diff --git a/mods/sample-nginx.config b/mods/sample-nginx.config
index 0b96f50ba7..7bf8a1f105 100644
--- a/mods/sample-nginx.config
+++ b/mods/sample-nginx.config
@@ -105,6 +105,14 @@ server {
     deny all;
   }
 
+  # statically serve these file types when possible otherwise fall back to
+  # front controller allow browser to cache them added .htm for advanced source
+  # code editor library
+  #location ~* \.(jpg|jpeg|gif|png|ico|css|js|htm|html|ttf|woff|svg)$ {
+  #  expires 30d;
+  #  try_files $uri /index.php?pagename=$uri&$args;
+  #}
+
   # pass the PHP scripts to FastCGI server listening on 127.0.0.1:9000
   # or a unix socket
   location ~* \.php$ {