase + string.digits, k=7))
-
-banned = {}
 active = False
 threshold = -1
-secrets = [generate_secret(), generate_secret()]
 
 def forgive_banned():
-    global banned
     global threshold
 
     clear_list = []
+    s = get_storage()
+    banned = s.get_all_hash_int("banned")
 
     for ip in banned:
         if banned[ip] <= 0:
             clear_list.append(ip)
         else:
-            banned[ip] = min(threshold, banned[ip]) - 1
+            s.set_hash_int("banned", ip, min(threshold, banned[ip]) - 1)
 
     for ip in clear_list:
-        del banned[ip]
+        s.del_hash("banned", ip)
 
-def rotate_secrets():
-    global secrets
-    secrets[0] = secrets[1]
-    secrets[1] = generate_secret()
-
-def secret_match(s):
-    return s in secrets
-
-def get_current_secret():
-    return secrets[1]
-
-def setup(violations_threshold=100):
+def setup(args):
     global active
     global threshold
 
-    active = True
-    threshold = violations_threshold
-
-    scheduler = BackgroundScheduler()
-    scheduler.add_job(func=forgive_banned, trigger="interval", minutes=30)
-    scheduler.add_job(func=rotate_secrets, trigger="interval", minutes=30)
-    
-    scheduler.start()
-
-    # Shut down the scheduler when exiting the app
-    atexit.register(lambda: scheduler.shutdown())
-
+    if args.req_flood_threshold > 0:
+        active = True
+        threshold = args.req_flood_threshold
 
 def report(request_ip):
     if active:
-        banned[request_ip] = banned.get(request_ip, 0)
-        banned[request_ip] += 1
-
+        get_storage().inc_hash_int("banned", request_ip)
 
 def decrease(request_ip):
-    if banned[request_ip] > 0:
-        banned[request_ip] -= 1
-
+    s = get_storage()
+    if s.get_hash_int("banned", request_ip) > 0:
+        s.dec_hash_int("banned", request_ip)
 
 def has_violation(request_ip):
-    return request_ip in banned and banned[request_ip] > 0
-
+    s = get_storage()
+    return s.get_hash_int("banned", request_ip) > 0
 
