diff --git a/roles/0-DEPRECATED-ROLES/dokuwiki/tasks/enable.yml b/roles/0-DEPRECATED-ROLES/dokuwiki/tasks/enable.yml
index 094312866..559ed9f37 100644
--- a/roles/0-DEPRECATED-ROLES/dokuwiki/tasks/enable.yml
+++ b/roles/0-DEPRECATED-ROLES/dokuwiki/tasks/enable.yml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 
 - name: Restart 'nginx' systemd service
   systemd:
-    name: nginx
+    name: "{{ nginx_systemd_name }}"
     state: restarted
   when: nginx_enabled
 
diff --git a/roles/0-DEPRECATED-ROLES/elgg/tasks/nginx.yml b/roles/0-DEPRECATED-ROLES/elgg/tasks/nginx.yml
index 3a4a302d1..db9d5982f 100644
--- a/roles/0-DEPRECATED-ROLES/elgg/tasks/nginx.yml
+++ b/roles/0-DEPRECATED-ROLES/elgg/tasks/nginx.yml
@@ -12,5 +12,5 @@
 
 - name: Restart 'nginx' systemd service
   systemd:
-    name: nginx
+    name: "{{ nginx_systemd_name }}"
     state: restarted
diff --git a/roles/awstats/tasks/nginx.yml b/roles/awstats/tasks/nginx.yml
index 810348fb0..43aa3c88a 100644
--- a/roles/awstats/tasks/nginx.yml
+++ b/roles/awstats/tasks/nginx.yml
@@ -12,5 +12,5 @@
 
 - name: Restart 'nginx' systemd service
   systemd:
-    name: nginx
+    name: "{{ nginx_systemd_name }}"
     state: restarted
diff --git a/roles/calibre-web/tasks/enable-or-disable.yml b/roles/calibre-web/tasks/enable-or-disable.yml
index 493703dc7..2fdf89fda 100644
--- a/roles/calibre-web/tasks/enable-or-disable.yml
+++ b/roles/calibre-web/tasks/enable-or-disable.yml
@@ -48,5 +48,5 @@
 
 - name: Restart 'nginx' systemd service
   systemd:
-    name: nginx
+    name: "{{ nginx_systemd_name }}"
     state: restarted
diff --git a/roles/cups/tasks/nginx.yml b/roles/cups/tasks/nginx.yml
index 886a15c14..8aa75ff47 100644
--- a/roles/cups/tasks/nginx.yml
+++ b/roles/cups/tasks/nginx.yml
@@ -12,5 +12,5 @@
 
 - name: Restart 'nginx' systemd service
   systemd:
-    name: nginx
+    name: "{{ nginx_systemd_name }}"
     state: restarted
diff --git a/roles/gitea/tasks/enable-or-disable.yml b/roles/gitea/tasks/enable-or-disable.yml
index 3401c3fdd..0f1cecf55 100644
--- a/roles/gitea/tasks/enable-or-disable.yml
+++ b/roles/gitea/tasks/enable-or-disable.yml
@@ -28,5 +28,5 @@
 
 - name: Restart 'nginx' systemd service
   systemd:
-    name: nginx
+    name: "{{ nginx_systemd_name }}"
     state: restarted
diff --git a/roles/internetarchive/tasks/enable-or-disable.yml b/roles/internetarchive/tasks/enable-or-disable.yml
index 47cebe214..10a7164b5 100644
--- a/roles/internetarchive/tasks/enable-or-disable.yml
+++ b/roles/internetarchive/tasks/enable-or-disable.yml
@@ -28,5 +28,5 @@
 
 - name: Restart 'nginx' systemd service
   systemd:
-    name: nginx
+    name: "{{ nginx_systemd_name }}"
     state: restarted
diff --git a/roles/jupyterhub/tasks/enable-or-disable.yml b/roles/jupyterhub/tasks/enable-or-disable.yml
index b8a504589..621287930 100644
--- a/roles/jupyterhub/tasks/enable-or-disable.yml
+++ b/roles/jupyterhub/tasks/enable-or-disable.yml
@@ -29,5 +29,5 @@
 
