certbot_create_method 'nginx'

tasks/create-cert-nginx.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+---
+- name: Determine certificate name
+  set_fact:
+    cert_item_name: "{{ cert_item.name | default(cert_item.domains | first | replace('*.', '')) }}"
+
+- name: Check if certificate already exists.
+  stat:
+    path: /etc/letsencrypt/live/{{ cert_item_name }}/cert.pem
+  register: letsencrypt_cert
+  become: true
+
+- name: Generate new certificate if one doesn't exist.
+  command: "{{ certbot_create_command }}"
+  when: not letsencrypt_cert.stat.exists
+  become: true

tasks/main.yml

@@ -40,6 +40,14 @@
   loop_control:
     loop_var: cert_item
 
+- include_tasks: create-cert-nginx.yml
+  with_items: "{{ certbot_certs }}"
+  when:
+    - certbot_create_if_missing
+    - certbot_create_method == 'nginx'
+  loop_control:
+    loop_var: cert_item
+
 - include_tasks: create-cert-dns-cloudflare.yml
   with_items: "{{ certbot_certs }}"
   when: