diff --git a/roles/dokuwiki/tasks/enable.yml b/roles/dokuwiki/tasks/enable.yml
index 9e035e214..4b54a5cf0 100644
--- a/roles/dokuwiki/tasks/enable.yml
+++ b/roles/dokuwiki/tasks/enable.yml
@@ -11,11 +11,25 @@
     state: absent
   when: not dokuwiki_enabled and is_debuntu
 
+- name: Install {{ nginx_config_dir }}/dokuwiki-nginx.conf SHIM from template
+  template:
+    src: dokuwiki-nginx.conf
+    dest: "{{ nginx_config_dir }}/dokuwiki-nginx.conf"
+  when: dokuwiki_enabled and nginx_enabled
+
 - name: Restart Apache ({{ apache_service }}) to enable/disable DokuWiki's http://box/wiki
   systemd:
     name: "{{ apache_service }}"
     daemon_reload: yes
     state: restarted
+  when: apache_enabled
+
+- name: Restart nginx to enable/disable DokuWiki's http://box/wiki
+  systemd:
+    name: nginx
+    daemon_reload: yes
+    state: restarted
+  when: nginx_enabled
 
 - name: Add 'dokuwiki' variable values to {{ iiab_ini_file }}
   ini_file:
diff --git a/roles/dokuwiki/templates/dokuwiki-nginx.conf b/roles/dokuwiki/templates/dokuwiki-nginx.conf
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9bbfe2cf7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/dokuwiki/templates/dokuwiki-nginx.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+location {{ dokuwiki_url }} {
+  proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:{{ apache_port }}{{ dokuwiki_url }};
+}
diff --git a/roles/elgg/tasks/enable.yml b/roles/elgg/tasks/enable.yml
index 3fa10ed9f..632112c49 100644
--- a/roles/elgg/tasks/enable.yml
+++ b/roles/elgg/tasks/enable.yml
@@ -17,10 +17,25 @@
     state: absent
   when: not elgg_enabled and is_redhat
 
+- name: Install {{ nginx_config_dir }}/elgg-nginx.conf from template
+  template:
+    src: elgg-nginx.conf
+    dest: "{{ nginx_config_dir }}/elgg-nginx.conf"
+  when: elgg_enabled and nginx_enabled
+
 - name: Restart Apache ({{ apache_service }}) to enable/disable http://box/elgg
-  service:
+  systemd:
     name: "{{ apache_service }}"
+    daemon_reload: yes
     state: restarted
+  when: apache_enabled
+
+- name: Restart nginx to enable/disable http://box/elgg
+  systemd:
+    name: nginx
+    daemon_reload: yes
+    state: restarted
+  when: nginx_enabled
 
 - name: Add 'elgg' variable values to {{ iiab_ini_file }}
   ini_file:
diff --git a/roles/nginx/templates/elgg-nginx.conf b/roles/elgg/templates/elgg-nginx.conf
similarity index 100%
rename from roles/nginx/templates/elgg-nginx.conf
rename to roles/elgg/templates/elgg-nginx.conf
diff --git a/roles/lokole/tasks/enable.yml b/roles/lokole/tasks/enable.yml
index 5d6803bf5..df6ae2ca4 100644
--- a/roles/lokole/tasks/enable.yml
+++ b/roles/lokole/tasks/enable.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     name: lokole
     enabled: yes
     state: restarted
-  when: lokole_enabled | bool
+  when: lokole_enabled
 
 - name: Disable 'lokole' service, if not lokole_enabled
   systemd:
@@ -38,11 +38,25 @@
     state: absent
   when: (not lokole_enabled) and (not is_debuntu)
 
+- name: Install {{ nginx_config_dir }}/lokole-nginx.conf from template
+  template:
+    src: lokole-nginx.conf.j2
+    dest: "{{ nginx_config_dir }}/lokole-nginx.conf"
+  when: lokole_enabled and nginx_enabled
+
 - name: Restart Apache ({{ apache_service }}) to enable/disable http://box/lokole
   systemd:
-    daemon_reload: yes
     name: "{{ apache_service }}"
+    daemon_reload: yes
     state: restarted
+  when: apache_enabled
+
+- name: Restart nginx to enable/disable http://box/lokole
+  systemd:
+    name: nginx
+    daemon_reload: yes
+    state: restarted
+  when: nginx_enabled
 
