diff --git a/nginx/install_and_configure_nginx.sh b/nginx/install_and_configure_nginx.sh
index 03281788..cd11eef2 100644
--- a/nginx/install_and_configure_nginx.sh
+++ b/nginx/install_and_configure_nginx.sh
@@ -66,8 +66,10 @@ update_nginx_config() {
 
   # Generate the server blocks configuration based on the IP addresses
   origin_server_blocks=""
+  origin_server_blocks_backup=""
   for ip in "${origin_server_ips[@]}"; do
     origin_server_blocks+="\n    server $ip:$HTTP_PORT;\n"
+    origin_server_blocks_backup+="\n    server $ip:$HTTP_PORT backup;\n"
   done
 
   rtmp_origin_server_blocks=""
@@ -81,14 +83,21 @@ update_nginx_config() {
   done
 
   edge_server_blocks=""
+  edge_server_blocks_backup=""
   for ip in "${edge_server_ips[@]}"; do
     edge_server_blocks+="\n    server $ip:$HTTP_PORT;\n"
+    edge_server_blocks_backup+="\n    server $ip:$HTTP_PORT backup;\n"
   done
 
+ 
   sudo sed -i "s/{{ORIGIN_SERVER_BLOCKS}}/$origin_server_blocks/g" $nginx_config
+  sudo sed -i "s/{{ORIGIN_SERVER_BLOCKS_BACKUP}}/$edge_server_blocks_backup/g" $nginx_config #put edge servers as backup for origin servers
+
   sudo sed -i "s/{{RTMP_SERVER_BLOCKS}}/$rtmp_origin_server_blocks/g" $nginx_config
   sudo sed -i "s/{{ORIGIN_SRT_SERVER_BLOCKS}}/$srt_origin_server_blocks/g" $nginx_config
   sudo sed -i "s/{{EDGE_SERVER_BLOCKS}}/$edge_server_blocks/g" $nginx_config
+  sudo sed -i "s/{{EDGE_SERVER_BLOCKS_BACKUP}}/$origin_server_blocks_backup/g" $nginx_config   #put origin servers as backup for edge servers
+
   sudo sed -i "s/{{YOUR_DOMAIN}}/$domain/g" $nginx_config
   
   # Check if a ssl enabled name is provided
diff --git a/nginx/nginx.conf b/nginx/nginx.conf
index 5aae833e..31c8cc70 100644
--- a/nginx/nginx.conf
+++ b/nginx/nginx.conf
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ http {
       upstream antmedia_origin {
       least_conn;
       {{ORIGIN_SERVER_BLOCKS}}
+      {{ORIGIN_SERVER_BLOCKS_BACKUP}}
        #server {AMS_ORIGIN1_IP}:5080;
     }
 
@@ -62,6 +63,7 @@ http {
     upstream antmedia_edge {
       least_conn;
       {{EDGE_SERVER_BLOCKS}}
+      {{EDGE_SERVER_BLOCKS_BACKUP}}
       #server {AMS_EDGE1_IP}:5080;
     }