diff --git a/Dockerfile.frontend b/Dockerfile.frontend
index d311a93..a492af7 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.frontend
+++ b/Dockerfile.frontend
@@ -16,7 +16,13 @@ FROM nginx:alpine
 
 COPY --from=builder /app/dist /usr/share/nginx/html
 
-# Nginx config: proxy /api and /ws to backend, serve SPA
+# Nginx config: use standalone config (no backend proxy) or full config
+ARG VITE_STANDALONE=false
 COPY docker/nginx.conf /etc/nginx/conf.d/default.conf
+COPY docker/nginx.standalone.conf /etc/nginx/conf.d/nginx.standalone.conf
+RUN if [ "$VITE_STANDALONE" = "true" ]; then \
+      cp /etc/nginx/conf.d/nginx.standalone.conf /etc/nginx/conf.d/default.conf; \
+    fi && \
+    rm /etc/nginx/conf.d/nginx.standalone.conf
 
 EXPOSE 80
diff --git a/docker/nginx.standalone.conf b/docker/nginx.standalone.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0038534
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/nginx.standalone.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+server {
+    listen 80;
+    server_name _;
+    root /usr/share/nginx/html;
+    index index.html;
+
+    # SPA fallback — no backend proxy
+    location / {
+        try_files $uri $uri/ /index.html;
+    }
+}