diff --git a/rootfs/etc/nginx/nginx.conf b/rootfs/etc/nginx/nginx.conf
index 5140b95..39a549f 100644
--- a/rootfs/etc/nginx/nginx.conf
+++ b/rootfs/etc/nginx/nginx.conf
@@ -85,6 +85,10 @@ http {
 		'' close;
 	}
 
+	# use real IPs instead of docker ones
+	set_real_ip_from 172.18.0.0/16;
+	real_ip_header X-Forwarded-For;
+	real_ip_recursive on;
 
 	# Specifies the main log format.
 	log_format main '$remote_addr - $remote_user [$time_local] "$request" '