diff --git a/crates/api_common/src/utils.rs b/crates/api_common/src/utils.rs
index e255e36c2..f65389187 100644
--- a/crates/api_common/src/utils.rs
+++ b/crates/api_common/src/utils.rs
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ use lemmy_db_schema::{
     community_block::CommunityBlock,
     email_verification::{EmailVerification, EmailVerificationForm},
     images::{ImageDetails, RemoteImage},
+    inbox::Inbox,
     instance::Instance,
     instance_block::InstanceBlock,
     local_site::LocalSite,
@@ -973,6 +974,12 @@ pub fn generate_followers_url(actor_id: &DbUrl) -> Result<DbUrl, ParseError> {
   Ok(Url::parse(&format!("{actor_id}/followers"))?.into())
 }
 
+pub async fn generate_inbox(context: &LemmyContext) -> Result<Inbox, LemmyError> {
+  let url = format!("{}/inbox", context.settings().get_protocol_and_hostname());
+  let parsed = Url::parse(&url)?.into();
+  Ok(Inbox::read_or_create(&mut context.pool(), &parsed).await?)
+}
+
 pub fn generate_inbox_url(actor_id: &DbUrl) -> Result<DbUrl, ParseError> {
   Ok(Url::parse(&format!("{actor_id}/inbox"))?.into())
 }
diff --git a/crates/api_crud/src/user/create.rs b/crates/api_crud/src/user/create.rs
index bf17d6f8e..41185617b 100644
--- a/crates/api_crud/src/user/create.rs
+++ b/crates/api_crud/src/user/create.rs
@@ -9,9 +9,8 @@ use lemmy_api_common::{
     check_email_verified,
     check_registration_application,
     check_user_valid,
-    generate_inbox_url,
+    generate_inbox,
     generate_local_apub_endpoint,
-    generate_shared_inbox_url,
     honeypot_check,
     local_site_to_slur_regex,
     password_length_check,
@@ -418,8 +417,7 @@ async fn create_person(
   // Register the new person
   let person_form = PersonInsertForm {
     actor_id: Some(actor_id.clone()),
-    inbox_url: Some(generate_inbox_url(&actor_id)?),
-    shared_inbox_url: Some(generate_shared_inbox_url(context.settings())?),
+    inbox_id: Some(generate_inbox(&context).await?.id),
     private_key: Some(actor_keypair.private_key),
     ..PersonInsertForm::new(username.clone(), actor_keypair.public_key, instance_id)
   };
diff --git a/crates/apub/src/objects/person.rs b/crates/apub/src/objects/person.rs
index 406a77d94..9a74939f8 100644
--- a/crates/apub/src/objects/person.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/objects/person.rs
@@ -6,10 +6,7 @@ use crate::{
   local_site_data_cached,
   objects::{instance::fetch_instance_actor_for_object, read_from_string_or_source_opt},
   protocol::{
-    objects::{
-      person::{Person, UserTypes},
-      Endpoints,
-    },
+    objects::person::{Person, UserTypes},
     ImageObject,
     Source,
   },
@@ -34,6 +31,7 @@ use lemmy_db_schema::{
   sensitive::SensitiveString,
   source::{
     activity::ActorType,
+    inbox::Inbox,
     local_site::LocalSite,
     person::{Person as DbPerson, PersonInsertForm, PersonUpdateForm},
   },
@@ -99,7 +97,7 @@ impl Object for ApubPerson {
   }
 
   #[tracing::instrument(skip_all)]
-  async fn into_json(self, _context: &Data<Self::DataType>) -> LemmyResult<Person> {
+  async fn into_json(self, context: &Data<Self::DataType>) -> LemmyResult<Person> {
     let kind = if self.bot_account {
       UserTypes::Service
     } else {
@@ -118,12 +116,13 @@ impl Object for ApubPerson {
       matrix_user_id: self.matrix_user_id.clone(),
       published: Some(self.published),
       outbox: generate_outbox_url(&self.actor_id)?.into(),
-      endpoints: self.shared_inbox_url.clone().map(|s| Endpoints {
-        shared_inbox: s.into(),
-      }),
+      endpoints: None,
       public_key: self.public_key(),
       updated: self.updated,
-      inbox: self.inbox_url.clone().into(),
+      inbox: Inbox::read(&mut context.pool(), self.inbox_id)
+        .await?
+        .url
+        .into(),
     };
     Ok(person)
   }
@@ -160,6 +159,7 @@ impl Object for ApubPerson {
     let bio = markdown_rewrite_remote_links_opt(bio, context).await;
     let avatar = proxy_image_link_opt_apub(person.icon.map(|i| i.url), context).await?;
     let banner = proxy_image_link_opt_apub(person.image.map(|i| i.url), context).await?;
+    let inbox = Inbox::read_or_create(&mut context.pool(), &person.inbox.into()).await?;
 
     // Some Mastodon users have `name: ""` (empty string), need to convert that to `None`
     // https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/issues/25233
@@ -182,8 +182,7 @@ impl Object for ApubPerson {
       private_key: None,
       public_key: person.public_key.public_key_pem,
       last_refreshed_at: Some(naive_now()),
-      inbox_url: Some(person.inbox.into()),
-      shared_inbox_url: person.endpoints.map(|e| e.shared_inbox.into()),
+      inbox_id: Some(inbox.id),
       matrix_user_id: person.matrix_user_id,
       instance_id,
     };
@@ -209,10 +208,6 @@ impl Actor for ApubPerson {
   fn inbox(&self) -> Url {
     self.inbox_url.clone().into()
   }
-
-  fn shared_inbox(&self) -> Option<Url> {
-    self.shared_inbox_url.clone().map(Into::into)
-  }
 }
 
