diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 0531b30..4bb75ec 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -4,17 +4,60 @@ nginx_user: nginx
 nginx_group: nginx
 nginx_worker_processes: 1
 nginx_worker_connections: 1024
+nginx_error_log:
+  enabled: True
+  file: /var/log/nginx/error.log
+  level: error
+nginx_access_logfile:
+  enabled: True
+  file: /var/log/nginx/access.log
+  level: info
+
+## nginx buffer sizes
+nginx_client_body_buffer_size: 10k
+nginx_client_header_buffer_size: 1k
+nginx_client_max_body_size: 8m
+
+## nginx timeout settings
+nginx_client_body_timeout: 60
+nginx_client_header_timeout: 60
+nginx_keepalive_timeout: 65
+nginx_send_timeout: 60
+nginx_reset_timedout_connection: True
+
+## nginx compression
+nginx_gzip_enabled: True
+nginx_gzip_comp_level: 2
+nginx_gzip_min_length: 1000
+nginx_gzip_proxied:
+  - expired
+  - no-cache
+  - no-store
+  - private
+  - auth
+nginx_gzip_types:
+  - text/plain
+  - application/x-javascript
+  - text/xml
+  - text/css
+  - application/xml
+
 nginx_open_ports:
   - 80
   - 443
+
 nginx_tls_enabled: False
-# nginx_tls_cert:
-# nginx_tls_private_key:
-# nginx_tls_intermediate_ca:
-nginx_vhosts_dir: /var/www/vhosts
+nginx_tls_certs_dir: /etc/pki/tls/certs
+nginx_tls_key_dir: /etc/pki/tls/private
+nginx_tls_cert_file: "{{ nginx_tls_certs_dir }}/mycert.pem"
+nginx_tls_private_key_file: "{{ nginx_tls_key_dir }}/mycert.pem"
+
 nginx_pfs_enabled: False
 nginx_dhparam_size: 4069
-nginx_dhparam_file: "/etc/pki/tls/certs/dhparam-{{ nginx_dhparam_size }}.pem"
-nginx_tls_cert_file: "/etc/pki/tls/certs/my-chained.crt"
-nginx_tls_intermediate_ca_file: "/etc/pki/tls/certs/my-intermediate.crt"
-nginx_tls_private_key_file: "/etc/pki/tls/private/my-private.key"
+nginx_dhparam_file: "{{ nginx_tls_certs_dir }}/dhparam-{{ nginx_dhparam_size }}.pem"
+
+nginx_vhosts_dir: /var/www/vhosts
+
+nginx_default_page_enabled: False
+
+nginx_server_names_hash_bucket_size: 32
diff --git a/tasks/install.yml b/tasks/install.yml
index b136d30..5973182 100644
--- a/tasks/install.yml
+++ b/tasks/install.yml
@@ -62,25 +62,31 @@
     notify:
       - nginx_reload
 
-  - name: Update conf.d files
-    template:
-      src: 'etc/nginx/conf.d/{{ item }}.j2'
-      dest: '/etc/nginx/conf.d/{{ item }}'
-      owner: root
-      group: root
-      mode: 0640
-      validate: bash -c 'nginx -t -c /dev/stdin <<< "events {worker_connections 1;} http { include %s; }"'
-    with_items:
-      - header.conf
-      - tls.conf
-    notify:
-      - nginx_reload
-
   - name: Remove default.conf from conf.d
     file:
       path: /etc/nginx/conf.d/default.conf
       state: absent
 
+  - name: Update conf.d files
+    template:
+      src: etc/nginx/conf.d/header.conf.j2
+      dest: /etc/nginx/conf.d/header.conf
+      owner: root
+      group: root
+      mode: 0640
+      validate: bash -c 'nginx -t -c /dev/stdin <<< "events {worker_connections 1;} http { include %s; }"'
+    notify:
+      - nginx_reload
+
+  - name: Open ports in iptables
+    iptables_raw:
+      name: allow_nginx_ports
+      state: present
+      rules: '-A INPUT -p tcp -m multiport --dports {{ nginx_open_ports|join(",") }} -j ACCEPT'
+  become: True
+  become_user: root
+
+- block:
   - name: Add default page configuration file
     template:
       src: 'etc/nginx/sites-available/default.j2'
@@ -100,77 +106,10 @@
       state: link
     notify:
       - nginx_reload
-
-  - name: Open ports in iptables
-    iptables_raw:
-      name: allow_nginx_ports
-      state: present
-      rules: '-A INPUT -p tcp -m multiport --dports {{ nginx_open_ports|join(",") }} -j ACCEPT'
+  when: nginx_default_page_enabled
   become: True
   become_user: root
 
