diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e9e5504..fb075d4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ TITLE=
 DESCRIPTION=
 DISABLE_NEW=
 FAVICON_URL=
+MAX_PAYLOAD_SIZE=
 ```
 
 All of the following are optional. You can leave it all blank, or not even have a `.env` file at all. 
@@ -32,6 +33,8 @@ All of the following are optional. You can leave it all blank, or not even have
 
 `FAVICON_URL` - The URL that the favicon will be provided with. 
 
+`MAX_PAYLOAD_SIZE` - The maximum paste size in megabytes.
+
 ### Creation
 Run the following.
 ```bash
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 1139491..b9430d3 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ services:
       - DESCRIPTION=${DESCRIPTION}
       - DISABLE_NEW=${DISABLE_NEW}
       - FAVICON_URL=${FAVICON_URL}
+      - MAX_PAYLOAD_SIZE=${MAX_PAYLOAD_SIZE}
     depends_on:
       - backend
     networks:
diff --git a/pastebook.conf b/pastebook.conf
index cff6b05..e6db5c7 100644
--- a/pastebook.conf
+++ b/pastebook.conf
@@ -47,8 +47,6 @@ server {
     ssl_ciphers HIGH:!aNULL:!MD5;
     ssl_prefer_server_ciphers on;
 
-    client_max_body_size 6M;
-
     location / {
         proxy_buffering off;  
         proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;