diff --git a/nginx-site.conf b/nginx-site.conf
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+# assuming the dist repo lives at /srv/http/lavender.software
+
+location / {
+  alias /srv/http/lavender.software/;
+}
+
+error_page 404 /404.html
+
+location = /webring/data.json {
+  add_header Access-Control-Allow-Origin *;
+}