-- block:
-  - name: Copy tls certificate
-    copy:
-      content: "{{ nginx_tls_cert }}"
-      dest: "{{ nginx_tls_cert_file }}"
-      owner: root
-      group: root
-      mode: 0644
-    notify:
-      - nginx_reload
-
-  - name: Copy ssl intermediate cert
-    copy:
-      content: "{{ nginx_tls_intermediate_ca }}"
-      dest: "{{ nginx_tls_intermediate_ca_file }}"
-      owner: root
-      group: root
-      mode: 0644
-    notify:
-      - nginx_reload
-
-  - name: Copy tls private key
-    copy:
-      content: "{{ nginx_tls_private_key }}"
-      dest: "{{ nginx_tls_private_key_file }}"
-      owner: root
-      group: root
-      mode: 0600
-    notify:
-      - nginx_reload
-  become: True
-  become_user: root
-  when: nginx_tls_enabled
-
-- block:
-  - name: Register dhparam file
-    stat:
-      path: "{{ nginx_dhparam_file }}"
-    register: dh_file
-
-  - name: Generate Diffie-Hellman parameter file
-    shell: "/usr/bin/openssl dhparam -out '{{ nginx_dhparam_file }}' {{ nginx_dhparam_size }}"
-    async: 3600
-    poll: 60
-    when: not dh_file.stat.exists
-    notify:
-      - nginx_reload
-  become: True
-  become_user: root
-  when: nginx_pfs_enabled
-
-- block:
-  - name: Add default page
-    template:
-      src: 'var/www/vhosts/default/index.html.j2'
-      dest: '/var/www/vhosts/default/index.html'
-      owner: nginx
-      group: nginx
-      mode: 0750
-  become: True
-  become_user: nginx
-
 - name: Enable nginx service
   systemd:
     state: started
diff --git a/tasks/tls.yml b/tasks/tls.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5e445fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tasks/tls.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+- block:
+  - name: Copy tls certificate
+    copy:
+      content: "{{ nginx_tls_cert }}"
+      dest: "{{ nginx_tls_cert_file }}"
+      owner: root
+      group: root
+      mode: 0644
+    notify:
+      - nginx_reload
+
+  - name: Copy ssl intermediate cert
+    copy:
+      content: "{{ nginx_tls_intermediate_ca }}"
+      dest: "{{ nginx_tls_intermediate_ca_file }}"
+      owner: root
+      group: root
+      mode: 0644
+    notify:
+      - nginx_reload
+
+  - name: Copy tls private key
+    copy:
+      content: "{{ nginx_tls_private_key }}"
+      dest: "{{ nginx_tls_private_key_file }}"
+      owner: root
+      group: root
+      mode: 0600
+    notify:
+      - nginx_reload
+  become: True
+  become_user: root
+  when: nginx_tls_enabled
+
+- block:
+  - name: Register dhparam file
+    stat:
+      path: "{{ nginx_dhparam_file }}"
+    register: dh_file
+
+  - name: Generate Diffie-Hellman parameter file
+    shell: "/usr/bin/openssl dhparam -out '{{ nginx_dhparam_file }}' {{ nginx_dhparam_size }}"
+    async: 3600
+    poll: 60
+    when: not dh_file.stat.exists
+    notify:
+      - nginx_reload
+  become: True
+  become_user: root
+  when: nginx_pfs_enabled
+
+- block:
+  - name: Add default page
+    template:
+      src: 'var/www/vhosts/default/index.html.j2'
+      dest: '/var/www/vhosts/default/index.html'
+      owner: nginx
+      group: nginx
+      mode: 0750
+  become: True
+  become_user: nginx
diff --git a/templates/etc/nginx/conf.d/header.conf.j2 b/templates/etc/nginx/conf.d/header.conf.j2
index 8b22154..4c5ee1f 100644
--- a/templates/etc/nginx/conf.d/header.conf.j2
+++ b/templates/etc/nginx/conf.d/header.conf.j2
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 # {{ ansible_managed }}
 # default header settings
-add_header Strict-Transport-Security max-age=63072000;
 add_header X-Frame-Options DENY;
 add_header X-Content-Type-Options nosniff;
 add_header X-XSS-Protection "1; mode=block";
diff --git a/templates/etc/nginx/conf.d/tls.conf.j2 b/templates/etc/nginx/conf.d/tls.conf.j2
index 19fb3ec..7ee826a 100644
--- a/templates/etc/nginx/conf.d/tls.conf.j2
+++ b/templates/etc/nginx/conf.d/tls.conf.j2
@@ -1,16 +1,10 @@
 # {{ ansible_managed }}
 # certificate settings
-ssl_certificate_key /etc/pki/tls/private/my-private.key;
-ssl_certificate /etc/pki/tls/certs/my-chained.crt;
-
-ssl_ciphers 'AES256+EECDH:AES256+EDH:!aNULL';
-
-ssl_protocols TLSv1 TLSv1.1 TLSv1.2;
-ssl_session_cache shared:SSL:10m;
-
-ssl_stapling on;
-ssl_stapling_verify on;
-ssl_trusted_certificate /etc/pki/tls/certs/my-intermediate.crt;
-
+ssl_ciphers 'ECDHE-ECDSA-CHACHA20-POLY1305:ECDHE-ECDSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256:ECDHE-ECDSA-AES128-SHA';
 ssl_prefer_server_ciphers on;
+
+ssl_protocols TLSv1.2;
+ssl_session_cache shared:SSL:10m;
+{% if nginx_pfs_enabled and nginx_dhparam_file is defined %}
 ssl_dhparam {{ nginx_dhparam_file }};
+{% endif %}
diff --git a/templates/etc/nginx/nginx.conf.j2 b/templates/etc/nginx/nginx.conf.j2
index 6a32fed..a1720a6 100644
--- a/templates/etc/nginx/nginx.conf.j2
+++ b/templates/etc/nginx/nginx.conf.j2
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 user {{ nginx_user }} {{ nginx_group }};
 worker_processes {{ nginx_worker_processes }};
 
