diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 7204fb7..e03ac5d 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ RUN apk add --no-cache \
 COPY --from=composer:latest /usr/bin/composer /usr/bin/composer
 COPY ./config/supervisor/* /etc/supervisor.d/
 COPY ./config/frameworks/* /scripts/frameworks/
+COPY ./config/nginx/* /etc/nginx/http.d/
 COPY ./config/entrypoint.sh /scripts/entrypoint.sh
 
 ENTRYPOINT [ "/sbin/tini", "--" ]
diff --git a/config/entrypoint.sh b/config/entrypoint.sh
index 46f479f..a1e4804 100755
--- a/config/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/config/entrypoint.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
+if [ ! -f /usr/bin/php ]; then
+  ln -s /usr/bin/php83 /usr/bin/php
+fi
+
 # run scripts in /entrypoint.d/
 if [ -d /entrypoint.d ]; then
   echo "[-] Calling entrypoint scripts..."
diff --git a/config/frameworks/00-nginx-site.sh b/config/frameworks/00-nginx-site.sh
index 4be6dca..17218e9 100644
--- a/config/frameworks/00-nginx-site.sh
+++ b/config/frameworks/00-nginx-site.sh
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 if [ -f /application/.nginx-site.conf ]; then
-  echo "  -- Installing nginx website config..."
-  cp -F /application/.nginx-site.conf /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/default.conf
+  echo "  -> Installing custom nginx website config..."
+  cp -F /application/.nginx-site.conf /etc/nginx/http.d/default.conf
 fi
 
 # scripts at level 00 should not end the framework setup
diff --git a/config/frameworks/10-symfony.sh b/config/frameworks/10-symfony.sh
index 0d91cc1..0e0a572 100644
--- a/config/frameworks/10-symfony.sh
+++ b/config/frameworks/10-symfony.sh
@@ -4,6 +4,22 @@ if [ ! -f /application/symfony.lock ]; then
   exit 1
 fi
 
-echo "  == Detected symfony project."
+echo "  == Detected Symfony project"
 cd /application
-/usr/bin/composer install --no-dev --no-cache --optimize-autoloader --no-progress
+
+echo "  -> Installing dependencies using composer..."
+/usr/bin/composer install --no-dev --no-cache --optimize-autoloader --no-progress -q || exit 0
+
+if [ -f /application/.symfony-init ]; then
+    echo "  -> Running container-provided .symfony-init script"
+    sh /application/.symfony-init
+fi
+
+echo "  -> Testing environment..."
+if bin/console &>/dev/null; then
+    echo "  ++ Successful"
+else
+    echo "  !! Failed"
+fi
+
+exit 0
diff --git a/config/frameworks/90-composer.sh b/config/frameworks/90-composer.sh
index 0650593..3c25379 100644
--- a/config/frameworks/90-composer.sh
+++ b/config/frameworks/90-composer.sh
@@ -6,4 +6,7 @@ fi
 
 echo "  == Detected composer project."
 cd /application
-/usr/bin/composer install --no-dev --no-cache --optimize-autoloader --no-progress
+echo "  -> Installing dependencies using composer..."
+/usr/bin/composer install --no-dev --no-cache --optimize-autoloader --no-progress -q || exit 0
+
+exit 0
diff --git a/config/nginx/default.conf b/config/nginx/default.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9e9fb05
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/nginx/default.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+server {
+	listen 80 default_server;
+	listen [::]:80 default_server;
+
+    root /application/public;
+
+    client_max_body_size 350M;
+
+    location / {
+        # try to serve file directly, fallback to index.php
+        try_files $uri /index.php$is_args$args;
+    }
+
+    # optionally disable falling back to PHP script for the asset directories;
+    # nginx will return a 404 error when files are not found instead of passing the
+    # request to Symfony (improves performance but Symfony's 404 page is not displayed)
+    # location /bundles {
+    #     try_files $uri =404;
+    # }
+
+    location ~ ^/index\.php(/|$) {
+        fastcgi_pass 127.0.0.1:9000;
+        fastcgi_split_path_info ^(.+\.php)(/.*)$;
+        include fastcgi_params;
+
+        # optionally set the value of the environment variables used in the application
+        # fastcgi_param APP_ENV prod;
+        # fastcgi_param APP_SECRET <app-secret-id>;
+        # fastcgi_param DATABASE_URL "mysql://db_user:db_pass@host:3306/db_name";
+
+        # When you are using symlinks to link the document root to the
+        # current version of your application, you should pass the real
+        # application path instead of the path to the symlink to PHP
+        # FPM.
+        # Otherwise, PHP's OPcache may not properly detect changes to
+        # your PHP files (see https://github.com/zendtech/ZendOptimizerPlus/issues/126
+        # for more information).
+        # Caveat: When PHP-FPM is hosted on a different machine from nginx
+        #         $realpath_root may not resolve as you expect! In this case try using
+        #         $document_root instead.
+        fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $realpath_root$fastcgi_script_name;
+        fastcgi_param DOCUMENT_ROOT $realpath_root;
+        # Prevents URIs that include the front controller. This will 404:
+        # http://domain.tld/index.php/some-path
+        # Remove the internal directive to allow URIs like this
+        internal;
+    }
+
+    # return 404 for all other php files not matching the front controller
+    # this prevents access to other php files you don't want to be accessible.
+    location ~ \.php$ {
+        return 404;
+    }
+
+    location ~ /\. {
+        deny all;
+    }
+
+    # Block access to Markdown, Twig & YAML files directly
+    location ~* /(.*)\.(?:markdown|md|twig|yaml|yml)$ {
+        deny all;
+    }
+
+    error_log /dev/stderr;
+    access_log /dev/stdout;
+
+}
diff --git a/templates/symfony.Dockerfile b/templates/symfony.Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fbb3050
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/symfony.Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+# Dockerfile template for Symfony based projects using PHP 8.3
+#
+# Magic files (in /application):
+#
+#   .nginx-site     Override nginx site default.conf
+#   .symfony-init   Initializes Symfony framework install
+#
+
+FROM dev.noccylabs.info/noccylabs/alpine-php83-aio:latest
+
+COPY . /application