 - name: Add 'lokole' variable values to {{ iiab_ini_file }}
   ini_file:
diff --git a/roles/nginx/templates/lokole-nginx.conf.j2 b/roles/lokole/templates/lokole-nginx.conf.j2
similarity index 100%
rename from roles/nginx/templates/lokole-nginx.conf.j2
rename to roles/lokole/templates/lokole-nginx.conf.j2
diff --git a/roles/nginx/templates/moodle-nginx.conf.j2 b/roles/moodle/templates/moodle-nginx.conf.j2
similarity index 100%
rename from roles/nginx/templates/moodle-nginx.conf.j2
rename to roles/moodle/templates/moodle-nginx.conf.j2
diff --git a/roles/nextcloud/tasks/enable.yml b/roles/nextcloud/tasks/enable.yml
index 0c49b4822..793b974ed 100644
--- a/roles/nextcloud/tasks/enable.yml
+++ b/roles/nextcloud/tasks/enable.yml
@@ -23,11 +23,25 @@
     state: absent
   when: not nextcloud_enabled and is_redhat
 
+- name: Install Nextcloud's nginx conf.d file from template
+  template:
+       src: nextcloud-nginx.conf
+       dest: "{{ nginx_config_dir }}/nextcloud-nginx.conf"
+  when: nextcloud_enabled and nginx_enabled
+
 - name: Restart {{ apache_service }}, enabling/disabling http://box/nextcloud
   systemd:
     name: "{{ apache_service }}"
     daemon-reload: yes
     state: restarted
+  when: apache_enabled | bool
+
+- name: Restart nginx enabling/disabling http://box/nextcloud
+  systemd:
+    name: nginx
+    daemon-reload: yes
+    state: restarted
+  when: nginx_enabled
 
 - name: Add 'nextcloud' variable values to {{ iiab_ini_file }}
   ini_file:
diff --git a/roles/nginx/templates/nextcloud-nginx.conf b/roles/nextcloud/templates/nextcloud-nginx.conf
similarity index 100%
rename from roles/nginx/templates/nextcloud-nginx.conf
rename to roles/nextcloud/templates/nextcloud-nginx.conf
diff --git a/roles/nginx/tasks/main.yml b/roles/nginx/tasks/main.yml
index a85c08855..78576d900 100644
--- a/roles/nginx/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/nginx/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,14 +1,3 @@
-- name: "Install from template: /etc/nginx/server.conf, /etc/nginx/nginx.conf, /etc/{{ apache_service }}/ports.conf, {{ nginx_config_dir }}/iiab.conf"
-  template:
-      src: "{{ item.src}}"
-      dest: "{{ item.dest }}"
-  with_items:
-    - { src: "server.conf", dest: "/etc/nginx/" }
-    - { src: "nginx.conf", dest: "/etc/nginx/" }
-    - { src: "ports.conf", dest: "/etc/{{ apache_service }}/" }
-    - { src: "iiab.conf.j2", dest: "{{ nginx_config_dir }}/iiab.conf" }
-  when: nginx_enabled | bool
-
 - name: Remove stale files (usb-lib.conf, modules.conf) from {{ nginx_config_dir }}
   file:
       state: absent
@@ -22,19 +11,29 @@
     name: "{{ apache_service }}"
     state: stopped
 
+- name: "Install from template: /etc/nginx/server.conf, /etc/nginx/nginx.conf, /etc/{{ apache_service }}/ports.conf, {{ nginx_config_dir }}/iiab.conf"
+  template:
+      src: "{{ item.src}}"
+      dest: "{{ item.dest }}"
+  with_items:
+    - { src: "server.conf", dest: "/etc/nginx/" }
+    - { src: "nginx.conf", dest: "/etc/nginx/" }
+    - { src: "ports.conf", dest: "/etc/{{ apache_service }}/" }
+    - { src: "iiab.conf.j2", dest: "{{ nginx_config_dir }}/iiab.conf" }
+  when: nginx_enabled | bool
+
 # the below slides in nginx's proxypass config files for apache on localhost
 # via the ports.conf file installed above
-- name: Install proxpass to Apache running on localhost port {{ apache_port }}
-  include_tasks: uses_apache.yml
-  when: nginx_enabled | bool
+#- name: Install proxpass to apache running on localhost port {{ apache_port }}
+#  include_tasks: uses_apache.yml
+#  when: apache_enabled
 
