diff --git a/readme-vars.yml b/readme-vars.yml
index 27bde094..f3e2df79 100644
--- a/readme-vars.yml
+++ b/readme-vars.yml
@@ -219,6 +219,7 @@ init_diagram: |
   "swag:latest" <- Base Images
 # changelog
 changelogs:
+  - {date: "08.02.26:", desc: "[Existing users should update:](https://github.com/linuxserver/docker-swag/blob/master/README.md#updating-configs) site-confs/default.conf - Deny access to all dotfiles."}
   - {date: "23.01.26:", desc: "Reorder init to fix proxy conf version checks."}
   - {date: "21.12.25:", desc: "Add support for hetzner-cloud dns validation."}
   - {date: "04.11.25:", desc: "Switch default Gandi credentials from API Key to Token, allow DNS propagation time for Azure DNS plugin."}
diff --git a/root/defaults/nginx/site-confs/default.conf.sample b/root/defaults/nginx/site-confs/default.conf.sample
index 4b6df44a..016a7e98 100644
--- a/root/defaults/nginx/site-confs/default.conf.sample
+++ b/root/defaults/nginx/site-confs/default.conf.sample
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-## Version 2026/03/07 - Changelog: https://github.com/linuxserver/docker-swag/commits/master/root/defaults/nginx/site-confs/default.conf.sample
+## Version 2026/05/05 - Changelog: https://github.com/linuxserver/docker-swag/commits/master/root/defaults/nginx/site-confs/default.conf.sample
 
 # redirect all traffic to https
 server {
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ server {
 # main server block
 server {
     listen 443 ssl default_server;
-#    listen 443 quic reuseport default_server;
     listen [::]:443 ssl default_server;
-#    listen [::]:443 quic reuseport default_server;
+    #listen 443 quic reuseport default_server;
+    #listen [::]:443 quic reuseport default_server;
 
     server_name _;
 
@@ -24,6 +24,18 @@ server {
     root /config/www;
     index index.html index.htm index.php;
 
+    # Allow access to the ".well-known" directory
+    location ^~ /.well-known {
+        allow all;
+    }
+
+    # deny access to all dotfiles
+    location ~ /\. {
+        access_log off;
+        log_not_found off;
+        return 404;
+    }
+
     # enable subfolder method reverse proxy confs
     include /config/nginx/proxy-confs/*.subfolder.conf;
 
@@ -60,7 +72,7 @@ server {
     }
 
     location ~ ^(.+\.php)(.*)$ {
-        # enable the next two lines for http auth
+        # enable for basic auth
         #auth_basic "Restricted";
         #auth_basic_user_file /config/nginx/.htpasswd;
 
@@ -73,17 +85,17 @@ server {
         # enable for Authentik (requires authentik-server.conf in the server block)
         #include /config/nginx/authentik-location.conf;
 
+        # enable for Tinyauth (requires tinyauth-server.conf in the server block)
+        #include /config/nginx/tinyauth-location.conf;
+
         fastcgi_split_path_info ^(.+\.php)(.*)$;
-        if (!-f $document_root$fastcgi_script_name) { return 404; }
+        if (!-f $document_root$fastcgi_script_name) {
+            return 404;
+        }
         fastcgi_pass 127.0.0.1:9000;
         fastcgi_index index.php;
         include /etc/nginx/fastcgi_params;
     }
-
-    # deny access to .htaccess/.htpasswd files
-    location ~ /\.ht {
-        deny all;
-    }
 }
 
 # enable subdomain method reverse proxy confs