diff --git a/.editorconfig b/.editorconfig
index 585e2abc..26140706 100644
--- a/.editorconfig
+++ b/.editorconfig
@@ -21,3 +21,7 @@ trim_trailing_whitespace = false
 
 [Makefile]
 indent_style = tab
+
+[nginx.conf]
+indent_style = space
+indent_size = 2
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.editorconfig b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.editorconfig
index 9759b2ca..b19266bf 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.editorconfig
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.editorconfig
@@ -27,3 +27,7 @@ trim_trailing_whitespace = false
 
 [Makefile]
 indent_style = tab
+
+[nginx.conf]
+indent_style = space
+indent_size = 2
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/nginx/nginx.conf b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/nginx/nginx.conf
index 5d7faa39..9573effe 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/nginx/nginx.conf
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/nginx/nginx.conf
@@ -4,67 +4,58 @@ worker_processes  1;
 error_log  /var/log/nginx/error.log warn;
 pid        /var/run/nginx.pid;
 
-
 events {
-    worker_connections  1024;
+  worker_connections  1024;
 }
 
 http {
+  include       /etc/nginx/mime.types;
+  default_type  application/octet-stream;
 
-	include       /etc/nginx/mime.types;
-    default_type  application/octet-stream;
+  log_format  main  '$remote_addr - $remote_user [$time_local] "$request" '
+  '$status $body_bytes_sent "$http_referer" '
+  '"$http_user_agent" "$http_x_forwarded_for"';
 
-    log_format  main  '$remote_addr - $remote_user [$time_local] "$request" '
-                      '$status $body_bytes_sent "$http_referer" '
-                      '"$http_user_agent" "$http_x_forwarded_for"';
+  access_log  /var/log/nginx/access.log  main;
 
-    access_log  /var/log/nginx/access.log  main;
+  sendfile        on;
+  #tcp_nopush     on;
 
-    sendfile        on;
-    #tcp_nopush     on;
+  keepalive_timeout  65;
 
-    keepalive_timeout  65;
+  #gzip  on;
 
-    #gzip  on;
+  upstream app {
+    server django:5000;
+  }
 
-    upstream app {
-        server django:5000;
+  server {
+    listen 80;
+    charset     utf-8;
+
+    {% if cookiecutter.use_lets_encrypt == 'y' and cookiecutter.use_docker == 'y' %}
+    server_name ___my.example.com___ ;
+
+    location /.well-known/acme-challenge {
+      proxy_pass http://certbot:80;
+      proxy_set_header Host            $host;
+      proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $remote_addr;
+      proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto https;
+    }
+    {% endif %}
+
+    location / {
+      # checks for static file, if not found proxy to app
+      try_files $uri @proxy_to_app;
     }
 
-	server {
-		listen 80;
-		charset     utf-8;
+    # cookiecutter-django app
+    location @proxy_to_app {
+      proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
+      proxy_set_header Host $http_host;
+      proxy_redirect off;
+      proxy_pass   http://app;
 
-        {% if cookiecutter.use_lets_encrypt == 'y' and cookiecutter.use_docker == 'y' %}
-		server_name ___my.example.com___ ;
-
-		location /.well-known/acme-challenge {
-			proxy_pass http://certbot:80;
-			proxy_set_header Host            $host;
-			proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $remote_addr;
-			proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto https;
-		}
-
-        {% endif %}
-
-		location / {
-            # checks for static file, if not found proxy to app
-            try_files $uri @proxy_to_app;
-        }
-
-
-		# cookiecutter-django app
-		location @proxy_to_app {
-            proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
-            proxy_set_header Host $http_host;
-            proxy_redirect off;
-
-            proxy_pass   http://app;
-
-        }
-	}
+    }
+  }
 }
-
-
-
-