diff --git a/backend/src/main/resources/application.yml b/backend/src/main/resources/application.yml
index ad385a1..b2c65c8 100644
--- a/backend/src/main/resources/application.yml
+++ b/backend/src/main/resources/application.yml
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ spring:
   
   servlet:
     multipart:
-      max-file-size: 10MB  # Reduced for security (was 250MB)
-      max-request-size: 15MB  # Slightly higher to account for form data
+      max-file-size: 256MB  # Increased for backup restore
+      max-request-size: 260MB  # Slightly higher to account for form data
 
 server:
   port: 8080
diff --git a/nginx.conf b/nginx.conf
index 0e24d58..e175688 100644
--- a/nginx.conf
+++ b/nginx.conf
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ http {
 
     server {
         listen 80;
-        client_max_body_size 10M;
+        client_max_body_size 256M;
 
         # Frontend routes
         location / {