diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index cf25113..b38c9e8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -63,6 +63,9 @@ The following examples assume that the reverse proxy runs on the Docker host.
 Replace `hub.example.com` with the public frontend domain. Keep
 `FRONTEND_BIND=127.0.0.1:18080` in the frontend `.env`. The examples also assume
 that Drivers Hub: Backend listens on `127.0.0.1:17777` and uses the `/api` prefix.
+They do not publish the API documentation or the upstream service restart
+endpoint. The restart endpoint does not manage a Docker container. All other
+API routes remain available to the frontend and configured external services.
 
 ### Standalone Nginx
 
@@ -85,7 +88,13 @@ server {
     ssl_certificate /etc/letsencrypt/live/hub.example.com/fullchain.pem;
     ssl_certificate_key /etc/letsencrypt/live/hub.example.com/privkey.pem;
 
-    location ^~ /api/ {
+    # Do not publish API schemas or interactive API documentation.
+    # The upstream restart endpoint cannot restart this Docker container.
+    location ~ ^/api/(?:docs?(?:/|$)|redoc/?$|openapi\.json$|restart$) {
+        return 404;
+    }
+
+    location /api/ {
         proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:17777;
         proxy_set_header Host $host;
         proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
@@ -119,6 +128,13 @@ Add this site block to the Caddyfile:
 
 ```caddyfile
 hub.example.com {
+    # Do not publish API schemas or interactive API documentation.
+    # The upstream restart endpoint cannot restart this Docker container.
+    @blocked path /api/openapi.json /api/doc /api/doc/* /api/docs /api/docs/* /api/redoc /api/restart
+    handle @blocked {
+        respond 404
+    }
+
     handle /api/* {
         reverse_proxy 127.0.0.1:17777
     }
@@ -151,7 +167,13 @@ Use a domain or subdomain that has a valid TLS certificate in Plesk.
 5. Add this block to **Additional nginx directives**:
 
 ```nginx
-location ^~ /api/ {
+# Do not publish API schemas or interactive API documentation.
+# The upstream restart endpoint cannot restart this Docker container.
+location ~ ^/api/(?:docs?(?:/|$)|redoc/?$|openapi\.json$|restart$) {
+    return 404;
+}
+
+location /api/ {
     proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:17777;
     proxy_set_header Host $host;
     proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;