diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1c74f79..9b615eb 100755
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -335,6 +335,7 @@ Once registered you can define the dockerfile to use with `-f Dockerfile.aarch64
 
 ## Versions
 
+* **01.02.23:** - [Existing users should update:](https://github.com/linuxserver/docker-swag/blob/master/README.md#updating-configs) authelia-location.conf and authelia-server.conf - Update Authelia configs and include site-confs sample for Authelia.
 * **21.01.23:** - Unpin certbot version (allow certbot 2.x). !!BREAKING CHANGE!! We are temporarily removing the certbot porkbun plugin until a new version is released that is compatible with certbot 2.x.
 * **20.01.23:** - Rebase to alpine 3.17 with php8.1.
 * **16.01.23:** - Remove nchan module because it keeps causing crashes.
diff --git a/readme-vars.yml b/readme-vars.yml
index 040a324..9fad95c 100755
--- a/readme-vars.yml
+++ b/readme-vars.yml
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ app_setup_block: |
 
 # changelog
 changelogs:
+  - { date: "01.02.23:", desc: "[Existing users should update:](https://github.com/linuxserver/docker-swag/blob/master/README.md#updating-configs) authelia-location.conf and authelia-server.conf - Update Authelia configs and include site-confs sample for Authelia." }
   - { date: "21.01.23:", desc: "Unpin certbot version (allow certbot 2.x). !!BREAKING CHANGE!! We are temporarily removing the certbot porkbun plugin until a new version is released that is compatible with certbot 2.x." }
   - { date: "20.01.23:", desc: "Rebase to alpine 3.17 with php8.1." }
   - { date: "16.01.23:", desc: "Remove nchan module because it keeps causing crashes." }
diff --git a/root/defaults/nginx/authelia-location.conf.sample b/root/defaults/nginx/authelia-location.conf.sample
index b7e37ae..5331a9c 100644
--- a/root/defaults/nginx/authelia-location.conf.sample
+++ b/root/defaults/nginx/authelia-location.conf.sample
@@ -1,15 +1,35 @@
-## Version 2022/08/20 - Changelog: https://github.com/linuxserver/docker-swag/commits/master/root/defaults/nginx/authelia-location.conf.sample
+## Version 2023/02/01 - Changelog: https://github.com/linuxserver/docker-swag/commits/master/root/defaults/nginx/authelia-location.conf.sample
 # Make sure that your authelia container is in the same user defined bridge network and is named authelia
 # Make sure that the authelia configuration.yml has 'path: "authelia"' defined
 
+## Send a subrequest to Authelia to verify if the user is authenticated and has permission to access the resource.
 auth_request /authelia/api/verify;
-auth_request_set $target_url $scheme://$http_host$request_uri;
+
+## Set the $target_url variable based on the original request.
+set_escape_uri $target_url $scheme://$http_host$request_uri;
+
+## Save the upstream response headers from Authelia to variables.
 auth_request_set $user $upstream_http_remote_user;
 auth_request_set $groups $upstream_http_remote_groups;
 auth_request_set $name $upstream_http_remote_name;
 auth_request_set $email $upstream_http_remote_email;
+
+## Inject the response headers from the variables into the request made to the backend.
 proxy_set_header Remote-User $user;
 proxy_set_header Remote-Groups $groups;
 proxy_set_header Remote-Name $name;
 proxy_set_header Remote-Email $email;
-error_page 401 =302 https://$http_host/authelia/?rd=$target_url;
+
+## Set $authelia_backend to route requests to the current domain by default
+set $authelia_backend $http_host;
+## In order for Webauthn to work with multiple subdomains Authelia must operate on a separate subdomain
+## To use Authelia on a separate subdomain:
+##  * comment the $authelia_backend line above
+##  * rename /config/nginx/site-conf/authelia.conf.sample to /config/nginx/site-conf/authelia.conf
+##  * make sure that your dns has a cname set for authelia
+##  * uncomment the $authelia_backend line below and change example.com to your domain
+##  * restart the swag container
+#set $authelia_backend authelia.example.com;
+
+## If the subreqest returns 200 pass to the backend, if the subrequest returns 401 redirect to the portal.
+error_page 401 =302 https://$authelia_backend/authelia/?rd=$target_url;
diff --git a/root/defaults/nginx/authelia-server.conf.sample b/root/defaults/nginx/authelia-server.conf.sample
index dfb34f3..2cb68e1 100644
--- a/root/defaults/nginx/authelia-server.conf.sample
+++ b/root/defaults/nginx/authelia-server.conf.sample
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
-## Version 2022/09/22 - Changelog: https://github.com/linuxserver/docker-swag/commits/master/root/defaults/nginx/authelia-server.conf.sample
+## Version 2023/02/01 - Changelog: https://github.com/linuxserver/docker-swag/commits/master/root/defaults/nginx/authelia-server.conf.sample
 # Make sure that your authelia container is in the same user defined bridge network and is named authelia
+# Make sure that the authelia configuration.yml has 'path: "authelia"' defined
 
