diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 9d9b51a..856fae5 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -85,8 +85,8 @@ services:
   nginx:
     image: nginx:alpine
     ports:
-      - "80:80"
-      - "443:443"
+      - "8081:80"
+      - "8444:443"
     volumes:
       - ./nginx/nginx.conf:/etc/nginx/nginx.conf:ro
       - ./nginx/ssl:/etc/nginx/ssl:ro
diff --git a/nginx/nginx.conf b/nginx/nginx.conf
index d6ef0e0..d7a035c 100644
--- a/nginx/nginx.conf
+++ b/nginx/nginx.conf
@@ -1,19 +1,36 @@
-server {
-    listen 80;
-    server_name localhost;
-    root /usr/share/nginx/html;
-    index index.html;
+http {
+    include       /etc/nginx/mime.types;
+    default_type  application/octet-stream;
 
-    location / {
-        try_files $uri $uri/ /index.html;
-    }
+    # Use Docker's internal DNS so upstream IPs are re-resolved after restarts
+    resolver 127.0.0.11 valid=10s;
+    resolver_timeout 5s;
 
-    location /api/ {
-        proxy_pass http://backend:8000;
-        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;
+    server {
+        listen 80;
+        server_name _;
+
+        location /api/ {
+            set $backend_upstream http://backend:8000;
+            proxy_pass $backend_upstream;
+            proxy_http_version 1.1;
+            proxy_set_header Host $host;
+            proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
+            proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
+            proxy_set_header Connection 'upgrade';
+            proxy_cache_bypass $http_upgrade;
+        }
+
+        location / {
+            set $frontend_upstream http://frontend:80;
+            proxy_pass $frontend_upstream;
+            proxy_http_version 1.1;
+            proxy_set_header Host $host;
+            proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
+        }
     }
 }
+
+events {
+    worker_connections 1024;
+}
diff --git a/scripts/seed_family.py b/scripts/seed_family.py
index f7249ce..a5c8824 100644
--- a/scripts/seed_family.py
+++ b/scripts/seed_family.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ CHILD_COUNT = 2
 
 MEMBERS = [
     {"name": "Peter",  "email": "peter@research.bike", "role": "adult", "likes_mushrooms": True},
-    {"name": "Wife",   "email": "wife@example.com",    "role": "adult", "likes_mushrooms": False},
+    {"name": "Julia",  "email": "julia@research.bike",  "role": "adult", "likes_mushrooms": False},
     {"name": "Kid 1",  "email": "",                    "role": "child", "likes_mushrooms": False},
     {"name": "Kid 2",  "email": "",                    "role": "child", "likes_mushrooms": False},
 ]