 def is_banned(request_ip):
+    s = get_storage()
+
     # More than X offences?
-    return active and banned.get(request_ip, 0) >= threshold
+    return active and s.get_hash_int("banned", request_ip) >= threshold
diff --git a/libretranslate/main.py b/libretranslate/main.py
index 5a58885..0e02145 100644
--- a/libretranslate/main.py
+++ b/libretranslate/main.py
@@ -126,6 +126,13 @@ def get_args():
         action="store_true",
         help="Require use of an API key for programmatic access to the API, unless the client also sends a secret match",
     )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--shared-storage",
+        type=str,
+        default=DEFARGS['SHARED_STORAGE'],
+        metavar="<Storage URI>",
+        help="Shared storage URI to use for multi-process data sharing (e.g. via gunicorn)",
+    )
     parser.add_argument(
         "--load-only",
         type=operator.methodcaller("split", ","),
diff --git a/libretranslate/scheduler.py b/libretranslate/scheduler.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3300095
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libretranslate/scheduler.py
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+import atexit
+from apscheduler.schedulers.background import BackgroundScheduler
+scheduler = None
+
+def setup(args):
+    from libretranslate.flood import forgive_banned
+    from libretranslate.secret import rotate_secrets
+
+    global scheduler
+
+    if scheduler is None:
+        scheduler = BackgroundScheduler()
+
+        if args.req_flood_threshold > 0:
+            scheduler.add_job(func=forgive_banned, trigger="interval", minutes=10)
+
+        if args.api_keys and args.require_api_key_secret:
+            scheduler.add_job(func=rotate_secrets, trigger="interval", minutes=30)
+        
+        scheduler.start()
+
+        # Shut down the scheduler when exiting the app
+        atexit.register(lambda: scheduler.shutdown())
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/libretranslate/secret.py b/libretranslate/secret.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ce69910
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libretranslate/secret.py
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+import atexit
+import random
+import string
+
+from libretranslate.storage import get_storage
+
+def generate_secret():
+    return ''.join(random.choices(string.ascii_uppercase + string.digits, k=7))
+
+def rotate_secrets():
+    s = get_storage()
+    secret_1 = s.get_str("secret_1")
+    s.set_str("secret_0", secret_1)
+    s.set_str("secret_1", generate_secret())
+    
+
+def secret_match(secret):
+    s = get_storage()
+    return secret == s.get_str("secret_0") or secret == s.get_str("secret_1")
+
+def get_current_secret():
+    return get_storage().get_str("secret_1")
+
+def setup(args):
+    if args.api_keys and args.require_api_key_secret:
+        s = get_storage()
+        s.set_str("secret_0", generate_secret())
+        s.set_str("secret_1", generate_secret())
diff --git a/libretranslate/storage.py b/libretranslate/storage.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7ffe849
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libretranslate/storage.py
@@ -0,0 +1,158 @@
+import redis
+
+storage = None
+def get_storage():
+    return storage
+
+class Storage:
+    def set_bool(self, key, value):
+        raise Exception("not implemented")
+    def get_bool(self, key):
+        raise Exception("not implemented")
+
+    def set_int(self, key, value):
+        raise Exception("not implemented")
+    def get_int(self, key):
+        raise Exception("not implemented")
+
+    def set_str(self, key, value):
+        raise Exception("not implemented")
+    def get_str(self, key):
+        raise Exception("not implemented")
+
+    def set_hash_int(self, ns, key, value):
+        raise Exception("not implemented")
+    def get_hash_int(self, ns, key):
+        raise Exception("not implemented")
+    def inc_hash_int(self, ns, key):
+        raise Exception("not implemented")
+    def dec_hash_int(self, ns, key):
+        raise Exception("not implemented")
+    
+    def get_hash_keys(self, ns):
+        raise Exception("not implemented")
+    def del_hash(self, ns, key):
+        raise Exception("not implemented")
+    
+class MemoryStorage(Storage):
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.store = {}
+
+    def set_bool(self, key, value):
+        self.store[key] = bool(value)
+    
+    def get_bool(self, key):
+        return bool(self.store[key])
+
+    def set_int(self, key, value):
+        self.store[key] = int(value)
+
+    def get_int(self, key):
+        return int(self.store.get(key, 0))
+    
+    def set_str(self, key, value):
+        self.store[key] = value
+    
+    def get_str(self, key):
+        return str(self.store.get(key, ""))
+
+    def set_hash_int(self, ns, key, value):
+        if ns not in self.store:
+            self.store[ns] = {}
+        self.store[ns][key] = int(value)
+
+    def get_hash_int(self, ns, key):
+        d = self.store.get(ns, {})
+        return int(d.get(key, 0))
+
+    def inc_hash_int(self, ns, key):
+        if ns not in self.store:
+            self.store[ns] = {}
+        
+        if key not in self.store[ns]:
+            self.store[ns][key] = 0
+        else:
+            self.store[ns][key] += 1
+
+    def dec_hash_int(self, ns, key):
+        if ns not in self.store:
+            self.store[ns] = {}
+        
+        if key not in self.store[ns]:
+            self.store[ns][key] = 0
+        else:
+            self.store[ns][key] -= 1
+
+    def get_all_hash_int(self, ns):
+        if ns in self.store:
+            return [{str(k): int(v)} for k,v in self.store[ns].items()]
+        else:
+            return []
+
+    def del_hash(self, ns, key):
+        del self.store[ns][key]
+
+
+class RedisStorage(Storage):
+    def __init__(self, redis_uri):
+        self.conn = redis.from_url(redis_uri)
+        self.conn.ping()
+
+    def set_bool(self, key, value):
+        self.conn.set(key, "1" if value else "0")
+    
+    def get_bool(self, key):
+        return bool(self.conn.get(key))
+
+    def set_int(self, key, value):
+        self.conn.set(key, str(value))
+
+    def get_int(self, key):
+        v = self.conn.get(key)
+        if v is None:
+            return 0
+        else:
+            return v
+    
+    def set_str(self, key, value):
+        self.conn.set(key, value)
+    
+    def get_str(self, key):
+        v = self.conn.get(key)
+        if v is None:
+            return ""
+        else:
+            return v.decode('utf-8')
+    
+    def get_hash_int(self, ns, key):
+        v = self.conn.hget(ns, key)
+        if v is None:
+            return 0
+        else:
+            return int(v)
+    
+    def set_hash_int(self, ns, key, value):
+        self.conn.hset(ns, key, value)
+
+    def inc_hash_int(self, ns, key):
+        return int(self.conn.hincrby(ns, key))
+
+    def dec_hash_int(self, ns, key):
+        return int(self.conn.hincrby(ns, key, -1))
+
+    def get_all_hash_int(self, ns):
+        return {k.decode("utf-8"): int(v) for k,v in self.conn.hgetall(ns).items()}
+
+    def del_hash(self, ns, key):
+        self.conn.hdel(ns, key)
+
+def setup(storage_uri):
+    global storage
+    if storage_uri.startswith("memory://"):
+        storage = MemoryStorage()
+    elif storage_uri.startswith("redis://"):
+        storage = RedisStorage(storage_uri)
+    else:
+        raise Exception("Invalid storage URI: " + storage_uri)
+
+    return storage
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/libretranslate/templates/app.js.template b/libretranslate/templates/app.js.template
index 4992d5b..b788830 100644
--- a/libretranslate/templates/app.js.template
+++ b/libretranslate/templates/app.js.template
@@ -243,9 +243,8 @@ document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function(){
                     request.onload = function() {
                         try{
                             {% if api_secret != "" %}
-                            if (this.status === 403){
-                                window.location.reload(true);
-                                return;
+                            if (this.status === 400){
+                                if (self.refreshOnce()) return;
                             }
                             {% endif %}
                             