 # the below task contains the same logic contained in the playbooks to enable
 # 'runrole nginx' to do the right thing but with the 'src' path set to role's
 # templates path ie roles/<rolename>/template/
-
-- name: Install proxpass to other services 'dual mode' roles
-  include_tasks: only_nginx.yml
-  when: nginx_enabled | bool
+#- name: Install proxpass to other services 'dual mode' roles
+#  include_tasks: only_nginx.yml
+#  when: nginx_enabled
 
 - name: Stop and disable NGINX when not nginx_enabled
   systemd:
@@ -50,9 +49,9 @@
   when: not nginx_enabled
 
 # should have the logic to handle both modes in the playbook
-- name: Enable Apache (a2ensite) for 'dual mode' for the role when NGINX is disabled
-  include_tasks: disable.yml
-  when: not nginx_enabled
+#- name: Enable Apache (a2ensite) for 'dual mode' for the role when NGINX is diabled
+#  include_tasks: disable.yml
+#  when: not nginx_enabled
 
 - name: Enable & Restart Apache, since we stopped it ({{ apache_service }})
   systemd:
@@ -60,7 +59,7 @@
     daemon_reload: yes
     state: restarted
     enabled: true
-  when: apache_enabled | bool
+  when: apache_enabled | bool or not nginx_enabled | bool
 
 - name: Enable & Restart NGINX, to pick up the config files installed
   systemd:
diff --git a/roles/nodered/tasks/enable.yml b/roles/nodered/tasks/enable.yml
index 1e4ade2f1..296cf3f92 100644
--- a/roles/nodered/tasks/enable.yml
+++ b/roles/nodered/tasks/enable.yml
@@ -1,25 +1,10 @@
-- name: Create symlink nodered.conf from sites-enabled to sites-available, for short URL http://box/nodered (if nodered_enabled)
-  file:
-    src: /etc/apache2/sites-available/nodered.conf
-    dest: /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/nodered.conf
-    owner: root
-    group: root
-    state: link
-  when: nodered_enabled | bool
-
-- name: Remove symlink /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/nodered.conf (if not nodered_enabled)
-  file:
-    path: /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/nodered.conf
-    state: absent
-  when: not nodered_enabled
-
 - name: Enable & (Re)start 'nodered' systemd service (if nodered_enabled)
   systemd:
     daemon_reload: yes
     name: nodered
     enabled: yes
     state: restarted
-  when: nodered_enabled | bool
+  when: nodered_enabled
 
 - name: Disable & Stop 'nodered' systemd service (if not nodered_enabled)
   systemd:
@@ -29,11 +14,43 @@
     state: stopped
   when: not nodered_enabled
 
+- name: Create symlink nodered.conf from sites-enabled to sites-available, for short URL http://box/nodered (if nodered_enabled)
+  file:
+    src: /etc/apache2/sites-available/nodered.conf
+    dest: /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/nodered.conf
+    owner: root
+    group: root
+    state: link
+  when: nodered_enabled
+
+- name: Remove symlink /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/nodered.conf (if not nodered_enabled)
+  file:
+    path: /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/nodered.conf
+    state: absent
+  when: not nodered_enabled
+
+- name: Install NodeRed's nginx conf.d file from template
+  template:
+    src: nodered-nginx.conf.j2
+    dest: "{{ nginx_config_dir }}/nodered-nginx.conf"
+    owner: root
+    group: root
+    mode: 0666
+  when: nodered_enabled and nginx_enabled
+
 - name: Restart Apache service ({{ apache_service }}) to enable/disable http://box/nodered (not just http://box:{{ nodered_port }}/nodered)
   systemd:
     name: "{{ apache_service }}"    # httpd or apache2
+    daemon-reload: yes
     state: restarted
-  when: nodered_install | bool
+  when: apache_enabled
+
+- name: Restart nginx to enable/disable http://box/nodered (not just http://box:{{ nodered_port }}/nodered)
+  systemd:
+    name: nginx
+    state: restarted
+    daemon-reload: yes
+  when: nginx_enabled
 
 - name: Add 'nodered' variable values to {{ iiab_ini_file }}
   ini_file:
diff --git a/roles/nginx/templates/nodered-nginx.conf.j2 b/roles/nodered/templates/nodered-nginx.conf.j2
similarity index 100%
rename from roles/nginx/templates/nodered-nginx.conf.j2
rename to roles/nodered/templates/nodered-nginx.conf.j2