diff --git a/devops/nginx.conf b/devops/nginx.conf
index 301aa4a..597e147 100644
--- a/devops/nginx.conf
+++ b/devops/nginx.conf
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ http {
                 proxy_set_header Host $host;
                 proxy_cache_bypass $http_upgrade;
         }
-	location /api {
+        location /api {
                 proxy_pass             http://127.0.0.1:8001;
                 proxy_read_timeout     60;
                 proxy_connect_timeout  60;
@@ -90,6 +90,19 @@ http {
                 proxy_set_header Host $host;
                 proxy_cache_bypass $http_upgrade;
         }
+        location /socket.io {
+                proxy_pass             http://127.0.0.1:5000;
+                proxy_read_timeout     60;
+                proxy_connect_timeout  60;
+                proxy_redirect         off;
+
+                # Allow the use of websockets
+                proxy_http_version 1.1;
+                proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
+                proxy_set_header Connection 'upgrade';
+                proxy_set_header Host $host;
+                proxy_cache_bypass $http_upgrade;
+        }
 
         error_page 500 502 503 504 /50x.html;
         location = /50x.html {