@@ -362,6 +361,15 @@ document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function(){
               this.translatedFileUrl = false;
               this.loadingFileTranslation = false;
             },
+            refreshOnce: function(){
+                var lastRefreshed = parseInt(localStorage.getItem("refreshed") || 0);
+                var now = new Date().getTime();
+                if (now - lastRefreshed > 1000 * 60 * 1){
+                    localStorage.setItem("refreshed", now);
+                    window.location.reload();
+                    return true;
+                }
+            },
             translateFile: function(e) {
                 e.preventDefault();
 
@@ -383,9 +391,8 @@ document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function(){
                     if (translateFileRequest.readyState === 4 && translateFileRequest.status === 200) {
                         try{
                             {% if api_secret != "" %}
-                            if (this.status === 403){
-                                window.location.reload(true);
-                                return;
+                            if (this.status === 400){
+                                if (self.refreshOnce()) return;
                             }
                             {% endif %}
                             self.loadingFileTranslation = false;
diff --git a/scripts/gunicorn_conf.py b/scripts/gunicorn_conf.py
index 6ec7e40..845da5b 100644
--- a/scripts/gunicorn_conf.py
+++ b/scripts/gunicorn_conf.py
@@ -1,4 +1,42 @@
 from prometheus_client import multiprocess
+import re
+import sys
 
 def child_exit(server, worker):
-    multiprocess.mark_process_dead(worker.pid)
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+    multiprocess.mark_process_dead(worker.pid)
+
+def on_starting(server):
+    # Parse command line arguments
+    proc_name = server.cfg.default_proc_name
+    kwargs = {}
+    if proc_name.startswith("wsgi:app"):
+        str_args = re.sub('wsgi:app\s*\(\s*(.*)\s*\)', '\\1', proc_name).strip().split(",")
+        for a in str_args:
+            if "=" in a:
+                k,v = a.split("=")
+                k = k.strip()
+                v = v.strip()
+
+                if v.lower() in ["true", "false"]:
+                    v = v.lower() == "true"
+                elif v[0] == '"':
+                    v = v[1:-1]
+                kwargs[k] = v
+
+    from libretranslate.main import get_args
+    sys.argv = ['--wsgi']
+    for k in kwargs:
+        ck = k.replace("_", "-")
+        if isinstance(kwargs[k], bool) and kwargs[k]:
+            sys.argv.append("--" + ck)
+        else:
+            sys.argv.append("--" + ck)
+            sys.argv.append(kwargs[k])
+
+    args = get_args()
+    
+    from libretranslate import storage, scheduler, flood, secret
+    storage.setup(args.shared_storage)
+    scheduler.setup(args)
+    flood.setup(args)
+    secret.setup(args)
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