diff --git a/nginx.conf.txt b/nginx.conf.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9446604
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nginx.conf.txt
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+# for nginx.conf; intended to block via user agent string
+if ($http_user_agent ~ (AdsBot-Google|Amazonbot|anthropic-ai|Applebot|AwarioRssBot|AwarioSmartBot|Bytespider|CCBot|ChatGPT-User|ClaudeBot|Claude-Web|cohere-ai|DataForSeoBot|FacebookBot|Google-Extended|GoogleOther|GPTBot|ImagesiftBot|magpie-crawler|Meltwater|omgili|omgilibot|peer39_crawler|peer39_crawler/1.0|PerplexityBot|PiplBot|Seekr|YouBot) ) {
+  return 403;
+}