diff --git a/certs/ssl/backend-cert.pem b/certs/ssl/backend-cert.pem
deleted file mode 100644
index 4ebf8eb..0000000
--- a/certs/ssl/backend-cert.pem
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
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diff --git a/certs/ssl/backend-key.pem b/certs/ssl/backend-key.pem
deleted file mode 100644
index 3f010cd..0000000
--- a/certs/ssl/backend-key.pem
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,52 +0,0 @@
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diff --git a/certs/ssl/certificate.crt b/certs/ssl/certificate.crt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dda4d1e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/certs/ssl/certificate.crt
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
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diff --git a/certs/ssl/private.key b/certs/ssl/private.key
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ba132ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/certs/ssl/private.key
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+-----BEGIN PRIVATE KEY-----
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diff --git a/config/nginx.conf b/config/nginx.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d4e04bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/nginx.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+server {
+    listen 80;
+	#server_name yourdomain.com;
+
+    # Redirect HTTP to HTTPS
+    return 301 https://$host$request_uri;
+}
+
+server {
+    listen 443 ssl;
+	server_name localhost;
+
+    ssl_certificate /etc/nginx/ssl/certificate.crt;
+    ssl_certificate_key /etc/nginx/ssl/private.key;
+
+    ssl_protocols TLSv1.2 TLSv1.3;
+    ssl_prefer_server_ciphers on;
+
+    root /usr/share/nginx/html;
+    index index.html;
+
+    # Proxy normal HTTP requests to Django
+    location / {
+        proxy_pass http://backend:8080;
+        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;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index a3a20de..bcc7946 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,18 @@
 services:
+  nginx:
+    image: nginx:latest
+    container_name: nginx
+    ports:
+      - "80:80"
+      - "443:443"
+    volumes:
+      - ./config/nginx.conf:/etc/nginx/conf.d/default.conf
+      - ./certs/ssl:/etc/nginx/ssl
+    networks:
+      - app-network
+    depends_on:
+      - backend
+
   backend:
     build:
       context: .
diff --git a/pong/settings.py b/pong/settings.py
index 4028b33..5ba3863 100644
--- a/pong/settings.py
+++ b/pong/settings.py
@@ -13,6 +13,17 @@ from pathlib import Path
 # Build paths inside the project like this: BASE_DIR / 'subdir'.
 BASE_DIR = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent
 
+# Force HTTPS by redirecting HTTP traffic to HTTPS
+#SECURE_SSL_REDIRECT = True
+
+# Set secure cookie flags to ensure they are only sent over HTTPS
+SESSION_COOKIE_SECURE = True
+CSRF_COOKIE_SECURE = True
+
+# Enforce HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS)
+SECURE_HSTS_SECONDS = 31536000  # One year
+SECURE_HSTS_INCLUDE_SUBDOMAINS = True
+SECURE_HSTS_PRELOAD = True
 
 # Quick-start development settings - unsuitable for production
 # See https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.2/howto/deployment/checklist/