diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index d7ea390..bb4107c 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -1,8 +1,18 @@
 version: '3.8'
 
 services:
+  nginx:
+    container_name: nginx
+    restart: always
+    image: nginx:latest
+    volumes:
+      - ./nginx/default.conf:/etc/nginx/conf.d/default.conf
+    ports:
+      - 80:80
+    depends_on:
+      - backend
   backend:
-    container_name: node-docker-example
+    container_name: nodejs
     restart: always
     build:
       context: .
diff --git a/env.js b/env.js
index 6a096ea..ed0c2df 100644
--- a/env.js
+++ b/env.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ if (process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'production') {
 
 const env = {
   app: {
-    port: parseInt(process.env.PORT, 10),
+    port: parseInt(process.env.PORT, 10) || 4000,
   },
   db: {
     user: process.env.PG_USER.toString(),
diff --git a/nginx/default.conf b/nginx/default.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a293b12
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nginx/default.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+server {
+  listen 80;
+
+  server_name localhost;
+
+  location / {
+    proxy_pass http://nodejs:4000;
+    proxy_http_version 1.1;
+    proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
+    proxy_set_header Connection 'upgrade';
+    proxy_set_header Host $host;
+    proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
+    proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
+    proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
+    proxy_cache_bypass $http_upgrade;
+  }
+}