diff --git a/nginx.conf b/nginx.conf
index a9e94c9..7b3267f 100644
--- a/nginx.conf
+++ b/nginx.conf
@@ -29,6 +29,20 @@ http {
         listen       80;
         listen  [::]:80;
 
+
+        location /api {
+          proxy_pass http://smartopsserver:8080;
+          proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
+          proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
+          proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Port $server_port;
+          proxy_set_header Host $host;
+          rewrite "^/api/(.*)$" /$1 break;
+          proxy_http_version 1.1;
+          proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
+          proxy_set_header Connection 'upgrade';
+          client_max_body_size  30m;
+        }
+
         location / {
             root   /home/clay;
             index  index.html index.htm;