+## Virtual endpoints created by nginx to forward auth requests.
 location ^~ /authelia {
     include /config/nginx/proxy.conf;
     include /config/nginx/resolver.conf;
@@ -9,40 +11,36 @@ location ^~ /authelia {
 }
 
 location = /authelia/api/verify {
+    ## Essential Proxy Configuration
     internal;
 
     include /config/nginx/resolver.conf;
     set $upstream_authelia authelia;
-    proxy_pass_request_body off;
     proxy_pass http://$upstream_authelia:9091;
-    proxy_set_header Content-Length "";
 
-    # Timeout if the real server is dead
-    proxy_next_upstream error timeout invalid_header http_500 http_502 http_503;
-
-    # [REQUIRED] Needed by Authelia to check authorizations of the resource.
-    # Provide either X-Original-URL and X-Forwarded-Proto or
-    # X-Forwarded-Proto, X-Forwarded-Host and X-Forwarded-Uri or both.
-    # Those headers will be used by Authelia to deduce the target url of the user.
-    # Basic Proxy Config
-    client_body_buffer_size 128k;
-    proxy_set_header Host $host;
+    ## Headers
+    ## The headers starting with X-* are required.
     proxy_set_header X-Original-URL $scheme://$http_host$request_uri;
-    proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
-    proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $remote_addr;
+    proxy_set_header X-Original-Method $request_method;
     proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Method $request_method;
     proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
     proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Host $http_host;
     proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Uri $request_uri;
-    proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Ssl on;
-    proxy_redirect  http://  $scheme://;
-    proxy_http_version 1.1;
+    proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $remote_addr;
+    proxy_set_header Content-Length "";
     proxy_set_header Connection "";
+
+    ## Basic Proxy Configuration
+    proxy_pass_request_body off;
+    proxy_next_upstream error timeout invalid_header http_500 http_502 http_503; # Timeout if the real server is dead
+    proxy_redirect http:// $scheme://;
+    proxy_http_version 1.1;
     proxy_cache_bypass $cookie_session;
     proxy_no_cache $cookie_session;
     proxy_buffers 4 32k;
+    client_body_buffer_size 128k;
 
-    # Advanced Proxy Config
+    ## Advanced Proxy Configuration
     send_timeout 5m;
     proxy_read_timeout 240;
     proxy_send_timeout 240;
diff --git a/root/defaults/nginx/site-confs/authelia.conf.sample b/root/defaults/nginx/site-confs/authelia.conf.sample
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6300b1c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/root/defaults/nginx/site-confs/authelia.conf.sample
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+## Version 2023/02/01 - Changelog: https://github.com/linuxserver/docker-swag/commits/master/root/defaults/nginx/site-confs/authelia.conf.sample
+# make sure that your dns has a cname set for authelia
+
+server {
+    listen 443 ssl;
+    listen [::]:443 ssl;
+
+    server_name authelia.*;
+
+    include /config/nginx/ssl.conf;
+
+    client_max_body_size 0;
+
+    location / {
+        include /config/nginx/proxy.conf;
+        include /config/nginx/resolver.conf;
+        set $upstream_app authelia;
+        set $upstream_port 9091;
+        set $upstream_proto http;
+        proxy_pass $upstream_proto://$upstream_app:$upstream_port;
+
+    }
+
+    location ~ (/authelia)?/api/verify {
+        include /config/nginx/resolver.conf;
+        set $upstream_app authelia;
+        set $upstream_port 9091;
+        set $upstream_proto http;
+        proxy_pass $upstream_proto://$upstream_app:$upstream_port;
+
+    }
+}
diff --git a/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-nginx-config/run b/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-nginx-config/run
index e94c92a..c265930 100755
--- a/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-nginx-config/run
+++ b/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-nginx-config/run
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ fi
 if [[ ! -f /config/nginx/authelia-server.conf ]]; then
     cp /defaults/nginx/authelia-server.conf.sample /config/nginx/authelia-server.conf
 fi
+if [[ ! -f /config/nginx/site-confs/authelia.conf ]]; then
+    cp /defaults/nginx/site-confs/authelia.conf.sample /config/nginx/site-confs/authelia.conf
+fi
 
 # copy old ldap config file to new location
 if [[ -f /config/nginx/ldap.conf ]] && [[ ! -f /config/nginx/ldap-server.conf ]]; then