diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 60f3f143..27dc1b1a 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -32,7 +32,9 @@ ENV NODE_ENV=docker
 # Alpine specific dependencies
 RUN apk update --no-cache
 RUN apk upgrade --no-cache
-RUN apk add --no-cache curl
+RUN apk add --no-cache curl nginx
+
+COPY ./nginx/nginx.conf /etc/nginx/nginx.conf
 
 WORKDIR /opt/app/frontend
 COPY --from=frontend-builder /opt/app/public ./public
@@ -55,4 +57,4 @@ HEALTHCHECK --interval=10s --timeout=3s CMD curl -f http://localhost:3000/api/he
 
 # Application startup
 # HOSTNAME=0.0.0.0 fixes https://github.com/vercel/next.js/issues/51684. It can be removed as soon as the issue is fixed
-CMD cp -rn /tmp/img /opt/app/frontend/public && HOSTNAME=0.0.0.0 node frontend/server.js & cd backend && npm run prod
\ No newline at end of file
+CMD cp -rn /tmp/img /opt/app/frontend/public && nginx && PORT=3333 HOSTNAME=0.0.0.0 node frontend/server.js & cd backend && npm run prod
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 672a80af..65fb3a88 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ npm run build
 pm2 start --name="pingvin-share-frontend" npm -- run start
 ```
 
+**Uploading Large Files**: By default, Pingvin Share uses a built-in reverse proxy to reduce the installation steps. However, this reverse proxy is not optimized for uploading large files. If you wish to upload larger files, you can either use the Docker installation or set up your own reverse proxy. An example configuration for Nginx can be found in `/nginx/nginx.conf`.
+
 The website is now listening on `http://localhost:3000`, have fun with Pingvin Share 🐧!
 
 ### Integrations
diff --git a/backend/src/app.controller.ts b/backend/src/app.controller.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f7b3bc9c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/app.controller.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+import { Controller, Get, Res } from "@nestjs/common";
+import { Response } from "express";
+import { PrismaService } from "./prisma/prisma.service";
+
+@Controller("/")
+export class AppController {
+  constructor(private prismaService: PrismaService) {}
+
+  @Get("health")
+  async health(@Res({ passthrough: true }) res: Response) {
+    try {
+      await this.prismaService.config.findMany();
+      return "OK";
+    } catch {
+      res.statusCode = 500;
+      return "ERROR";
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/backend/src/app.module.ts b/backend/src/app.module.ts
index 7f47e08a..985d7954 100644
--- a/backend/src/app.module.ts
+++ b/backend/src/app.module.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import { ShareModule } from "./share/share.module";
 import { UserModule } from "./user/user.module";
 import { ClamScanModule } from "./clamscan/clamscan.module";
 import { ReverseShareModule } from "./reverseShare/reverseShare.module";
+import { AppController } from "./app.controller";
 
 @Module({
   imports: [
@@ -33,6 +34,9 @@ import { ReverseShareModule } from "./reverseShare/reverseShare.module";
     ClamScanModule,
     ReverseShareModule,
   ],
+  controllers:[
+    AppController,
+  ],
   providers: [
     {
       provide: APP_GUARD,
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/api/[...all].tsx b/frontend/src/pages/api/[...all].tsx
index 8e7e850c..ff27d57b 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/api/[...all].tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/api/[...all].tsx
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ export const config = {
 
 const { apiURL } = getConfig().serverRuntimeConfig;
 
+// A proxy to the API server only used in development.
+// In production this route gets overridden by nginx.
 export default (req: NextApiRequest, res: NextApiResponse) => {
   httpProxyMiddleware(req, res, {
     headers: {
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/api/health.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/api/health.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index e015da11..00000000
--- a/frontend/src/pages/api/health.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-import axios from "axios";
-import { NextApiRequest, NextApiResponse } from "next";
-import getConfig from "next/config";
-
-const { apiURL } = getConfig().serverRuntimeConfig;
-
-export default async (req: NextApiRequest, res: NextApiResponse) => {
-  const apiStatus = await axios
-    .get(`${apiURL}/api/configs`)
-    .then(() => "OK")
-    .catch(() => "ERROR");
-
-  res.status(apiStatus == "OK" ? 200 : 500).send(apiStatus);
-};
diff --git a/nginx/nginx.conf b/nginx/nginx.conf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7134235c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nginx/nginx.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+events {}
+
+http {
+    server {
+        listen 3000;
+        client_max_body_size 100M;
+
+        location /api {
+            proxy_pass http://localhost:8080;
+            proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Host $host:$server_port;
+            proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
+            proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
+        }
+
+        location / {
+            proxy_pass http://localhost:3333;
+            proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Host $host:$server_port;
+            proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
+            proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
+        }
+    }
+}