diff --git a/docs/ubuntu.md b/docs/ubuntu.md
index 165e42cc..48072b0d 100644
--- a/docs/ubuntu.md
+++ b/docs/ubuntu.md
@@ -251,6 +251,18 @@ In your local.py:
 
     UMAP_DEMO_SITE = False
     DEBUG = False
+    
+In your nginx config:
+
+    location /static {
+        autoindex off;
+        alias /path/to/umap/var/static/;   
+    }
+
+    location /uploads {
+        autoindex off;
+        alias /path/to/umap/var/data/;    
+    }
 
 ### Configure social auth