diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7de44c9..dede4f9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -88,6 +88,8 @@ Copy `apache2.conf.EXAMPLE` to `/etc/apache2/sites-available/moshingmammut.conf`
 Domain. If you do not need or want SSL support, remove the whole `<IfModule mod_ssl.c>` block.
 If you do, add the path to your SSLCertificateFile and SSLCertificateKeyFile.
 
+Modify DocumentRoot and the two Alias and Directory statements, so that thumbnails and avatars are served directly by apache.
+
 Copy `moshing-mammut.service.EXAMPLE` to `/etc/systemd/system/moshing-mammut.service`
 and set your `User`, `Group`, `ExecStart` and `WorkingDirectory` accordingly.
 
diff --git a/apache2.conf.EXAMPLE b/apache2.conf.EXAMPLE
index 93fabdf..932d1eb 100644
--- a/apache2.conf.EXAMPLE
+++ b/apache2.conf.EXAMPLE
@@ -15,6 +15,23 @@
 
     Include /etc/letsencrypt/options-ssl-apache.conf
 
+    DocumentRoot /home/moshing-mammut/app/
+
+    ProxyPass /avatars/ !
+    ProxyPass /thumbnails/ !
+    Alias /avatars/ /home/moshing-mammut/app/avatars/
+    Alias /thumbnails/ /home/moshing-mammut/app/thumbnails/
+
+    <Directory "/home/moshing-mammut/app/avatars/">
+      Require all granted
+      Header set Cache-Control "public,max-age=31536000,immutable"
+    </Directory>
+
+    <Directory "/home/moshing-mammut/app/thumbnails/">
+      Require all granted
+      Header set Cache-Control "public,max-age=31536000,immutable"
+    </Directory>
+
     ProxyPass / http://localhost:3000/
     ProxyPassReverse / http://localhost:3000/