nginx_config.txt

upstream app_server{
	server unix:/home/my_application_folder/run/gunicorn.sock/ fail_timeout=5;
}

server {
		listen 80; //or any other port
		server_name server_ip/domain_name;

		keepalive_timeout 5;
		client_max_body_size 4G;

		access_log /home/my_application_folder/logs/nginx-access.log;
		error_log /home/my_application_folder/logs/nginx-error.log;

		location /static/ {
			alias /home/my_application_folder/application/static_root/;
		}

		 // this is for the uploads/media files
		location /uploads/ {  //the location should be the same as your settings.py media url
			autoindex on;
			alias /home/my_application_folder/logs/media_root;
		}

		location / {
			try_files $uri @proxy_to_app;
		}

		location @proxy_to_app {
			proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For @proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
			proxy_set_header Host $http_host;
			proxy_redirect off;
			proxy_pass http://app_server;
		}
}