diff --git a/nginx/crowdsec_nginx.conf b/nginx/crowdsec_nginx.conf
index 86f5b68..4684fbc 100644
--- a/nginx/crowdsec_nginx.conf
+++ b/nginx/crowdsec_nginx.conf
@@ -1,40 +1,126 @@
 lua_package_path '/usr/local/lua/crowdsec/?.lua;;';
 lua_shared_dict crowdsec_cache 50m;
+
 lua_ssl_trusted_certificate /etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt;
+
+#
+# INITIALIZATION (runs once on Nginx start)
+#
 init_by_lua_block {
-        cs = require "crowdsec"
-        local ok, err = cs.init("/etc/crowdsec/bouncers/crowdsec-nginx-bouncer.conf", "crowdsec-nginx-bouncer/v1.1.3")
-        if ok == nil then
-                ngx.log(ngx.ERR, "[Crowdsec] " .. err)
-                error()
-        end
+    -- ## FIX 1: Use pcall and a global flag for safer initialization ##
+    -- This ensures that if CrowdSec fails to start, the other blocks will not run and cause errors.
+    cs = require "crowdsec"
+    local config_path = "/data/crowdsec/crowdsec.conf"
+    local user_agent  = "crowdsec-npmplus-bouncer/v1.1.3"
+
+    local ok, err = pcall(cs.init, config_path, user_agent)
+    if not ok then
+        ngx.log(ngx.ERR, "[Crowdsec] FATAL: Init failed: " .. tostring(err))
+        _G.CROWDSEC_INIT_FAILED = true
+    else
         ngx.log(ngx.ALERT, "[Crowdsec] Initialisation done")
+        _G.CROWDSEC_INIT_FAILED = false
+    end
 }
 
 map $server_addr $unix {
-	default       0;
-	"~unix:" 1;
+    default 0;
+    "~unix:" 1;
 }
 
+#
+# PER-REQUEST PROCESSING (checks every request against the local cache)
+#
 access_by_lua_block {
-	local cs = require "crowdsec"
-	if ngx.var.unix == "1" then
-		ngx.log(ngx.DEBUG, "[Crowdsec] Unix socket request ignoring...")
-	else
-		cs.Allow(ngx.var.remote_addr)
-	end
+    if _G.CROWDSEC_INIT_FAILED then return end
+
+    local cs = require "crowdsec"
+    if ngx.var.unix == "1" then return end
+
+    local ok, err = pcall(cs.Allow, ngx.var.remote_addr)
+    if not ok then
+        ngx.log(ngx.ERR, "[Crowdsec] Allow() failed unexpectedly: " .. tostring(err))
+    end
 }
 
+#
+# WORKER INITIALIZATION (runs the crash-proof supervisor)
+#
 init_worker_by_lua_block {
-        cs = require "crowdsec"
-        local mode = cs.get_mode()
-        if string.lower(mode) == "stream" then
-           ngx.log(ngx.INFO, "Initializing stream mode for worker " .. tostring(ngx.worker.id()))
-           cs.SetupStream()
+    if _G.CROWDSEC_INIT_FAILED then
+        ngx.log(ngx.WARN, "[Crowdsec] Bouncer is disabled due to initialization failure.")
+        return
+    end
+
+    local cs = require "crowdsec"
+    local mode = cs.get_mode()
+
+    if ngx.worker.id() == 0 and string.lower(mode) == "stream" then
+        
+        local STATE = ngx.shared.crowdsec_cache
+        local LAST_ATTEMPT_KEY = "cs_last_attempt_ts"
+        local DELAY_KEY = "cs_retry_delay_s"
+
+        local INITIAL_RETRY_DELAY = 10
+        local MAX_RETRY_DELAY = 300 -- Increased max delay for longer outages
+        local SUPERVISOR_CHECK_INTERVAL = 5
+
+        local function stream_worker_thread()
+            STATE:set(DELAY_KEY, INITIAL_RETRY_DELAY)
+            ngx.log(ngx.INFO, "[Crowdsec] Background stream worker started, retry delay reset to " .. INITIAL_RETRY_DELAY .. "s.")
+
+            local ok, err = pcall(cs.SetupStream)
+
+            -- ## FIX 2: Add logging for clean exits and mark worker as inactive ##
+            -- This ensures the supervisor knows to restart the worker after a normal cycle.
+            if not ok then
+                -- This is a real crash. The worker process will likely die.
+                ngx.log(ngx.ERR, "[Crowdsec] Background stream worker CRASHED: " .. tostring(err))
+            else
+                -- This is a clean exit, which we know is normal behavior.
+                ngx.log(ngx.INFO, "[Crowdsec] Background stream worker completed its cycle and stopped cleanly.")
+            end
+            -- This is CRITICAL. It tells the supervisor the worker needs to be restarted.
+            STATE:set("cs_stream_is_active", false)
         end
 
-        if ngx.worker.id() == 0 then
-           ngx.log(ngx.INFO, "Initializing metrics for worker " .. tostring(ngx.worker.id()))
-           cs.SetupMetrics()
+        local supervisor
+        supervisor = function(premature)
+            if premature then return end
+            
+            local is_active = STATE:get("cs_stream_is_active")
+
+            -- Note: in your version, this was inside the next `if`. Moved it out to cover all cases.
+            if is_active then return end
+
+            local last_attempt_ts = STATE:get(LAST_ATTEMPT_KEY) or 0
+            local current_delay = STATE:get(DELAY_KEY) or INITIAL_RETRY_DELAY
+
+            if ngx.now() >= last_attempt_ts + current_delay then
+                ngx.log(ngx.INFO, "[Crowdsec] Supervisor: Attempting to start stream worker. Current retry delay is " .. current_delay .. "s.")
+                
+                STATE:set(LAST_ATTEMPT_KEY, ngx.now())
+                local next_delay = math.min(current_delay * 2, MAX_RETRY_DELAY)
+                STATE:set(DELAY_KEY, next_delay)
+
+                local ok, err = ngx.thread.spawn(stream_worker_thread)
+                if not ok then
+                    ngx.log(ngx.ERR, "[Crowdsec] Supervisor: FATAL - Failed to spawn worker thread: " .. tostring(err))
+                end
+            end
+
+            ngx.timer.at(SUPERVISOR_CHECK_INTERVAL, supervisor)
         end
-}
+        
+        ngx.log(ngx.INFO, "[Crowdsec] Supervisor initializing...")
+        STATE:set(LAST_ATTEMPT_KEY, 0)
+        STATE:set(DELAY_KEY, INITIAL_RETRY_DELAY)
+        STATE:set("cs_stream_is_active", false)
+        
+        ngx.timer.at(1, supervisor)
+    end
+
+    if ngx.worker.id() == 0 then
+        pcall(cs.SetupMetrics)
+    end
+}
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