diff --git a/stage3_homebridge/01-homebridge/files/hb-config b/stage3_homebridge/01-homebridge/files/hb-config
index 80f9c33..0cf4071 100644
--- a/stage3_homebridge/01-homebridge/files/hb-config
+++ b/stage3_homebridge/01-homebridge/files/hb-config
@@ -392,6 +392,9 @@ server {
   # ssl_stapling                on;
   # ssl_stapling_verify         on;
 
+  # large upload size to allow for uploading 3rd party backup files
+  client_max_body_size 2G;
+
   error_page 502 /custom_502.html;
 
   location /startup-status.json {
diff --git a/stage3_homebridge/03-nginx/files/homebridge.local b/stage3_homebridge/03-nginx/files/homebridge.local
index ca3463f..ea58954 100644
--- a/stage3_homebridge/03-nginx/files/homebridge.local
+++ b/stage3_homebridge/03-nginx/files/homebridge.local
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ server {
   # ssl_stapling                on;
   # ssl_stapling_verify         on;
 
+  # large upload size to allow for uploading 3rd party backup files
+  client_max_body_size 2G;
+
   error_page 502 /custom_502.html;
 
   location /startup-status.json {