diff --git a/checkin-app.service.example b/checkin-app.service.example
index 1191257..002a914 100644
--- a/checkin-app.service.example
+++ b/checkin-app.service.example
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ Wants=network-online.target
 
 [Service]
 Type=forking
+# CHANGE THIS: Replace with your actual username
+User=username
 
 # CHANGE THIS: Replace with your actual installation path
 # Example: /home/username/CheckInApp
@@ -44,8 +46,8 @@ ExecStart=/path/to/CheckInApp/manage.sh start backend
 ExecStop=/path/to/CheckInApp/manage.sh stop backend
 
 # Restart policy
-Restart=always
-RestartSec=10
+Restart=on-failure
+RestartSec=10s
 
 # Kill settings
 KillSignal=SIGTERM
diff --git a/nginx.conf.example b/nginx.conf.example
index 914ec5c..ead052e 100644
--- a/nginx.conf.example
+++ b/nginx.conf.example
@@ -41,19 +41,22 @@ server {
     # ==========================================
     location /api/ {
         # Proxy to backend FastAPI server
-        proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:8000;
+        proxy_pass http://localhost:8000/api/;
 
         # Proxy headers
-        proxy_set_header Host $host;
+        proxy_set_header Host $host:$server_port;
         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_set_header X-Forwarded-Host $host:$server_port;
 
         # HTTP version and buffering
         proxy_http_version 1.1;
         proxy_buffering off;
         proxy_request_buffering off;
 
+        proxy_redirect off;
+
         # Timeouts
         proxy_connect_timeout 60s;
         proxy_send_timeout 60s;