diff --git a/examples/nginx/nginx.sample.conf b/examples/nginx/nginx.sample.conf
index 321ae42d99..b7cc465ab0 100644
--- a/examples/nginx/nginx.sample.conf
+++ b/examples/nginx/nginx.sample.conf
@@ -1,12 +1,17 @@
 # An nginx configuration that can be used to reverse proxy connections to your
 # Platypush' HTTP service.
 
-server {
-  server_name my-platypush-host.domain.com;
+upstream platypush {
+  # The address and port where the HTTP backend is listening
+	server 127.0.0.1:8008;
+}
 
-  # Proxy standard HTTP connections to your Platypush IP
+server {
+  server_name platypush.example.com;
+
+  # Proxy standard HTTP connections
   location / {
-      proxy_pass http://my-platypush-host:8008/;
+      proxy_pass http://platypush;
 
       client_max_body_size 5M;
       proxy_read_timeout 60;
@@ -18,21 +23,33 @@ server {
   }
 
   # Proxy websocket connections
-  location ~ ^/ws/(.*)$ {
-      proxy_pass http://10.0.0.2:8008/ws/$1;
+  location /ws/ {
+      proxy_pass http://platypush;
 
       proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
       proxy_set_header Connection "upgrade";
       proxy_redirect off;
       proxy_http_version 1.1;
-      client_max_body_size 200M;
+      client_max_body_size 5M;
       proxy_set_header Host $http_host;
   }
 
   # Optional SSL configuration - using Let's Encrypt certificates in this case
   # listen 443 ssl;
-  # ssl_certificate /etc/letsencrypt/live/my-platypush-host.domain.com/fullchain.pem;
-  # ssl_certificate_key /etc/letsencrypt/live/my-platypush-host.domain.com/privkey.pem;
+  # ssl_certificate /etc/letsencrypt/live/platypush.example.com/fullchain.pem;
+  # ssl_certificate_key /etc/letsencrypt/live/platypush.example.com/privkey.pem;
   # include /etc/letsencrypt/options-ssl-nginx.conf;
   # ssl_dhparam /etc/letsencrypt/ssl-dhparams.pem;
 }
+
+# Uncomment if you are using SSL and you want to force an HTTPS upgrade to
+# clients connecting over the port 80
+# server {
+#     if ($host = platypush.example.com) {
+#         return 301 https://$host$request_uri;
+#     }
+# 
+#     server_name platypush.example.com;
+#     listen 80;
+#     return 404;
+# }