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 |`GONIC_MUSIC_PATH`|`-music-path`|path to your music collection|
 |`GONIC_DB_PATH`|`-db-path`|**optional** path to database file|
 |`GONIC_LISTEN_ADDR`|`-listen-addr`|**optional** host and port to listen on (eg. `0.0.0.0:4747`, `127.0.0.1:4747`) (*default* `0.0.0.0:4747`)|
-|`GONIC_PROXY_PREFIX`|`-proxy-prefix`|**optional** url path prefix to use if behind reverse proxy. eg `/gonic`|
+|`GONIC_PROXY_PREFIX`|`-proxy-prefix`|**optional** url path prefix to use if behind reverse proxy. eg `/gonic` (see example configs below)|
 |`GONIC_SCAN_INTERVAL`|`-scan-interval`|**optional** interval (in minutes) to check for new music (automatic scanning disabled if omitted)|
 
 ## screenshots
@@ -70,3 +70,13 @@ then start with `docker-compose up -d`
     <img width="400" src="https://github.com/sentriz/gonic/raw/master/.github/scrot_3.png">
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+
+## example nginx config with `GONIC_PROXY_PREFIX`
+
+```nginx
+  location /gonic/ {
+      proxy_pass http://localhost:4747/;
+      # set X-Forwarded-Host for last.fm connection callback
+      proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Host $host;
+  }
+```