diff --git a/nginx.conf b/nginx.conf
index 270fb79..fdccc87 100644
--- a/nginx.conf
+++ b/nginx.conf
@@ -1,25 +1,45 @@
-server {
-    listen 80;
-    server_name acidarchon.com www.acidarchon.com localhost;
+# user & worker settings
+user  nginx;
+worker_processes  auto;
+error_log  /var/log/nginx/error.log  warn;
+pid        /var/run/nginx.pid;
 
-    # Serve static files
-    location /static/ {
-        alias /app/staticfiles/;
-        expires 30d;
-        add_header Cache-Control "public, immutable";
+events {
+    worker_connections  1024;
+}
+
+http {
+    # basic settings
+    include       /etc/nginx/mime.types;
+    default_type  application/octet-stream;
+    sendfile        on;
+    keepalive_timeout  65;
+
+    # upstream for Uvicorn
+    upstream app {
+        server 127.0.0.1:8000;
     }
 
-    # Proxy to Django
-    location / {
-        proxy_pass http://web:8000;  # 'web' is the service name
-        proxy_set_header Host $host;
-        proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
-        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
-        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
+    server {
+        listen       80;
+        server_name  _;
 
-        # WebSocket support
-        proxy_http_version 1.1;
-        proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
-        proxy_set_header Connection "upgrade";
+        # serve static files
+        location /static/ {
+            alias /app/static/;
+            expires 30d;
+            add_header Cache-Control "public";
+        }
+
+        # proxy everything else to Uvicorn
+        location / {
+            proxy_pass         http://app;
+            proxy_set_header   Host              $host;
+            proxy_set_header   X-Real-IP         $remote_addr;
+            proxy_set_header   X-Forwarded-For   $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
+            proxy_set_header   X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
+        }
     }
 }
+
+