diff --git a/contrib/uwsgi.ini b/contrib/uwsgi.ini
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1126e1003
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/uwsgi.ini
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+[uwsgi]
+; fail to start if any parameter in the configuration file isn’t explicitly understood by uWSGI.
+strict = true
+
+; re-spawn and pre-fork workers
+master = true
+
+; clear environment on exit
+vacuum = true
+
+; exit if no app can be loaded
+need-app = true
diff --git a/docs/installation/4-uwsgi.md b/docs/installation/4-uwsgi.md
index 4641e6aed..47b50d722 100644
--- a/docs/installation/4-uwsgi.md
+++ b/docs/installation/4-uwsgi.md
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ NetBox ships with a default configuration file for uWSGI. To use it, copy `/opt/
 sudo cp /opt/netbox/contrib/uwsgi.ini /opt/netbox/uwsgi.ini
 ```
 
-While the provided configuration should suffice for most initial installations, you may wish to edit this file to change the bound IP address and/or port number, or to make performance-related adjustments. See [the uWSGI documentation](https://uwsgi-docs-additions.readthedocs.io/en/latest/Options.html) for the available configuration parameters.
+While the provided configuration should suffice for most initial installations, you may wish to edit this file to change the bound IP address and/or port number, or to make performance-related adjustments. See [the uWSGI documentation](https://uwsgi-docs-additions.readthedocs.io/en/latest/Options.html) for the available configuration parameters.  Django also provides [additional documentation](https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/5.0/howto/deployment/wsgi/uwsgi/) on configuring uWSGI with a Django app.
 
 ## systemd Setup