diff --git a/roles/docker/defaults/main.yml b/roles/docker/defaults/main.yml
index ed73752..9d0a7c2 100644
--- a/roles/docker/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/docker/defaults/main.yml
@@ -228,6 +228,8 @@ services:
     redis_version: 7.4.2-alpine
     mongodb_version: 7-jammy
     allowed_sender_domain: true
+    nodebb_port_begin: 4567
+    nodebb_processes: 8
 
   ### Uptime monitoring ###
   uptime_kuma:
diff --git a/roles/docker/templates/fedi_dk_nodebb/config.json.j2 b/roles/docker/templates/fedi_dk_nodebb/config.json.j2
index 3560a0d..e7e833f 100644
--- a/roles/docker/templates/fedi_dk_nodebb/config.json.j2
+++ b/roles/docker/templates/fedi_dk_nodebb/config.json.j2
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@
     "url": "https://{{ services.fedi_dk_nodebb.domain }}",
     "secret": "{{ fedi_dk_nodebb_secrets.secret_value }}",
     "database": "mongo",
-    "port": ["4567", "4568", "4569", "4570"],
+    "port": [{% for port in range(services.fedi_dk_nodebb.nodebb_port_begin,
+                                  services.fedi_dk_nodebb.nodebb_port_begin + services.fedi_dk_nodebb.nodebb_processes)
+    %}{{ port }}{% if not loop.last %}, {% endif %}{% endfor %}]
+    ["4567", "4568", "4569", "4570"],
     "mongo": {
         "host": "mongodb",
         "port": "27017",
@@ -16,4 +19,4 @@
         "port": "6379",
         "database": 0
     }
-}
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+}
diff --git a/roles/docker/templates/fedi_dk_nodebb/nginx/http.conf.j2 b/roles/docker/templates/fedi_dk_nodebb/nginx/http.conf.j2
index ce4338b..c927e6f 100644
--- a/roles/docker/templates/fedi_dk_nodebb/nginx/http.conf.j2
+++ b/roles/docker/templates/fedi_dk_nodebb/nginx/http.conf.j2
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@ map $http_upgrade $connection_upgrade {
 }
 
 upstream workers {
-    ip_hash;
-    server app.nodebb:4567;
-    server app.nodebb:4568;
-    server app.nodebb:4569;
-    server app.nodebb:4570;
+    hash $http_x_real_ip;
+    {% for port in range(services.fedi_dk_nodebb.nodebb_port_begin,
+                         services.fedi_dk_nodebb.nodebb_port_begin + services.fedi_dk_nodebb.nodebb_processes) %}
+    server app.nodebb:{{ port }};
+    {% endfor %}
 }
 
 server {
@@ -47,4 +47,4 @@ server {
     location / {
         proxy_pass $upstream;
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}