 - name: Restart 'nginx' systemd service
   systemd:
-    name: nginx
+    name: "{{ nginx_systemd_name }}"
     state: restarted
diff --git a/roles/kiwix/tasks/nginx.yml b/roles/kiwix/tasks/nginx.yml
index 0fd9c674a..54a1e7628 100644
--- a/roles/kiwix/tasks/nginx.yml
+++ b/roles/kiwix/tasks/nginx.yml
@@ -12,5 +12,5 @@
 
 - name: Restart 'nginx' systemd service
   systemd:
-    name: nginx
+    name: "{{ nginx_systemd_name }}"
     state: restarted
diff --git a/roles/kolibri/tasks/enable-or-disable.yml b/roles/kolibri/tasks/enable-or-disable.yml
index 8204b3aee..8177f97a1 100644
--- a/roles/kolibri/tasks/enable-or-disable.yml
+++ b/roles/kolibri/tasks/enable-or-disable.yml
@@ -28,5 +28,5 @@
 
 - name: Restart 'nginx' systemd service
   systemd:
-    name: nginx
+    name: "{{ nginx_systemd_name }}"
     state: restarted
diff --git a/roles/lokole/tasks/nginx.yml b/roles/lokole/tasks/nginx.yml
index 9ba756bf8..3de3f2a20 100644
--- a/roles/lokole/tasks/nginx.yml
+++ b/roles/lokole/tasks/nginx.yml
@@ -12,5 +12,5 @@
 
 - name: Restart 'nginx' systemd service
   systemd:
-    name: nginx
+    name: "{{ nginx_systemd_name }}"
     state: restarted
diff --git a/roles/mediawiki/tasks/nginx.yml b/roles/mediawiki/tasks/nginx.yml
index 85c4e1429..c4cc5785c 100644
--- a/roles/mediawiki/tasks/nginx.yml
+++ b/roles/mediawiki/tasks/nginx.yml
@@ -12,5 +12,5 @@
 
 - name: Restart 'nginx' systemd service
   systemd:
-    name: nginx
+    name: "{{ nginx_systemd_name }}"
     state: restarted
diff --git a/roles/moodle/tasks/enable-or-disable.yml b/roles/moodle/tasks/enable-or-disable.yml
index 687d6db1e..4306dc02e 100644
--- a/roles/moodle/tasks/enable-or-disable.yml
+++ b/roles/moodle/tasks/enable-or-disable.yml
@@ -27,5 +27,5 @@
 
 - name: Restart 'nginx' systemd service
   systemd:
-    name: nginx
+    name: "{{ nginx_systemd_name }}"
     state: restarted
diff --git a/roles/munin/tasks/enable-or-disable.yml b/roles/munin/tasks/enable-or-disable.yml
index fce74cae5..450de07ff 100644
--- a/roles/munin/tasks/enable-or-disable.yml
+++ b/roles/munin/tasks/enable-or-disable.yml
@@ -40,5 +40,5 @@
 
 - name: Restart 'nginx' systemd service
   systemd:
-    name: nginx
+    name: "{{ nginx_systemd_name }}"
     state: restarted
diff --git a/roles/nginx/tasks/enable-or-disable.yml b/roles/nginx/tasks/enable-or-disable.yml
index 0ef223866..ae028a23f 100644
--- a/roles/nginx/tasks/enable-or-disable.yml
+++ b/roles/nginx/tasks/enable-or-disable.yml
@@ -25,10 +25,9 @@
 #     enabled: true
 #   when: apache_installed is defined and apache_enabled    # or not nginx_enabled
 
-
 - name: Enable & (Re)Start 'nginx' systemd service, if nginx_enabled
   systemd:
-    name: nginx
+    name: "{{ nginx_systemd_name }}"
     daemon_reload: yes
     enabled: yes
     state: restarted
@@ -36,7 +35,7 @@
 
 - name: Disable & Stop 'nginx' systemd service, if not nginx_enabled
   systemd:
-    name: nginx
+    name: "{{ nginx_systemd_name }}"
     enabled: no
     state: stopped
   when: not nginx_enabled
diff --git a/roles/nginx/tasks/install.yml b/roles/nginx/tasks/install.yml
index b45920dd1..0aaa3335c 100644
--- a/roles/nginx/tasks/install.yml
+++ b/roles/nginx/tasks/install.yml
@@ -43,19 +43,72 @@
 #     append: yes
 
