diff --git a/roles/matrix-nginx-proxy/templates/nginx/conf.d/matrix-synapse.conf.j2 b/roles/matrix-nginx-proxy/templates/nginx/conf.d/matrix-synapse.conf.j2
index 0f4982cc5..d7a1e6b3a 100644
--- a/roles/matrix-nginx-proxy/templates/nginx/conf.d/matrix-synapse.conf.j2
+++ b/roles/matrix-nginx-proxy/templates/nginx/conf.d/matrix-synapse.conf.j2
@@ -127,65 +127,86 @@
 
 	{% set client_reader_worker = matrix_synapse_workers_enabled_list|selectattr('worker', 'equalto', 'client_reader')|first %}
 	{% if client_reader_worker %}
-        {# c.f. https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/blame/master/docs/workers.md#L252 #}
-        location ^/_matrix/client/(versions$|(api/v1|r0|unstable)/(publicRooms$|rooms/.*/joined_me|rooms/.*/context/.|rooms/.*/members$|rooms/.*/messages$|rooms/.*/state$|login$|account/3pid$|keys/query$|keys/changes$|voip/turnServer$|joined_groups$|publicised_groups$|publicised_groups/|pushrules/.*$|groups/.*$|register$|auth/.*/fallback/web$)) {
-                proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:{{ client_reader_worker.port }}$request_uri;
-                proxy_set_header Host $host;
-                proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $remote_addr;
-        }
+	{# c.f. https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/blame/master/docs/workers.md#L252 #}
+	location ^/_matrix/client/(versions$|(api/v1|r0|unstable)/(publicRooms$|rooms/.*/joined_me|rooms/.*/context/.|rooms/.*/members$|rooms/.*/messages$|rooms/.*/state$|login$|account/3pid$|keys/query$|keys/changes$|voip/turnServer$|joined_groups$|publicised_groups$|publicised_groups/|pushrules/.*$|groups/.*$|register$|auth/.*/fallback/web$)) {
+		{# Use the embedded DNS resolver in Docker containers to discover the service #}
+		resolver 127.0.0.11 valid=5s;
+		set $backend "matrix-synapse:{{ client_reader_worker.port }}"
+		proxy_pass http://$backend$request_uri;
+		proxy_set_header Host $host;
+		proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $remote_addr;
+	}
 	{% endif %}
 
 	{% set media_repository_worker = matrix_synapse_workers_enabled_list|selectattr('worker', 'equalto', 'media_repository')|first %}
 	{% if media_repository_worker %}
-        {# c.f. https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/blame/master/docs/workers.md#L219 #}
-        location /_matrix/media/ {
-                proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:{{ media_repository_worker.port }}$request_uri;
-                proxy_set_header Host $host;
-                proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $remote_addr;
-        }
-        {# c.f. https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/blame/master/docs/workers.md#L223 #}
-        location ~ ^/_synapse/admin/v1/(purge_media_cache|room/.*/media.*|user/.*/media.*|media/.*|quarantine_media/.*)$ {
-                proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:{{ media_repository_worker.port }}$request_uri;
-                proxy_set_header Host $host;
-                proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $remote_addr;
-        }
+	{# c.f. https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/blame/master/docs/workers.md#L219 #}
+	location /_matrix/media/ {
+		{# Use the embedded DNS resolver in Docker containers to discover the service #}
+		resolver 127.0.0.11 valid=5s;
+		set $backend "matrix-synapse:{{ media_repository_worker.port }}"
+		proxy_pass http://$backend$request_uri;
+		proxy_set_header Host $host;
+		proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $remote_addr;
+	}
+	{# c.f. https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/blame/master/docs/workers.md#L223 #}
+	location ~ ^/_synapse/admin/v1/(purge_media_cache|room/.*/media.*|user/.*/media.*|media/.*|quarantine_media/.*)$ {
+		{# Use the embedded DNS resolver in Docker containers to discover the service #}
+		resolver 127.0.0.11 valid=5s;
+		set $backend "matrix-synapse:{{ media_repository_worker.port }}"
+		proxy_pass http://$backend$request_uri;
+		proxy_set_header Host $host;
+		proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $remote_addr;
+	}
 	{% endif %}
 
