Add an example nginx.conf

This example nginx.conf file may be helpful for running
Alaveteli behind nginx - we have tested this with Thin
as the upstream server.

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diff --git a/config/nginx.conf.example b/config/nginx.conf.example
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+upstream alaveteli {
+    server 127.0.0.1:3300;
+}
+
+server {
+    listen 80;
+    root /var/www/alaveteli;
+
+    location / {
+        proxy_set_header X-Real-IP  $remote_addr;
+        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
+        proxy_set_header Host $http_host;
+        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto http;
+        proxy_redirect off;
+        try_files $uri @ruby;
+    }
+
+    location @ruby {
+        proxy_pass http://alaveteli;
+        proxy_set_header Host $http_host;
+    }
+}