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+server {
+    listen 80;
+    server_name localhost;
+    root /usr/share/nginx/html;
+    index index.html index.htm;
+
+    # Enable gzip compression
+    gzip on;
+    gzip_vary on;
+    gzip_min_length 1024;
+    gzip_types text/plain text/css text/xml text/javascript application/javascript application/xml+rss application/json;
+
+    # Security headers
+    add_header X-Frame-Options "SAMEORIGIN" always;
+    add_header X-Content-Type-Options "nosniff" always;
+    add_header X-XSS-Protection "1; mode=block" always;
+
+    # Handle client routing
+    location / {
+        try_files $uri $uri/ /index.html;
+    }
+
+    # API proxy to backend
+    location /api/ {
+        proxy_pass http://backend:3000/;
+        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-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
+        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
+        proxy_cache_bypass $http_upgrade;
+    }
+
+    # WebSocket support
+    location /socket.io/ {
+        proxy_pass http://backend:3000;
+        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-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
+        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
+    }
+
+    # Static assets caching
+    location ~* \.(js|css|png|jpg|jpeg|gif|ico|svg)$ {
+        expires 1y;
+        add_header Cache-Control "public, immutable";
+    }
+
+    # Health check endpoint
+    location /health {
+        access_log off;
+        return 200 "healthy\n";
+        add_header Content-Type text/plain;
+    }
+}