diff --git a/templates/forgejo/nginx.tmpl b/templates/forgejo/nginx.tmpl
index dc6b80580..c37648090 100644
--- a/templates/forgejo/nginx.tmpl
+++ b/templates/forgejo/nginx.tmpl
@@ -305,6 +305,9 @@ proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Ssl $proxy_x_forwarded_ssl;
 proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Port $proxy_x_forwarded_port;
 proxy_set_header X-Original-URI $request_uri;
 
+client_max_body_size 512M;
+
+
 # Mitigate httpoxy attack (see README for details)
 proxy_set_header Proxy "";
 {{- end }}