diff --git a/deploy/docker-compose.yml b/deploy/docker-compose.yml
index 3e92d0c..c147b1e 100644
--- a/deploy/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/deploy/docker-compose.yml
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@ services:
       - .env
     depends_on:
       - postgres
-    ports:
-      - "8080:8080"
     networks:
       control:
         aliases:
@@ -48,8 +46,10 @@ services:
     build:
       context: ..
       dockerfile: public-web/Dockerfile
+    depends_on:
+      - backend
     ports:
-      - "8082:80"
+      - "8080:80"
     networks:
       - control
 
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ services:
     depends_on:
       - backend
       - admin-web
-      - public-web
     ports:
       - "80:80"
     volumes:
diff --git a/public-web/nginx.conf b/public-web/nginx.conf
index 9a7833a..31e6d87 100644
--- a/public-web/nginx.conf
+++ b/public-web/nginx.conf
@@ -4,6 +4,14 @@ server {
     root /usr/share/nginx/html;
     index index.html;
 
+    location /api/ {
+        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;
+    }
+
     location / {
         try_files $uri /index.html;
     }