diff --git a/nginx.conf.template b/nginx.conf.template
index eaa4008..1f4218f 100644
--- a/nginx.conf.template
+++ b/nginx.conf.template
@@ -1,17 +1,30 @@
-events {}
+worker_processes 1;
+
+events {
+    worker_connections 1024;
+}
 
 http {
-    upstream backend {
+    include /etc/nginx/mime.types;
+
+    upstream django_servers {
         ${BACKEND_SERVERS}
     }
 
     server {
-        listen 80;
-
+        listen ${LISTEN_PORT:-8080};
+        
+        # Proxy requests to Django backend
         location / {
-            proxy_pass http://backend;
+            proxy_pass http://django_servers;
             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;
+
+            # Handle timeouts
+            proxy_connect_timeout 60;
+            proxy_read_timeout 60;
         }
     }
 }
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