diff --git a/setup-scripts/skynet-nginx.conf b/setup-scripts/skynet-nginx.conf
index 8c7f15fa..16efe90c 100644
--- a/setup-scripts/skynet-nginx.conf
+++ b/setup-scripts/skynet-nginx.conf
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ limit_conn_zone $binary_remote_addr zone=downloads_by_ip:10m;
 limit_req_status 429;
 limit_conn_status 429;
 
-proxy_cache_path /tmp/nginx keys_zone=skynet:10m inactive=1d;
+# max_size sets the upper limit of the size of the cache
+proxy_cache_path /tmp/nginx levels=1:2 keys_zone=skynet:10m inactive=1d max_size=10g use_temp_path=off;
 
 server {
 	listen 80 default_server;