diff --git a/docs/resources/server_block.md b/docs/resources/server_block.md
index 208d328..ffb7085 100644
--- a/docs/resources/server_block.md
+++ b/docs/resources/server_block.md
@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@ resource "nginx_server_block" "my-server" {
   enable = true
   markers = {
     docker_port = docker_container.web.ports.external
-    docker_ports = [
-      docker_container.web.ports.external,
-      docker_container.web2.ports.external
-    ]
+    docker_ports = "${docker_container.web.ports.external},${docker_container.web2.ports.external}"
+  }
+  markers_split = {
+    docker_ports = ","
   }
   content = <<EOF
 # content of file here
diff --git a/src/nginx/nginx.go b/src/nginx/nginx.go
index cc3adf3..682b2bd 100644
--- a/src/nginx/nginx.go
+++ b/src/nginx/nginx.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"path"
 	"regexp"
+	"strings"
 )
 
 func getNginxDirectories(filename string, m Config) (string, string) {
@@ -17,12 +18,12 @@ func getNginxDirectories(filename string, m Config) (string, string) {
 	return pathAvailable, pathEnabled
 }
 
-func CreateOrUpdateServerBlock(filename string, content string, m Config, markers map[string]interface{}) (string, error) {
+func CreateOrUpdateServerBlock(filename string, content string, m Config, markers map[string]interface{}, markers_split map[string]interface{}) (string, error) {
 	fullPathAvailable, _ := getNginxDirectories(filename, m)
 
 	// Replace markers in content
 	var re *regexp.Regexp
-	for key, value := range ProcessMarkers(markers) {
+	for key, value := range ProcessMarkers(markers, markers_split) {
 		quotedKey := regexp.QuoteMeta(key)
 		re, _ = regexp.Compile("{#\\s*" + quotedKey + "\\s*#}") // {#marker#}
 		content = re.ReplaceAllString(content, value)
@@ -39,20 +40,22 @@ func CreateOrUpdateServerBlock(filename string, content string, m Config, marker
 }
 
 /// ProcessMarkers resolves array values into single string replaces
-func ProcessMarkers(markers map[string]interface{}) map[string]string {
+func ProcessMarkers(markers map[string]interface{}, markers_split map[string]interface{}) map[string]string {
+	markers_split_keys := make([]string, 0, len(markers_split))
+	for k := range markers_split {
+		markers_split_keys = append(markers_split_keys, k)
+	}
+
 	output := make(map[string]string)
 	for key, value := range markers {
-		switch value.(type) {
-		case []string:
-			// Resolve array references if value is array
-			for i, slice := range value.([]string) {
+		stringValue := value.(string)
+		if markers_split[key].(string) != "" {
+			// Split value by character
+			for i, slice := range strings.Split(stringValue, markers_split[key].(string)) {
 				output[fmt.Sprintf("%s[%d]", key, i)] = slice
 			}
-			break
-		default:
-			// Pass string as is
-			output[key] = value.(string)
-			break
+		} else {
+			output[key] = stringValue
 		}
 	}
 	return output
diff --git a/src/resource_server_block.go b/src/resource_server_block.go
index aac41ca..b5f2824 100644
--- a/src/resource_server_block.go
+++ b/src/resource_server_block.go
@@ -34,6 +34,12 @@ func resourceServerBlock() *schema.Resource {
 				ForceNew:    true,
 				Description: "Markers in content that should be replaced",
 			},
+			"markers_split": &schema.Schema{
+				Type:        schema.TypeMap,
+				Default:     "",
+				Description: "Define marker name as key and the character where the string is split as value. Chunks can be accessed as array",
+				Optional:    true,
+			},
 			"enable": &schema.Schema{
 				Type:        schema.TypeBool,
 				Optional:    true,
@@ -49,7 +55,7 @@ func resourceServerBlockCreate(d *schema.ResourceData, m interface{}) error {
 
 	// Create file
 	content := d.Get("content").(string)
-	fullPathAvailable, err := nginx.CreateOrUpdateServerBlock(d.Get("filename").(string), content, config, d.Get("markers").(map[string]interface{}))
+	fullPathAvailable, err := nginx.CreateOrUpdateServerBlock(d.Get("filename").(string), content, config, d.Get("markers").(map[string]interface{}), d.Get("markers_split").(map[string]interface{}))
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -82,7 +88,7 @@ func resourceServerBlockRead(d *schema.ResourceData, m interface{}) error {
 func resourceServerBlockUpdate(d *schema.ResourceData, m interface{}) error {
 	// Content changed: replace old file content
 	if d.HasChange("content") || d.HasChange("variables") {
-		_, err := nginx.CreateOrUpdateServerBlock(d.Id(), d.Get("content").(string), m.(nginx.Config), d.Get("markers").(map[string]interface{}))
+		_, err := nginx.CreateOrUpdateServerBlock(d.Id(), d.Get("content").(string), m.(nginx.Config), d.Get("markers").(map[string]interface{}), d.Get("markers_split").(map[string]interface{}))
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}