diff --git a/docker/nginx.conf b/docker/nginx.conf
index 56070bdb..db75e4f4 100644
--- a/docker/nginx.conf
+++ b/docker/nginx.conf
@@ -1,32 +1,26 @@
+events {
+    worker_connections 1024;
+}
+
 http {
+    include       mime.types;
+    default_type  application/octet-stream;
+
+    sendfile        on;
+    keepalive_timeout  65;
+
     server {
-        listen 80;
-        server_name localhost;
+        listen       80;
+        server_name  localhost;
 
-        # Serve the React app
-        root /usr/share/nginx/html;
-        index index.html;
-
-        # Frontend routes (SPA)
         location / {
-            try_files $uri /index.html;
+            root   /usr/share/nginx/html;
+            index  index.html index.htm;
         }
 
-        # API routes (proxy to backend)
-        location /api/ {
-            proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:3001; # Forward API requests to backend
-            proxy_http_version 1.1;
-            proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
-            proxy_set_header Connection "upgrade";
-            proxy_set_header Host $host;
-            proxy_redirect off;  # Disable automatic redirects by the backend (if any)
-        }
-
-        # Optional: Custom error handling
-        error_page 404 /404.html;
-        error_page 500 502 503 504 /50x.html;
+        error_page   500 502 503 504  /50x.html;
         location = /50x.html {
-            root /usr/share/nginx/html;
+            root   /usr/share/nginx/html;
         }
     }
 }
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