diff --git a/templates/http/api.conf.j2 b/templates/http/api.conf.j2
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+{{ ansible_managed | comment }}
+
+server {
+    listen {{ nginx_rest_api_port }};
+    location /api {
+{% if nginx_rest_api_write %}
+        api write=on;
+{% else %}
+        api;
+{% endif %}
+    }
+{% if nginx_rest_api_dashboard %}
+    location = /dashboard.html {
+        root /usr/share/nginx/html;
+    }
+{% endif %}
+}