diff --git a/image-recipe/configs/nginx-archipelago.conf b/image-recipe/configs/nginx-archipelago.conf
index bcabd9e8..adf748b3 100644
--- a/image-recipe/configs/nginx-archipelago.conf
+++ b/image-recipe/configs/nginx-archipelago.conf
@@ -279,6 +279,17 @@ server {
     }
 
     # Serve static files (Vue.js SPA)
+    # The developer terminal is an authenticated JSON API. Keep it ahead of
+    # the SPA fallback so a missing session returns JSON 401, not index.html.
+    location ^~ /api/terminal/ {
+        proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:5678;
+        proxy_http_version 1.1;
+        proxy_set_header Host $host;
+        proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
+        proxy_set_header Cookie $http_cookie;
+        proxy_buffering off;
+    }
+
     location / {
         try_files $uri $uri/ /index.html;
         add_header Cache-Control "no-cache, must-revalidate";
@@ -1257,6 +1268,15 @@ server {
         return 404;
     }
 
+    location ^~ /api/terminal/ {
+        proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:5678;
+        proxy_http_version 1.1;
+        proxy_set_header Host $host;
+        proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
+        proxy_set_header Cookie $http_cookie;
+        proxy_buffering off;
+    }
+
     location / {
         try_files $uri $uri/ /index.html;
     }