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+## Version 2026/04/08
+# make sure that your dockhand container is named dockhand
+# make sure that your dns has a cname set for dockhand
+
+server {
+    listen 443 ssl http2;
+#    listen 443 quic;
+    listen [::]:443 ssl http2;
+#    listen [::]:443 quic;
+
+    server_name dockhand.*;
+
+    include /config/nginx/ssl.conf;
+
+    # enable for ldap auth (requires ldap-location.conf in the location block)
+    #include /config/nginx/ldap-server.conf;
+
+    # enable for Authelia (requires authelia-location.conf in the location block)
+    #include /config/nginx/authelia-server.conf;
+
+    # enable for Authentik (requires authentik-location.conf in the location block)
+    #include /config/nginx/authentik-server.conf;
+
+    # enable for Tinyauth (requires tinyauth-location.conf in the location block)
+    #include /config/nginx/tinyauth-server.conf;
+
+    location / {
+        # enable the next two lines for http auth
+        #auth_basic "Restricted";
+        #auth_basic_user_file /config/nginx/.htpasswd;
+
+        # enable for ldap auth (requires ldap-server.conf in the server block)
+        #include /config/nginx/ldap-location.conf;
+
+        # enable for Authelia (requires authelia-server.conf in the server block)
+        #include /config/nginx/authelia-location.conf;
+
+        # enable for Authentik (requires authentik-server.conf in the server block)
+        #include /config/nginx/authentik-location.conf;
+
+        # enable for Tinyauth (requires tinyauth-server.conf in the server block)
+        #include /config/nginx/tinyauth-location.conf;
+
+        include /config/nginx/proxy.conf;
+        include /config/nginx/resolver.conf;
+        set $upstream_app dockhand;
+        set $upstream_port 3000;
+        set $upstream_proto http;
+        proxy_pass $upstream_proto://$upstream_app:$upstream_port;
+
+    }
+}