diff --git a/INSTALL.md b/INSTALL.md
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@@ -102,3 +102,13 @@ and Docker Compose (version 1.6.0 or greater) already installed.
         proxy_set_header X-Script-Name     /szuru;
     }
     ```
+    
+    3. **Preparing for production**
+    
+        If you plan on using szurubooru in a production setting, you may opt to
+        use a reverse proxy for added security and caching capabilities. Start
+        by having the client docker listen only on localhost by changing `PORT`
+        in your `.env` file to `127.0.0.1:8080` instead of simply `:8080`. Then
+        configure NGINX (or your caching/reverse proxy server of your choice)
+        to proxy_pass `http://127.0.0.1:8080`. We've included an example config
+        located in the `nginx-vhost.production.example` file.