diff --git a/server.py b/server.py
index 3e008a5..a32c53e 100644
--- a/server.py
+++ b/server.py
@@ -1462,8 +1462,12 @@ def messageReceived():
 def connect(sid, environ):
     # engineio's aiohttp integration hardcodes REMOTE_ADDR to 127.0.0.1;
     # the real peer address is only available via the underlying aiohttp request.
+    # Behind the nginx reverse proxy, that peer is nginx itself, so prefer the
+    # client IP nginx forwards via X-Real-IP (set in iptv.mrk.ovh.conf).
     aiohttp_request = environ.get('aiohttp.request')
-    ip_address = aiohttp_request.remote if aiohttp_request else ''
+    ip_address = ''
+    if aiohttp_request:
+        ip_address = aiohttp_request.headers.get('X-Real-IP') or aiohttp_request.remote or ''
     sio_session_ips[sid] = ip_address
     print("connect ", sid, ip_address, flush=True)