diff --git a/nginx.conf b/nginx.conf
index daed5e5..41367bd 100644
--- a/nginx.conf
+++ b/nginx.conf
@@ -14,12 +14,26 @@ http {
 
     server {
         listen 5000;
-        proxy_pass localhost:5001;
+
+        location / {
+          proxy_pass http://localhost:5001;
+          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;
+        }
     }
 
     server {
         listen 80;
-        proxy_pass localhost:33360; # TODO: change to NodePort of helloworld within kubernetes
+
+        location / {
+          proxy_pass http://localhost:33360; # TODO: change to NodePort of helloworld within kubernetes
+          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;
+        }
     }
 }