diff --git a/jellyfin.conf b/jellyfin.conf
index 3ae6c2a..b2115d6 100644
--- a/jellyfin.conf
+++ b/jellyfin.conf
@@ -3,6 +3,11 @@ server {
     listen [::]:443 ssl http2;
     server_name media.exozy.me;
 
+    # use a variable to store the upstream proxy
+    # in this example we are using a hostname which is resolved via DNS
+    # (if you aren't using DNS remove the resolver line and change the variable to point to an IP address e.g `set $jellyfin localhost`)
+    set $jellyfin unix:/run/jellyfin/jellyfin.sock;
+
     include conf.d/ssl;
 
     # Security / XSS Mitigation Headers
@@ -18,7 +23,7 @@ server {
 
     location / {
         # Proxy main Jellyfin traffic
-        proxy_pass http://localhost:8096;
+        proxy_pass http://$jellyfin;
         proxy_set_header Host $host;
         proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
         proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
@@ -33,7 +38,7 @@ server {
     # location block for /web - This is purely for aesthetics so /web/#!/ works instead of having to go to /web/index.html/#!/
     location = /web/ {
         # Proxy main Jellyfin traffic
-        proxy_pass http://localhost:8096/web/index.html;
+        proxy_pass http://$jellyfin:/web/index.html;
         proxy_set_header Host $host;
         proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
         proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
@@ -44,7 +49,7 @@ server {
 
     location /socket {
         # Proxy Jellyfin Websockets traffic
-        proxy_pass http://localhost:8096;
+        proxy_pass http://$jellyfin;
         proxy_http_version 1.1;
         proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
         proxy_set_header Connection "upgrade";