 
-- name: Remove NGINX default config /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/default
+- name: Remove NGINX default config {{ nginx_dir }}/sites-enabled/default
   file:
-    path: /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/default
+    path: "{{ nginx_dir }}/sites-enabled/default"
     state: absent
 
+# start block
+- block:
+  - name: Insure alternate nginx path is present
+    file:
+      path: "{{ item }}"
+      state: directory
+    with_items:
+      - "{{ nginx_conf_dir }}"
+      - "{{ nginx_dir }}/sites-available"
+      - "{{ nginx_dir }}/sites-enabled"
+
+  - name: Link {{ nginx_dir }}/ files
+    file:
+      src: /etc/nginx/{{ item }}
+      path: "{{ nginx_dir }}/{{ item }}"
+      state: link
+    with_items:
+      - modules-available
+      - modules-enabled
+      - snippets
+      - fastcgi.conf
+      - fastcgi_params
+      - koi-win
+      - koi-utf
+      - proxy_params
+      - scgi_params
+      - uwsgi_params
+      - win-utf
+
+  - name: Grab stock unit file
+    copy:
+      force: yes
+      src: /lib/systemd/system/nginx.service
+      dest: /etc/systemd/system/{{ nginx_systemd_name }}.service
+
+  - name: shove {{ nginx_dir }}/nginx.conf into unit file
+    command: sed -i 's|/usr/sbin/nginx|/usr/sbin/nginx -c {{ nginx_dir }}/nginx.conf|g' /etc/systemd/system/{{ nginx_systemd_name }}.service
+#    lineinfile:
+#      path: /etc/systemd/system/nginx.service
+#      state: present
+#      regexp: "{{ item.regexp }}"
+#      line: "{{ item.line }}"
+#    with_items:
+#    - { regexp: '^ExecStartPre=/usr/sbin/nginx' , line: 'ExecStartPre=/usr/sbin/nginx -c {{ nginx_dir }}/nginx.conf' }
+#    - { regexp: '^ExecStart=/usr/sbin/nginx', line: 'ExecStart=/usr/sbin/nginx -c {{ nginx_dir }}/nginx.conf'  }
+#    - { regexp: '^ExecReload=/usr/sbin/nginx', line: 'ExecReload=/usr/sbin/nginx -c {{ nginx_dir }}/nginx.conf' }
+
+  - name: Alter /run/nginx.pid to be /run/{{ nginx_systemd_name }}.pid in unit file.
+    command: sed -i 's|/run/nginx.pid|/run/{{ nginx_systemd_name }}.pid|g' /etc/systemd/system/{{ nginx_systemd_name }}.service
+
+# end block
+  when: nginx_systemd_name != "nginx" or nginx_dir != "/etc/nginx"
+
 - name: 'Install 3 (of 5) files from template: /etc/nginx/server.conf, /etc/nginx/nginx.conf, /etc/nginx/mime.types'
   template:
     src: "{{ item.src }}"
     dest: "{{ item.dest }}"
   with_items:
-    - { src: 'server.conf.j2', dest: '/etc/nginx/server.conf' }
-    - { src: 'nginx.conf.j2', dest: '/etc/nginx/nginx.conf' }
-    - { src: 'mime.types.j2', dest: '/etc/nginx/mime.types' }
+    - { src: 'server.conf.j2', dest: '{{ nginx_dir }}/server.conf' }
+    - { src: 'nginx.conf.j2', dest: '{{ nginx_dir }}/nginx.conf' }
+    - { src: 'mime.types.j2', dest: '{{ nginx_dir }}/mime.types' }
     # - { src: 'ports.conf', dest: '/etc/{{ apache_service }}/ports.conf' }    # 2021-08-09: Restored from enable-or-disable.yml then moved to roles/pbx/tasks/apache.yml
     # - { src: 'iiab.conf.j2', dest: "{{ nginx_conf_dir }}/iiab.conf" }    # Moved into homepage.yml, invoked later by roles/www_options/tasks/main.yml (see below!)
 
