diff --git a/installation/pleroma.nginx b/installation/pleroma.nginx
index e8caf58c5..c9cdca681 100644
--- a/installation/pleroma.nginx
+++ b/installation/pleroma.nginx
@@ -80,8 +80,14 @@ server {
     gzip_http_version 1.1;
     gzip_types text/plain text/css application/json application/javascript text/xml application/xml application/xml+rss text/javascript application/activity+json application/atom+xml;
 
-    # the nginx default is 1m, not enough for large media uploads
+    # Nginx media upload limitation
+    # Ensure that this value matches or exceeds your Pleroma upload limit:
+    #
+    # config :pleroma, :instance,
+    #  upload_limit: 16_000_000
+    #
     client_max_body_size 16m;
+
     ignore_invalid_headers off;
 
     proxy_http_version 1.1;