-error_log /var/log/nginx/error.log;
 pid /run/nginx.pid;
 
 events {
@@ -17,7 +16,16 @@ http {
                     '$status $body_bytes_sent "$http_referer" '
                     '"$http_user_agent" "$http_x_forwarded_for"';
 
-  access_log  /var/log/nginx/access.log  main;
+  {% if  nginx_error_log.enabled %}
+  error_log {{ nginx_error_log.file }} {{ nginx_error_log.level }};
+  {% else %}
+  error_log off;
+  {% endif %}
+  {% if  nginx_access_log.enabled %}
+  access_log  {{ nginx_access_log.file }} {{ nginx_access_log.level }};
+  {% else %}
+  access_log off;
+  {% endif %}
 
   sendfile            on;
   tcp_nopush          on;
@@ -26,29 +34,32 @@ http {
   server_tokens off;
 
   ## Buffers
-  client_body_buffer_size 10K;
-  client_header_buffer_size 1k;
-  client_max_body_size 8m;
+  client_body_buffer_size {{ nginx_client_body_buffer_size }};
+  client_header_buffer_size {{ nginx_client_header_buffer_size }};
+  client_max_body_size {{ nginx_client_max_body_size }};
 
   ## Timeouts
-  client_body_timeout 12;
-  client_header_timeout 12;
-  keepalive_timeout 15;
-  send_timeout 10;
+  client_body_timeout {{ nginx_client_body_timeout }};
+  client_header_timeout {{ nginx_client_header_timeout }};
+  keepalive_timeout {{ nginx_keepalive_timeout }};
+  send_timeout {{ nginx_send_timeout }};
+  {% if nginx_reset_timedout_connection %}
+  reset_timedout_connection on;
+  {% endif %}
 
   ## Gzip Settings
-  gzip             on;
-  gzip_comp_level  2;
-  gzip_min_length  1000;
-  gzip_proxied     expired no-cache no-store private auth;
-  gzip_types       text/plain application/x-javascript text/xml text/css application/xml;
+  {% if nginx_gzip_enabled %}
+  gzip on;
+  gzip_comp_level {{ nginx_gzip_comp_level }};
+  gzip_min_length  {{ nginx_gzip_min_length }};
+  gzip_proxied {{ nginx_gzip_proxied | join(" ") }};
+  gzip_types {{ nginx_gzip_types | join(" ") }};
+  {% endif %}
 
-  # Load modular configuration files from the /etc/nginx/conf.d directory.
-  # See http://nginx.org/en/docs/ngx_core_module.html#include
-  # for more information.
+  # Load modular configuration files from the /etc/nginx/conf.d directory
   include /etc/nginx/conf.d/*.conf;
 
   ## Virtual Host Configs
   include /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/*;
-  server_names_hash_bucket_size 64;
+  server_names_hash_bucket_size {{ nginx_server_names_hash_bucket_size }};
 }
diff --git a/templates/etc/nginx/sites-available/default.j2 b/templates/etc/nginx/sites-available/default.j2
index 5fd766b..78a6017 100644
--- a/templates/etc/nginx/sites-available/default.j2
+++ b/templates/etc/nginx/sites-available/default.j2
@@ -3,9 +3,23 @@ server {
     listen       80;
     server_name  {{ ansible_fqdn }};
 
+    {% if nginx_tls_enabled %}
     return 301 https://$server_name$request_uri;
+    {% else %}
+    location / {
+        root   /var/www/vhosts/default;
+        index  index.html index.htm;
+    }
+
+    # redirect server error pages to the static page /50x.html
+    error_page   500 502 503 504  /50x.html;
+    location = /50x.html {
+        root   /usr/share/nginx/html;
+    }
+    {% end if %}
 }
 
+{% if nginx_tls_enabled %}
 server {
     listen 443 ssl;
     server_name  {{ ansible_fqdn }};
@@ -21,3 +35,4 @@ server {
         root   /usr/share/nginx/html;
     }
 }
+{% endif %}