@@ -63,12 +116,26 @@
     msg: roles/nginx/tasks/homepage.yml will run LATER (invoked by roles/www_options/tasks/main.yml) SO THAT NGINX CAN REDIRECT http://box TO http://box{{ iiab_home_url }} (based on var iiab_home_url)
 # - include_tasks: roles/nginx/tasks/homepage.yml
 
+#ubuntu@box:/opt/iiab/iiab$ grep -r 'fastcgi_pass' roles
+#roles/awstats/templates/awstats-nginx.conf:    fastcgi_pass    php;
+#roles/nextcloud/templates/nextcloud-nginx.conf.j2:        fastcgi_pass php;
+#roles/moodle/templates/moodle-nginx.conf.j2:    fastcgi_pass php;
+#roles/osm-vector-maps/templates/osm-vector-maps-nginx.conf.j2:    fastcgi_pass php;
+#roles/pbx/templates/freepbx-nginx.conf.j2:        fastcgi_pass unix:/run/php/php-asterisk.sock;
+#roles/mediawiki/templates/mediawiki-nginx.conf.j2:    fastcgi_pass php; # or whatever port your PHP-FPM listens on
+#roles/mediawiki/templates/mediawiki-nginx.conf.j2:#        fastcgi_pass 127.0.0.1:9000; # or whatever port your PHP-FPM listens on
+#roles/wordpress/templates/wordpress-nginx.conf.j2:        fastcgi_pass php;
+#roles/wordpress/templates/wordpress-nginx.conf.j2:        fastcgi_pass php;
+#roles/nginx/templates/admin-console-nginx.conf.unused:    fastcgi_pass php;
+ 
+# should really be 'state: stopped' 'enabled: no' and each role should enable and restart as needed to keep system resources in check when
+# php{{ php_version }}-fpm is not required by any selected roles.
+
 - name: Restart php{{ php_version }}-fpm systemd service
   systemd:
     name: "php{{ php_version }}-fpm"
     state: restarted
 
-
 # RECORD NGINX AS INSTALLED
 
 - name: Record (final) disk space used
diff --git a/roles/nginx/templates/nginx.conf.j2 b/roles/nginx/templates/nginx.conf.j2
index 5e440a9ff..bd2b18936 100644
--- a/roles/nginx/templates/nginx.conf.j2
+++ b/roles/nginx/templates/nginx.conf.j2
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 
 user www-data;
 worker_processes auto;
-pid /run/nginx.pid;
-include /etc/nginx/modules-enabled/*.conf;
+pid /run/{{ nginx_systemd_name }}.pid;
+include {{ nginx_dir }}/modules-enabled/*.conf;
 
 events {
     worker_connections 768;
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ http {
     server_names_hash_bucket_size 64;
     # server_name_in_redirect off;
 
-    include /etc/nginx/mime.types;
+    include {{ nginx_dir }}/mime.types;
     default_type text/html;
 
     ##
@@ -91,10 +91,10 @@ http {
     ##
 
     # include a server file which in turn includes conf.d/*
-    include /etc/nginx/server.conf;
+    include {{ nginx_dir }}/server.conf;
 
     # include other sites
-    include /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/*.conf;
+    include {{ nginx_dir }}/sites-enabled/*.conf;
 
     # define the upstream backend fastcgi for php
     upstream php {
diff --git a/roles/nginx/templates/server.conf.j2 b/roles/nginx/templates/server.conf.j2
index 9b6aeaaba..409663ab7 100644
--- a/roles/nginx/templates/server.conf.j2
+++ b/roles/nginx/templates/server.conf.j2
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ server {
     server_name $hostname;    # e.g. box.lan, set dynamically when NGINX starts
     #server_name {{ iiab_hostname }}.{{ iiab_domain }};
     #server_name {{ iiab_hostname }};
-    listen 80;
+    listen {{ nginx_port }};
 
     index index.php index.html index.htm;
 
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ server {
     # let individual services drop location blocks in conf.d
     include {{ nginx_conf_dir }}/*;
 
