diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-# data-portal
+# Windmill data portal
+
 A generic data portal that supports some basic interaction with [gdcapi](https://github.com/uc-cdis/gdcapi/) and [user-api](https://github.com/uc-cdis/user-api).
 
 ## Get Started
diff --git a/nginx.conf b/nginx.conf
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--- a/nginx.conf
+++ b/nginx.conf
@@ -1,4 +1,17 @@
-server {
+
+
+  ##
+  # Logging Settings
+  # Note that this file actually winds up at
+  #    /etc/nginx/conf.d/nginx.conf
+  # , and is loaded by /etc/nginx/nginx.conf in an http{} block
+  ##
+  log_format aws   '$http_x_forwarded_for - $http_x_userid [$time_local] '
+              '"$request" $status $body_bytes_sent '
+              '"$http_referer" "$http_user_agent"';
+  access_log /dev/stdout aws;
+  
+  server {
     listen 80 default_server;
 
     root /data-portal;