diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1cc0c4a..5c9fe1e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -60,16 +60,6 @@ To implement:
 
 ### What if you are running your blog in a subdirectory? ###
 
-In order for webfinger to work, it must be mapped to the root directory of the URL on which your blog resides.
-
-**Apache**
-
-Add the following to the .htaccess file in the root directory:
-`RedirectMatch "^\/\.well-known(.*)$" "\/blog\/\.well-known$1"`
-Where 'blog' is the path to the subdirectory at which your blog resides.
-
-### What if you are running your blog in a subdirectory? ###
-
 In order for WebFinger to work, it must be mapped to the root directory of the URL on which your blog resides.
 
 **Apache**
@@ -80,6 +70,17 @@ Add the following to the .htaccess file in the root directory:
 
 Where 'blog' is the path to the subdirectory at which your blog resides.
 
+**Nginx**
+
+Add the following to the site.conf in sites-available:
+
+	location ~* /.well-known {
+		allow all;
+		try_files $uri $uri/ /blog/?$args;
+	}
+	
+Where 'blog' is the path to the subdirectory at which your blog resides.
+
 ## Changelog ##
 
 Project maintained on GitHub at [pfefferle/wordpress-activitypub](https://github.com/pfefferle/wordpress-activitypub).
diff --git a/readme.txt b/readme.txt
index 8eafb31..b9f18b4 100644
--- a/readme.txt
+++ b/readme.txt
@@ -68,15 +68,14 @@ Add the following to the .htaccess file in the root directory:
 `RedirectMatch "^\/\.well-known(.*)$" "\/blog\/\.well-known$1"`
 Where 'blog' is the path to the subdirectory at which your blog resides.
 
-= What if you are running your blog in a subdirectory? =
+**Nginx**
 
-In order for WebFinger to work, it must be mapped to the root directory of the URL on which your blog resides.
+Add the following to the site.conf in sites-available:
 
-**Apache**
-
-Add the following to the .htaccess file in the root directory:
-
-	RedirectMatch "^\/\.well-known(.*)$" "\/blog\/\.well-known$1"
+	`location ~* /.well-known {
+		allow all;
+		try_files $uri $uri/ /blog/?$args;
+	}`
 
 Where 'blog' is the path to the subdirectory at which your blog resides.