diff --git a/nixos-modules/services/nginx.nix b/nixos-modules/services/nginx.nix
index 0cf37784..894b4fe2 100644
--- a/nixos-modules/services/nginx.nix
+++ b/nixos-modules/services/nginx.nix
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ in
     networking.firewall.allowedTCPPorts = [ 80 443 ];
     services.nginx = {
       enable = true;
+      clientMaxBodySize = "500m";
       recommendedProxySettings = true;
       recommendedTlsSettings = true;
       recommendedGzipSettings = true;