diff --git a/admin_manual/installation/nginx.rst b/admin_manual/installation/nginx.rst
index 34d0aece6..fca36dccb 100644
--- a/admin_manual/installation/nginx.rst
+++ b/admin_manual/installation/nginx.rst
@@ -186,11 +186,13 @@ webroot of your nginx installation. In this example it is
       }
   }
 
-Nextcloud in a subdir of nginx
-------------------------------
+Nextcloud in a subdir of the nginx webroot
+------------------------------------------
 
 The following config should be used when Nextcloud is placed within a subdir of
-your nginx installation.
+the webroot of your nginx installation.
+In this example the webroot is located at
+``/var/www`` and the Nextcloud instance is accessed via ``http(s)://cloud.example.com/nextcloud/``
 
 .. code-block:: nginx