+    # why is everything below here even present?
     location ~ .*\.php$ {
         proxy_set_header X-Real-IP  $remote_addr;
         proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $remote_addr;
diff --git a/roles/nodered/tasks/enable-or-disable.yml b/roles/nodered/tasks/enable-or-disable.yml
index 87a1c8d2a..5893d30e0 100644
--- a/roles/nodered/tasks/enable-or-disable.yml
+++ b/roles/nodered/tasks/enable-or-disable.yml
@@ -28,5 +28,5 @@
 
 - name: Restart 'nginx' systemd service
   systemd:
-    name: nginx
+    name: "{{ nginx_systemd_name }}"
     state: restarted
diff --git a/roles/osm-vector-maps/tasks/nginx.yml b/roles/osm-vector-maps/tasks/nginx.yml
index 15c281db8..b16031320 100644
--- a/roles/osm-vector-maps/tasks/nginx.yml
+++ b/roles/osm-vector-maps/tasks/nginx.yml
@@ -12,5 +12,5 @@
 
 - name: Reload 'nginx' systemd service
   systemd:
-    name: nginx
+    name: "{{ nginx_systemd_name }}"
     state: reloaded
diff --git a/roles/pbx/tasks/enable-or-disable.yml b/roles/pbx/tasks/enable-or-disable.yml
index 6b1639a37..b7b0c4141 100644
--- a/roles/pbx/tasks/enable-or-disable.yml
+++ b/roles/pbx/tasks/enable-or-disable.yml
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@
 
 - name: Restart 'nginx' systemd service
   systemd:
-    name: nginx
+    name: "{{ nginx_systemd_name }}"
     state: restarted
 
 
diff --git a/roles/sugarizer/tasks/enable-or-disable.yml b/roles/sugarizer/tasks/enable-or-disable.yml
index 8abccd61b..da72d935d 100644
--- a/roles/sugarizer/tasks/enable-or-disable.yml
+++ b/roles/sugarizer/tasks/enable-or-disable.yml
@@ -28,5 +28,5 @@
 
 - name: Restart 'nginx' systemd service
   systemd:
-    name: nginx
+    name: "{{ nginx_systemd_name }}"
     state: restarted
diff --git a/roles/usb_lib/tasks/nginx.yml b/roles/usb_lib/tasks/nginx.yml
index 7e572142a..7cb0d2289 100644
--- a/roles/usb_lib/tasks/nginx.yml
+++ b/roles/usb_lib/tasks/nginx.yml
@@ -30,5 +30,5 @@
 
 - name: Restart 'nginx' systemd service
   systemd:
-    name: nginx
+    name: "{{ nginx_systemd_name }}"
     state: restarted
diff --git a/roles/wordpress/tasks/nginx.yml b/roles/wordpress/tasks/nginx.yml
index c55d1223e..66c1e6277 100644
--- a/roles/wordpress/tasks/nginx.yml
+++ b/roles/wordpress/tasks/nginx.yml
@@ -12,5 +12,5 @@
 
 - name: Restart 'nginx' systemd service
   systemd:
-    name: nginx
+    name: "{{ nginx_systemd_name }}"
     state: restarted
diff --git a/roles/www_options/tasks/main.yml b/roles/www_options/tasks/main.yml
index b26256239..a5bd68b9c 100644
--- a/roles/www_options/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/www_options/tasks/main.yml
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@
 
 - name: (Re)Start 'nginx' systemd service, if nginx_enabled
   systemd:
-    name: nginx
+    name: "{{ nginx_systemd_name }}"
     state: restarted
   when: nginx_enabled
 
diff --git a/vars/default_vars.yml b/vars/default_vars.yml
index bcb038a53..c6d1ee0a8 100644
--- a/vars/default_vars.yml
+++ b/vars/default_vars.yml
@@ -272,8 +272,10 @@ nginx_install: True
 nginx_enabled: True
 nginx_port: 80
 nginx_interface: 0.0.0.0
-nginx_conf_dir: /etc/nginx/conf.d
+nginx_dir: /etc/nginx
+nginx_conf_dir: "{{ nginx_dir }}/conf.d"
 nginx_log_dir: /var/log/nginx
+nginx_systemd_name: nginx
 # SEE BELOW: nginx_high_php_limits, apache_allow_sudo
 
 # roles/www_base runs here (mandatory)