diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index bf628bc..82ec6b4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1 +1,15 @@
 # learnbuildteach.com
+
+## Contribution
+
+### Bypassing Supabase
+
+The production website fetches data from a [Supabase](https://supabase.com/)
+instance. To bypass this, set the following variable in your `.env` file:
+
+```
+PUBLIC_BYPASS_SUPABASE=true
+```
+
+This should allow you to run the static parts of the website without server
+errors.
diff --git a/src/lib/helpers/supabase.ts b/src/lib/helpers/supabase.ts
index 30a6d12..2e49630 100644
--- a/src/lib/helpers/supabase.ts
+++ b/src/lib/helpers/supabase.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 import { createClient } from '@supabase/supabase-js';
-import { PUBLIC_SUPABASE_PROJECT_URL, PUBLIC_SUPABASE_ANON_KEY } from '$env/static/public';
+import { PUBLIC_BYPASS_SUPABASE, PUBLIC_SUPABASE_PROJECT_URL, PUBLIC_SUPABASE_ANON_KEY } from '$env/static/public';
 
-export const supabase = createClient(PUBLIC_SUPABASE_PROJECT_URL, PUBLIC_SUPABASE_ANON_KEY);
+export const supabase = PUBLIC_BYPASS_SUPABASE === "true" ? null : createClient(PUBLIC_SUPABASE_PROJECT_URL, PUBLIC_SUPABASE_ANON_KEY);
diff --git a/src/lib/stores/authStore.ts b/src/lib/stores/authStore.ts
index 6605dd2..2467ef3 100644
--- a/src/lib/stores/authStore.ts
+++ b/src/lib/stores/authStore.ts
@@ -3,13 +3,17 @@ import { writable } from 'svelte/store';
 
 export const loggedIn = writable(false);
 
-supabase.auth.onAuthStateChange((event, session) => {
-	loggedIn.set(!!session);
-});
+if (supabase) {
+    supabase.auth.onAuthStateChange((event, session) => {
+        loggedIn.set(!!session);
+    });
+}
 
 const updateLoggedIn = async () => {
-	const { data } = await supabase.auth.getSession();
-	loggedIn.set(!!data?.session);
+    if (supabase) {
+        const { data } = await supabase.auth.getSession();
+        loggedIn.set(!!data?.session);
+    }
 };
 
 updateLoggedIn();