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; # The backend is running in the same container, so reference localhost upstream django { server 127.0.0.1:8000; # Use localhost to point to Gunicorn running internally } server { listen 80; # NGINX listens on port 80 inside the container server_name localhost; location / { proxy_pass http://django; # Forward to the upstream block 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 } } }