diff --git a/docs/docker/plain/docker-compose.yml b/docs/docker/plain/docker-compose.yml
index 3c6bebb82..1f707e7b5 100644
--- a/docs/docker/plain/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docs/docker/plain/docker-compose.yml
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@ services:
       - ./postgresql:/var/lib/postgresql/data
     env_file:
       - ./.env
-    networks:
-      - default
 
   web_recipes:
     image: vabene1111/recipes
@@ -22,8 +20,13 @@ services:
       - 80:8080
     depends_on:
       - db_recipes
-    networks:
-      - default
 
-networks:
-  default:
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+  nginx_recipes:
+    image: nginx:mainline-alpine
+    restart: always
+    env_file:
+      - ./.env
+    volumes:
+      - ./nginx/conf.d:/etc/nginx/conf.d
+      - ./staticfiles:/static
+      - ./mediafiles:/media
diff --git a/docs/docker/plain/nginx/conf.d/Recipes.conf b/docs/docker/plain/nginx/conf.d/Recipes.conf
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dd0216362
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/docker/plain/nginx/conf.d/Recipes.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+server {
+  listen 80;
+  server_name localhost;
+
+  client_max_body_size 16M;
+
+  # serve media files
+  location /media/ {
+    alias /media/;
+  }
+  # pass requests for dynamic content to gunicorn
+  location / {
+    proxy_set_header Host $host;
+    proxy_pass http://web_recipes:8080;
+  }
+}
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