diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index cf4f1a0c1..fdceb6411 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,7 +3,10 @@
 ## Next release
 - Prevent showing error message when testing for old versions during upgrade
 - In the email notification, sent to admins on account creation, show the group of the user
+- More explanations in the setup script
+- Send pre-compressed assets to the browsers instead of the regular ones
 - Fix a bug: subscriptions tab is selected by default in statistics, even if the module is disabled
+- [TODO DEPLOY] `\curl -sSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sleede/fab-manager/master/scripts/nginx-packs-directive.sh | bash`
 
 ## v4.7.5 2021 March 08
 - Fix a bug: unable to compile the assets during the upgrade, if the env file has some whitespaces around the equal sign
diff --git a/scripts/nginx-packs-directive.sh b/scripts/nginx-packs-directive.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..163e2cd4e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/nginx-packs-directive.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+yq() {
+  docker run --rm -i -v "${NGINX_PATH}:/workdir" mikefarah/yq:4 "$@"
+}
+
+config()
+{
+  if [ "$(whoami)" = "root" ]
+  then
+    echo "It is not recommended to run this script as root. As a normal user, elevation will be prompted if needed."
+    [[ "$YES_ALL" = "true" ]] && confirm="y" || read -rp "Continue anyway? (Y/n) " confirm </dev/tty
+    if [[ "$confirm" = "n" ]]; then exit 1; fi
+  else
+    if ! groups | grep docker; then
+      echo "Please add your current user to the docker group."
+      echo "You can run the following as root: \"usermod -aG docker $(whoami)\", then logout and login again"
+      echo "current user is not allowed to use docker, exiting..."
+      exit 1
+    fi
+  fi
+  NGINX_PATH=$(pwd)
+  TYPE="NOT-FOUND"
+  [[ "$YES_ALL" = "true" ]] && confirm="y" || read -rp "Is Fab-manager installed at \"$NGINX_PATH\"? (y/N) " confirm </dev/tty
+  if [ "$confirm" = "y" ]; then
+    test_docker_compose
+    while [[ "$TYPE" = "NOT-FOUND" ]]
+    do
+      echo "nginx was not found at the current path, please specify the nginx installation path..."
+      read -e -rp "> " nginxpath </dev/tty
+      NGINX_PATH="${nginxpath}"
+      test_docker_compose
+    done
+  else
+    echo "Please run this script from the Fab-manager's installation folder"
+    exit 1
+  fi
+  SERVICE="$(yq eval '.services.*.image | select(. == "nginx*") | path | .[-2]' docker-compose.yml)"
+}
+
+test_docker_compose()
+{
+  if [[ -f "$NGINX_PATH/docker-compose.yml" ]]
+  then
+    docker-compose -f "$NGINX_PATH/docker-compose.yml" ps | grep nginx
+    if [[ $? = 0 ]]
+    then
+      printf "nginx found at %s\n" "$NGINX_PATH"
+      TYPE="DOCKER-COMPOSE"
+    fi
+  fi
+}
+
+proceed_upgrade()
+{
+  find "$NGINX_PATH" -name "*.conf" -exec sed -i -e 's:location ^~ /assets/ {:location ^~ /packs/ {:g' {} \; 2>/dev/null
+}
+
+
+docker_restart()
+{
+  docker-compose -f "$NGINX_PATH/docker-compose.yml" restart "$SERVICE"
+}
+
+function trap_ctrlc()
+{
+  echo "Ctrl^C, exiting..."
+  exit 2
+}
+
+upgrade_directive()
+{
+  trap "trap_ctrlc" 2 # SIGINT
+  config
+  proceed_upgrade
+  docker_restart
+  printf "upgrade complete\n"
+}
+
+upgrade_directive "$@"
diff --git a/setup/env.example b/setup/env.example
index 5b1ea8cb3..ce1bd79ba 100644
--- a/setup/env.example
+++ b/setup/env.example
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ SLOT_DURATION=60
 FEATURE_TOUR_DISPLAY=once
 
 DEFAULT_HOST=demo.fab-manager.com
-DEFAULT_PROTOCOL=http
+DEFAULT_PROTOCOL=https
 
 DELIVERY_METHOD=smtp
 SMTP_ADDRESS=smtp.sendgrid.net
diff --git a/setup/nginx.conf.example b/setup/nginx.conf.example
index 7bb368ebb..22ad49cb6 100644
--- a/setup/nginx.conf.example
+++ b/setup/nginx.conf.example
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ server {
   server_name MAIN_DOMAIN;
   root /usr/src/app/public;
 
-  location ^~ /assets/ {
+  location ^~ /packs/ {
     gzip_static on;
     expires max;
     add_header Cache-Control public;
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ server {
     root /usr/src/app/public/;
     rewrite ^(.*)$ /maintenance.html break;
   }
-  
+
   location /.well-known/acme-challenge {
     root /etc/letsencrypt/webrootauth;
     default_type "text/plain";
diff --git a/setup/nginx_with_ssl.conf.example b/setup/nginx_with_ssl.conf.example
index 59d9f6be4..305bc84b5 100644
--- a/setup/nginx_with_ssl.conf.example
+++ b/setup/nginx_with_ssl.conf.example
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ server {
   ssl_stapling_verify on;
 
 
-  location ^~ /assets/ {
+  location ^~ /packs/ {
     gzip_static on;
     expires max;
     add_header Cache-Control public;
diff --git a/setup/setup.sh b/setup/setup.sh
index 142d2e6ae..17aad2a7c 100755
--- a/setup/setup.sh
+++ b/setup/setup.sh
@@ -68,16 +68,18 @@ config()
 {
   SERVICE="fabmanager"
   echo 'We recommend nginx to serve the application over the network (internet). You can use your own solution or let this script install and configure nginx for Fab-manager.'
+  printf 'If you want to setup install Fab-manager behind a reverse proxy, you may not need to install the integrated nginx.\n'
   read -rp 'Do you want install nginx? (Y/n) ' NGINX </dev/tty
   if [ "$NGINX" != "n" ]; then
     # if the user doesn't want nginx, let him use its own solution for HTTPS
-    printf "\n\nWe recommend let's encrypt to secure the application with HTTPS. You can use your own certificate or let this script install and configure let's encrypt for Fab-manager.\n"
+    printf "\n\nWe highly recommend to secure the application with HTTPS. You can use your own certificate or let this script install and configure let's encrypt for Fab-manager."
+    printf "\nIf this server is publicly available on the internet, you can use Let's encrypt to automatically generate and renew a valid SSL certificate for free.\n"
     read -rp "Do you want install let's encrypt? (Y/n) " LETSENCRYPT </dev/tty
     if [ "$LETSENCRYPT" != "n" ]; then
       printf "\n\nLet's encrypt requires an email address to receive notifications about certificate expiration.\n"
       read_email
     fi
-    # if the user doesn't want nginx, let him configure his own solution
+    # if the user wants to install nginx, configure the domains
     printf "\n\nWhat's the domain name where the instance will be active (eg. fab-manager.com)?\n"
     read_domain
     MAIN_DOMAIN=("${DOMAINS[0]}")
@@ -162,6 +164,7 @@ prepare_nginx()
     # if nginx is not installed, remove its associated block from docker-compose.yml
     echo "Removing nginx..."
     yq -i eval 'del(.services.nginx)' docker-compose.yml
+    printf "The two following configurations are useful if you want to install Fab-manager behind a reverse proxy...\n"
     read -rp "Do you want to map the Fab-manager's service to an external network? (Y/n) " confirm </dev/tty
     if [ "$confirm" != "n" ]; then
       echo "Adding a network configuration to the docker-compose.yml file..."