diff --git a/bundles/nginx/files/site_template b/bundles/nginx/files/site_template
index 465b1ee..d4fc252 100644
--- a/bundles/nginx/files/site_template
+++ b/bundles/nginx/files/site_template
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ server {
     root ${webroot if webroot else '/var/www/{}/'.format(domain)};
     index ${index if index else 'index.html index.htm'};
 
+% if node.metadata['nginx']['use_ssl_for_all_connections']:
     listen 443 ssl http2;
     listen [::]:443 ssl http2;
 
@@ -14,6 +15,10 @@ server {
     ssl_ciphers ECDHE-ECDSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256:ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256:ECDHE-ECDSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384:ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384:ECDHE-ECDSA-CHACHA20-POLY1305:ECDHE-RSA-CHACHA20-POLY1305:DHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256:DHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384;
     ssl_prefer_server_ciphers on;
     ssl_session_cache shared:SSL:10m;
+% else:
+    listen 80 http2;
+    listen [::]:80 http2;
+% endif
 
     resolver 8.8.8.8 8.8.4.4 valid=300s;
     resolver_timeout 5s;
diff --git a/bundles/nginx/items.py b/bundles/nginx/items.py
index a14fcb2..659e5b7 100644
--- a/bundles/nginx/items.py
+++ b/bundles/nginx/items.py
@@ -1,8 +1,3 @@
-# TODO rework this to support specifying a certificate instead of
-# relying on letsencrypt for the specific domain (for example to
-# support wildcard certificates
-assert node.has_bundle('letsencrypt'), 'nginx needs letsencrypt'
-
 directories = {
     '/etc/nginx/sites': {
         'purge': True,
@@ -20,12 +15,6 @@ files = {
             'svc_systemd:nginx:restart',
         },
     },
-    '/etc/nginx/sites/000-port80.conf': {
-        'source': 'port80.conf',
-        'triggers': {
-            'svc_systemd:nginx:restart',
-        },
-    },
     '/etc/nginx/sites/stub_status': {
         'triggers': {
             'svc_systemd:nginx:restart',
@@ -41,6 +30,19 @@ svc_systemd = {
     },
 }
 
+if node.metadata['nginx']['use_ssl_for_all_connections']:
+    # TODO rework this to support specifying a certificate instead of
+    # relying on letsencrypt for the specific domain (for example to
+    # support wildcard certificates
+    assert node.has_bundle('letsencrypt'), 'nginx needs letsencrypt'
+
+    files['/etc/nginx/sites/000-port80.conf'] = {
+        'source': 'port80.conf',
+        'triggers': {
+            'svc_systemd:nginx:restart',
+        },
+    }
+
 for domain, config in node.metadata.get('nginx', {}).get('vhosts', {}).items():
     files['/etc/nginx/sites/{}'.format(domain)] = {
         'source': 'site_template',
@@ -49,10 +51,11 @@ for domain, config in node.metadata.get('nginx', {}).get('vhosts', {}).items():
             'domain': domain,
             **config
         },
-        'needs': {
-            'action:letsencrypt_update_certificates',
-        },
+        'needs': set(),
         'triggers': {
             'svc_systemd:nginx:restart',
         },
     }
+
+    if node.metadata['nginx']['use_ssl_for_all_connections']:
+        files['/etc/nginx/sites/{}'.format(domain)]['needs'].add('action:letsencrypt_update_certificates')
diff --git a/bundles/nginx/metadata.py b/bundles/nginx/metadata.py
index c99b167..3f31328 100644
--- a/bundles/nginx/metadata.py
+++ b/bundles/nginx/metadata.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ defaults = {
     },
     'nginx': {
         'worker_connections': 768,
+        'use_ssl_for_all_connections': True,
     },
 }