diff --git a/nginx/conf.d/local.conf b/nginx/conf.d/local.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0d78f59
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nginx/conf.d/local.conf
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+# FastAPI application
+upstream web {
+    server web:8000;
+}
+
+server {
+    listen 80;
+
+    location / {
+        # everything is passed to FastAPI
+        proxy_pass http://web;
+        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
+        proxy_set_header Host $host;
+        proxy_redirect off;
+    }
+}