diff --git a/config.py.example b/config.py.example
index 65e3a41..5e3d504 100644
--- a/config.py.example
+++ b/config.py.example
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ hidedst = 'data/hidedst'     # dir to store indicies for hidden files
 guardsecs = 60               # guard time to prevent indexing during file uploading
 
 url     = 'https://my.site/files'   # external url
-hideurl = 'https://my.site/private' # external url for hidden area
+hideurl = 'https://my.site/private' # external url for hidden area (can be none)
 
 thumbw  = 120                # thumbnail width
 thumbh  = 90                 # thumbnail height
diff --git a/indexer.py b/indexer.py
index d04ebed..99872ca 100755
--- a/indexer.py
+++ b/indexer.py
@@ -1,13 +1,21 @@
 #!/usr/bin/python3
 
-# path.thumb.png      - user thumb for 'path'
-# path/.thumb.png     - user thumb for 'path'
-# path/.thumb..png    - default thumb for unknown extension
-# path/.thumb...png   - default thumb for subdirectories
-# path/.thumb.ext.png - default thumb for 'ext' 
-# path/.thumb/.png    - default thumb for unknown extension
-# path/.thumb/..png   - default thumb for subdirectories
-# path/.thumb/ext.png - default thumb for 'ext' 
+# to forece reindex pass a single argument:
+#   force
+
+# to 'hide' files
+# NB: file still will be accessible for ALL who know a mangled url
+#   place file into '.hide' subdirectory
+
+# to set user thumbs:
+#   path.thumb.png      - user thumb for 'path'
+#   path/.thumb.png     - user thumb for 'path'
+#   path/.thumb..png    - default thumb for unknown extension
+#   path/.thumb...png   - default thumb for subdirectories
+#   path/.thumb.ext.png - default thumb for 'ext'
+#   path/.thumb/.png    - default thumb for unknown extension
+#   path/.thumb/..png   - default thumb for subdirectories
+#   path/.thumb/ext.png - default thumb for 'ext'
 
 
 import os
@@ -135,6 +143,7 @@ class Node:
         if not self.hide: link(self.src, join(config.dst, self.path))
 
     def makethumb(self):
+        if self.hide and not config.hidedst: return
         ts = None
         td = None
         dst = config.hidedst if self.hide else config.dst
@@ -206,7 +215,7 @@ class Node:
         with open(touch(fn), 'w') as f: tpl.write(f, r)
 
     def makehideindex(self, bydate):
-        if not self.isdir: return
+        if not self.isdir or not config.hidedst: return
         fn = join(config.hidedst, self.path, ('indexd.html' if bydate else 'index.html'))
         if not force and isfile(fn) and os.path.getmtime(fn) > self.date: touch(fn, False); return
         r = self.makeinfoex(bydate)
@@ -239,7 +248,7 @@ if time.time() - n.date <= config.guardsecs:
 n.make()
 
 clean(config.dst)
-clean(config.hidedst)
+if config.hidedst: clean(config.hidedst)
 
 #print('done')
 
diff --git a/readme b/readme
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..479eb9f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/readme
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+content of this repository is a public domain
\ No newline at end of file