 	{% set event_creator_worker = matrix_synapse_workers_enabled_list|selectattr('worker', 'equalto', 'event_creator')|first %}
 	{% if event_creator_worker %}
-        {# c.f. https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/blame/master/docs/workers.md#L323 #}
-        location ~ ^/_matrix/client/(api/v1|r0|unstable)/(rooms/.*/send|rooms/.*/state/|rooms/.*/(join|invite|leave|ban|unban|kick)$|join/|profile/) {
-                proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:{{ event_creator_worker.port }}$request_uri;
-                proxy_set_header Host $host;
-                proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $remote_addr;
-        }
+	{# c.f. https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/blame/master/docs/workers.md#L323 #}
+	location ~ ^/_matrix/client/(api/v1|r0|unstable)/(rooms/.*/send|rooms/.*/state/|rooms/.*/(join|invite|leave|ban|unban|kick)$|join/|profile/) {
+		{# Use the embedded DNS resolver in Docker containers to discover the service #}
+		resolver 127.0.0.11 valid=5s;
+		set $backend "matrix-synapse:{{ event_creator_worker.port }}"
+		proxy_pass http://$backend$request_uri;
+		proxy_set_header Host $host;
+		proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $remote_addr;
+	}
 	{% endif %}
 
 	{% set frontend_proxy_worker = matrix_synapse_workers_enabled_list|selectattr('worker', 'equalto', 'frontend_proxy')|first %}
 	{% if frontend_proxy_worker %}
-        {# c.f. https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/blame/master/docs/workers.md#L302 #}
-        location ~ ^/_matrix/client/(api/v1|r0|unstable)/keys/upload {
-                proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:{{ frontend_proxy_worker.port }}$request_uri;
-                proxy_set_header Host $host;
-                proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $remote_addr;
-        }
-        {% if not matrix_synapse_use_presence %}
-                location ~ ^/_matrix/client/(api/v1|r0|unstable)/presence/[^/]+/status {
-                        proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:{{ frontend_proxy_worker.port }}$request_uri;
-                        proxy_set_header Host $host;
-                        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $remote_addr;
-                }
-        {% endif %}
+	{# c.f. https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/blame/master/docs/workers.md#L302 #}
+	location ~ ^/_matrix/client/(api/v1|r0|unstable)/keys/upload {
+		{# Use the embedded DNS resolver in Docker containers to discover the service #}
+		resolver 127.0.0.11 valid=5s;
+		set $backend "matrix-synapse:{{ frontend_proxy_worker.port }}"
+		proxy_pass http://$backend$request_uri;
+		proxy_set_header Host $host;
+		proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $remote_addr;
+	}
+	{% if not matrix_synapse_use_presence %}
+		location ~ ^/_matrix/client/(api/v1|r0|unstable)/presence/[^/]+/status {
+			{# Use the embedded DNS resolver in Docker containers to discover the service #}
+			resolver 127.0.0.11 valid=5s;
+			set $backend "matrix-synapse:{{ frontend_proxy_worker.port }}"
+			proxy_pass http://$backend$request_uri;
+			proxy_set_header Host $host;
+			proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $remote_addr;
+		}
+	{% endif %}
 	{% endif %}
 
 	{% set user_dir_worker = matrix_synapse_workers_enabled_list|selectattr('worker', 'equalto', 'user_dir')|first %}
 	{% if user_dir_worker %}
-        {# c.f. https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/blame/master/docs/workers.md#L290 #}
-        location ~ ^/_matrix/client/(api/v1|r0|unstable)/user_directory/search$ {
-                proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:{{ user_dir_worker.port }}$request_uri;
-                proxy_set_header Host $host;
-                proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $remote_addr;
-        }
+	{# c.f. https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/blame/master/docs/workers.md#L290 #}
+	location ~ ^/_matrix/client/(api/v1|r0|unstable)/user_directory/search$ {
+		{# Use the embedded DNS resolver in Docker containers to discover the service #}
+		resolver 127.0.0.11 valid=5s;
+		set $backend "matrix-synapse:{{ user_dir_worker.port }}"
+		proxy_pass http://$backend$request_uri;
+		proxy_set_header Host $host;
+		proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $remote_addr;
+	}
 	{% endif %}
 
