diff --git a/frontend/nginx.conf b/frontend/nginx.conf
index e7a8c64..5f2324b 100644
--- a/frontend/nginx.conf
+++ b/frontend/nginx.conf
@@ -10,6 +10,17 @@ server {
     gzip_min_length 1024;
     gzip_types text/plain text/css text/xml text/javascript application/x-javascript application/xml+rss application/json application/javascript;
 
+    # Proxy API requests to backend
+    location ~ ^/(login|register|logout|lists|tasks|auth) {
+        proxy_pass http://tasko-backend:8000;
+        proxy_http_version 1.1;
+        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;
+        proxy_redirect off;
+    }
+
     location / {
         try_files $uri $uri/ /index.html;
     }