diff --git a/nginx.conf b/nginx.conf
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-server {
-  listen 80;
-  server_name local.madeline.seedcommons.org;
-  rails_env development;
-
-  proxy_buffers 8 512k;
-  proxy_buffer_size 2024k;
-  proxy_busy_buffers_size 2024k;
-  proxy_read_timeout 3000;
-  proxy_buffering off;
-
-  root /home/app/webapp/public;
-
-  client_max_body_size 50m;
-
-  error_page   500 502 503 504  /50x.html;
-  location = /50x.html {
-    root html;
-  }
-}
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