diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index c42577c..076d4f6 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ NODE_ENV=development
 
 CORS_ORIGINS=http://localhost:5173,http://127.0.0.1:5173
 
-MAX_IMAGES_PER_UPLOAD=10
 MULTER_MAX_FILE_BYTES=10485760
 
 ALTCHA_ENABLED=true
@@ -32,7 +31,11 @@ THROTTLE_LIMIT=1000
 THROTTLE_UPLOAD_TTL_MS=60000
 THROTTLE_UPLOAD_LIMIT=20
 
+VALIDATION_UPLOAD_MAX_IMAGES_PER_UPLOAD=10
+VALIDATION_UPLOAD_MAX_VIEWS_MAX=1000000
+
 VITE_API_BASE_URL=http://localhost:3000/api
 VITE_CLEARNET_DOMAIN=localhost:5173
 VITE_ONION_HOSTNAME=
-VITE_MAX_IMAGES_PER_UPLOAD=10
+VITE_VALIDATION_UPLOAD_MAX_IMAGES_PER_UPLOAD=10
+VITE_VALIDATION_UPLOAD_MAX_VIEWS_MAX=1000000
diff --git a/backend/src/config/index.ts b/backend/src/config/index.ts
index e544bbd..397701e 100644
--- a/backend/src/config/index.ts
+++ b/backend/src/config/index.ts
@@ -49,6 +49,10 @@ export const getAppConfig = (): AppConfig => {
         uploadThrottle: {
             ttlMs: envInt('THROTTLE_UPLOAD_TTL_MS'),
             limit: envInt('THROTTLE_UPLOAD_LIMIT')
+        },
+        validation: {
+            maxImagesPerUpload: envInt('VALIDATION_UPLOAD_MAX_IMAGES_PER_UPLOAD'),
+            uploadMaxViewsMax: envInt('VALIDATION_UPLOAD_MAX_VIEWS_MAX')
         }
     };
 };
diff --git a/backend/src/config/validate.spec.ts b/backend/src/config/validate.spec.ts
index e81a0f5..eda9226 100644
--- a/backend/src/config/validate.spec.ts
+++ b/backend/src/config/validate.spec.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ const validConfig = (overrides: Record<string, unknown> = {}): Record<string, un
     POSTGRES_PORT: 5432,
     POSTGRES_MIGRATIONS_RUN: 'false',
     CORS_ORIGINS: 'http://localhost:5173',
-    MAX_IMAGES_PER_UPLOAD: 10,
+    VALIDATION_UPLOAD_MAX_IMAGES_PER_UPLOAD: 10,
     MULTER_MAX_FILE_BYTES: 10485760,
     ALTCHA_ENABLED: 'true',
     ALTCHA_HMAC_KEY: 'secret',
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ const validConfig = (overrides: Record<string, unknown> = {}): Record<string, un
     THROTTLE_LIMIT: 1000,
     THROTTLE_UPLOAD_TTL_MS: 60000,
     THROTTLE_UPLOAD_LIMIT: 20,
+    VALIDATION_UPLOAD_MAX_VIEWS_MAX: 1_000_000,
     ...overrides
 });
 
diff --git a/backend/src/config/validate.ts b/backend/src/config/validate.ts
index 65923e9..df735c0 100644
--- a/backend/src/config/validate.ts
+++ b/backend/src/config/validate.ts
@@ -45,12 +45,6 @@ class EnvironmentVariables {
     @IsString()
     CORS_ORIGINS: string;
 
-    @IsNotEmpty()
-    @IsNumber()
-    @Min(1)
-    @Max(100)
-    MAX_IMAGES_PER_UPLOAD: number;
-
     @IsNotEmpty()
     @IsNumber()
     @Min(1)
@@ -100,6 +94,18 @@ class EnvironmentVariables {
     @Min(1)
     @Max(10_000)
     THROTTLE_UPLOAD_LIMIT: number;
+
+    @IsNotEmpty()
+    @IsNumber()
+    @Min(1)
+    @Max(100)
+    VALIDATION_UPLOAD_MAX_IMAGES_PER_UPLOAD: number;
+
+    @IsNotEmpty()
+    @IsNumber()
+    @Min(1)
+    @Max(10_000_000)
+    VALIDATION_UPLOAD_MAX_VIEWS_MAX: number;
 }
 
 export const validate = (config: Record<string, unknown>) => {
diff --git a/backend/src/types/AppConfig.ts b/backend/src/types/AppConfig.ts
index 808eb2f..40a557a 100644
--- a/backend/src/types/AppConfig.ts
+++ b/backend/src/types/AppConfig.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { NodeEnv } from './NodeEnv';
 import { ThrottleConfig } from './ThrottleConfig';
+import { ValidationConfig } from './ValidationConfig';
 
 export type AppConfig = {
     port: number;
@@ -7,4 +8,5 @@ export type AppConfig = {
     corsOrigins: string[];
     throttle: ThrottleConfig;
     uploadThrottle: ThrottleConfig;
+    validation: ValidationConfig;
 };
diff --git a/backend/src/types/ValidationConfig.ts b/backend/src/types/ValidationConfig.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..83ff1de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/types/ValidationConfig.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+export type ValidationConfig = {
+    maxImagesPerUpload: number;
+    uploadMaxViewsMax: number;
+};