 	{% for configuration_block in matrix_nginx_proxy_proxy_matrix_additional_server_configuration_blocks %}
@@ -268,8 +289,11 @@ upstream synchrotron {
 	# to the same server (except when this server is unavailable)
 	ip_hash;
 
-	{% for worker in synchrotron_workers %}
-		server 127.0.0.1:{{ worker.port }};
+	{% for synchrotron_worker in synchrotron_workers %}
+		{# Use the embedded DNS resolver in Docker containers to discover the service #}
+		resolver 127.0.0.11 valid=5s;
+		set $backend "matrix-synapse:{{ synchrotron_worker.port }}"
+		server $backend:{{ synchrotron_worker.port }};
 	{% endfor %}
 }
 {% endif %}
@@ -355,14 +379,17 @@ server {
 		ssl_ciphers "EECDH+AESGCM:EDH+AESGCM:AES256+EECDH:AES256+EDH";
 	{% endif %}
 
-	{% set federation_worker = matrix_synapse_workers_enabled_list|selectattr('worker', 'equalto', 'federation_reader')|first %}
-	{% if federation_worker %}
-        {# c.f. https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/blame/master/docs/workers.md#L160 #}
-        location ~ ^(/_matrix/federation/v1/event/|/_matrix/federation/v1/state/|/_matrix/federation/v1/state_ids/|/_matrix/federation/v1/backfill/|/_matrix/federation/v1/get_missing_events/|/_matrix/federation/v1/publicRooms|/_matrix/federation/v1/query/|/_matrix/federation/v1/make_join/|/_matrix/federation/v1/make_leave/|/_matrix/federation/v1/send_join/|/_matrix/federation/v2/send_join/|/_matrix/federation/v1/send_leave/|/_matrix/federation/v2/send_leave/|/_matrix/federation/v1/invite/|/_matrix/federation/v2/invite/|/_matrix/federation/v1/query_auth/|/_matrix/federation/v1/event_auth/|/_matrix/federation/v1/exchange_third_party_invite/|/_matrix/federation/v1/user/devices/|/_matrix/federation/v1/send/|/_matrix/federation/v1/get_groups_publicised$|/_matrix/key/v2/query|/_matrix/federation/v1/groups/) {
-                proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:{{ federation_worker.port }}$request_uri;
-                proxy_set_header Host $host;
-                proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $remote_addr;
-        }
+	{% set federation_reader_worker = matrix_synapse_workers_enabled_list|selectattr('worker', 'equalto', 'federation_reader')|first %}
+	{% if federation_reader_worker %}
+	{# c.f. https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/blame/master/docs/workers.md#L160 #}
+	location ~ ^(/_matrix/federation/v1/event/|/_matrix/federation/v1/state/|/_matrix/federation/v1/state_ids/|/_matrix/federation/v1/backfill/|/_matrix/federation/v1/get_missing_events/|/_matrix/federation/v1/publicRooms|/_matrix/federation/v1/query/|/_matrix/federation/v1/make_join/|/_matrix/federation/v1/make_leave/|/_matrix/federation/v1/send_join/|/_matrix/federation/v2/send_join/|/_matrix/federation/v1/send_leave/|/_matrix/federation/v2/send_leave/|/_matrix/federation/v1/invite/|/_matrix/federation/v2/invite/|/_matrix/federation/v1/query_auth/|/_matrix/federation/v1/event_auth/|/_matrix/federation/v1/exchange_third_party_invite/|/_matrix/federation/v1/user/devices/|/_matrix/federation/v1/send/|/_matrix/federation/v1/get_groups_publicised$|/_matrix/key/v2/query|/_matrix/federation/v1/groups/) {
+		{# Use the embedded DNS resolver in Docker containers to discover the service #}
+		resolver 127.0.0.11 valid=5s;
+		set $backend "matrix-synapse:{{ federation_reader_worker.port }}"
+		proxy_pass http://$backend$request_uri;
+		proxy_set_header Host $host;
+		proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $remote_addr;
+	}
 	{% endif %}
 
 	location / {