diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index f53bb7b..9145e99 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ services:
             - MATOMO_SITE_ID
             - MICROSOFT_API_APP_CLIENT_ID
             - NGINX_RESOLVER
+            - NGINX_WORKER_PROCESSES
+            - NGINX_WORKER_CONNECTIONS
             - PEOPLE_SEARCH_URL
             - RESOLUTION
             - RESOLUTION_MIN
diff --git a/web/rootfs/defaults/nginx.conf b/web/rootfs/defaults/nginx.conf
index 6f5ba4a..1accccf 100644
--- a/web/rootfs/defaults/nginx.conf
+++ b/web/rootfs/defaults/nginx.conf
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 user www-data;
-worker_processes 4;
+worker_processes {{ .Env.NGINX_WORKER_PROCESSES | default "4" }};
 pid /run/nginx.pid;
 include /etc/nginx/modules-enabled/*.conf;
 
 events {
-	worker_connections 768;
+	worker_connections {{ .Env.NGINX_WORKER_CONNECTIONS | default "768" }};
 	# multi_accept on;
 }