 impl GetActorType for ApubPerson {
diff --git a/crates/db_schema/src/impls/inbox.rs b/crates/db_schema/src/impls/inbox.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..028ce6164
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/db_schema/src/impls/inbox.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+use crate::{
+  newtypes::{DbUrl, InboxId},
+  schema::inbox,
+  source::inbox::Inbox,
+  utils::{get_conn, DbPool},
+};
+use diesel::{dsl::insert_into, result::Error, ExpressionMethods, QueryDsl};
+use diesel_async::RunQueryDsl;
+
+impl Inbox {
+  pub async fn read_or_create(pool: &mut DbPool<'_>, inbox: &DbUrl) -> Result<Self, Error> {
+    let conn = &mut get_conn(pool).await?;
+
+    insert_into(inbox::table)
+      .values(inbox::url.eq(inbox))
+      .on_conflict_do_nothing()
+      .get_result::<Self>(conn)
+      .await
+  }
+
+  pub async fn read(pool: &mut DbPool<'_>, id: InboxId) -> Result<Self, Error> {
+    let conn = &mut get_conn(pool).await?;
+    inbox::table.find(id).first(conn).await
+  }
+}
diff --git a/crates/db_schema/src/impls/mod.rs b/crates/db_schema/src/impls/mod.rs
index f115a101f..28c4d4aaf 100644
--- a/crates/db_schema/src/impls/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/db_schema/src/impls/mod.rs
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ pub mod federation_allowlist;
 pub mod federation_blocklist;
 pub mod federation_queue_state;
 pub mod images;
+pub mod inbox;
 pub mod instance;
 pub mod instance_block;
 pub mod language;
diff --git a/crates/db_schema/src/newtypes.rs b/crates/db_schema/src/newtypes.rs
index fe1febef5..ff5357fdd 100644
--- a/crates/db_schema/src/newtypes.rs
+++ b/crates/db_schema/src/newtypes.rs
@@ -166,6 +166,11 @@ pub struct RegistrationApplicationId(i32);
 /// The oauth provider id.
 pub struct OAuthProviderId(pub i32);
 
+#[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone, Hash, Eq, PartialEq, Serialize, Deserialize, Default)]
+#[cfg_attr(feature = "full", derive(DieselNewType, TS))]
+#[cfg_attr(feature = "full", ts(export))]
+pub struct InboxId(pub i32);
+
 #[cfg(feature = "full")]
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize)]
 #[serde(remote = "Ltree")]
diff --git a/crates/db_schema/src/source/inbox.rs b/crates/db_schema/src/source/inbox.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1ee79db3a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/db_schema/src/source/inbox.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+use crate::newtypes::{DbUrl, InboxId};
+#[cfg(feature = "full")]
+use crate::schema::inbox;
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use serde_with::skip_serializing_none;
+#[cfg(feature = "full")]
+use ts_rs::TS;
+
+#[skip_serializing_none]
+#[derive(PartialEq, Eq, Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+#[cfg_attr(feature = "full", derive(Queryable, Selectable, Identifiable, TS))]
+#[cfg_attr(feature = "full", diesel(table_name = inbox))]
+#[cfg_attr(feature = "full", diesel(check_for_backend(diesel::pg::Pg)))]
+#[cfg_attr(feature = "full", ts(export))]
+pub struct Inbox {
+  pub id: InboxId,
+  pub url: DbUrl,
+}
diff --git a/crates/db_schema/src/source/mod.rs b/crates/db_schema/src/source/mod.rs
index 377c1aaef..e150f96f9 100644
--- a/crates/db_schema/src/source/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/db_schema/src/source/mod.rs
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ pub mod federation_allowlist;
 pub mod federation_blocklist;
 pub mod federation_queue_state;
 pub mod images;
+pub mod inbox;
 pub mod instance;
 pub mod instance_block;
 pub mod language;
diff --git a/crates/db_schema/src/source/person.rs b/crates/db_schema/src/source/person.rs
index b8b707291..53aaa6b6d 100644
--- a/crates/db_schema/src/source/person.rs
+++ b/crates/db_schema/src/source/person.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #[cfg(feature = "full")]
 use crate::schema::{person, person_follower};
 use crate::{
-  newtypes::{DbUrl, InstanceId, PersonId},
+  newtypes::{DbUrl, InboxId, InstanceId, PersonId},
   sensitive::SensitiveString,
 };
 use chrono::{DateTime, Utc};
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ pub struct Person {
   pub instance_id: InstanceId,
   #[cfg_attr(feature = "full", ts(skip))]
   #[serde(skip, default)]
-  pub inbox_id: i32,
+  pub inbox_id: InboxId,
 }
 
 #[derive(Clone, derive_new::new)]
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ pub struct PersonInsertForm {
   #[new(default)]
   pub deleted: Option<bool>,
   #[new(default)]
-  pub inbox_id: Option<i32>,
+  pub inbox_id: Option<InboxId>,
   #[new(default)]
   pub matrix_user_id: Option<String>,
   #[new(default)]
diff --git a/migrations/2024-09-24-110638_only-shared-inbox/up.sql b/migrations/2024-09-24-110638_only-shared-inbox/up.sql
index bc06eea3d..b1d9909b6 100644
--- a/migrations/2024-09-24-110638_only-shared-inbox/up.sql
+++ b/migrations/2024-09-24-110638_only-shared-inbox/up.sql
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 -- TODO: add trigger which removes unused inbox items
 CREATE TABLE inbox (
     id serial PRIMARY KEY,
-    url varchar(255) NOT NULL
+    url varchar(255) NOT NULL UNIQUE
 );
 
 -- Move existing inbox values to inbox table, and replace with foreign key