worker_processes 1; events { worker_connections 1024; } http { include /etc/nginx/mime.types; default_type application/octet-stream; sendfile on; keepalive_timeout 65; client_max_body_size 100M; upstream django { server server:8000; # Use the internal Docker networking } server { listen 80; # NGINX always listens on port 80 inside the container server_name localhost; location / { proxy_pass http://server:8000; # Explicitly forward to Django service 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; } location /static/ { alias /code/staticfiles/; # Serve static files directly } location /media/ { alias /code/media/; # Serve media files directly } } }