diff --git a/changes/changelog.d/834.enhancement b/changes/changelog.d/834.enhancement
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@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Simplified embedded docker reverse proxy IP configuration (#834)
diff --git a/deploy/docker.funkwhale_proxy.conf b/deploy/docker.funkwhale_proxy.conf
index a1b0a31e5c0bd475e67730bb390ee9c20ae97bc1..dccc782f2924410ccda8be3981cb0a76ef9d5636 100644
--- a/deploy/docker.funkwhale_proxy.conf
+++ b/deploy/docker.funkwhale_proxy.conf
@@ -4,10 +4,9 @@
 # at https://dev.funkwhale.audio/funkwhale/funkwhale/blob/develop/deploy/funkwhale_proxy.conf
 # your proxy will also need to support websockets
 
-real_ip_header X-Forwarded-For;
-set_real_ip_from 172.17.0.0/16;
+proxy_set_header Host $host;
+proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
 
-proxy_set_header Host $http_x_forwarded_host;
 proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
 proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $http_x_forwarded_proto;
 proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Host $http_x_forwarded_host;