diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index fd8558b..edd3411 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -35,3 +35,5 @@ nextcloud_postgresql_lc: de_DE.UTF-8
 nextcloud_php_version: 7.3
 
 nextcloud_reset_lib_directory: true
+
+nextcloud_webserver: nginx
diff --git a/handlers/main.yml b/handlers/main.yml
index c3f4ec1..caffe31 100644
--- a/handlers/main.yml
+++ b/handlers/main.yml
@@ -4,4 +4,16 @@
   service:
     name: apache2
     state: restarted
-  listen: certificate changed
+  listen:
+    - certificate changed
+    - restart webserver
+  when: nextcloud_webserver == 'apache2'
+
+- name: restart nginx
+  service:
+    name: nginx
+    state: restarted
+  listen:
+    - certificate changed
+    - restart webserver
+  when: nextcloud_webserver == 'nginx'
diff --git a/tasks/apache2.yml b/tasks/apache2.yml
index 28d3a44..6c63317 100644
--- a/tasks/apache2.yml
+++ b/tasks/apache2.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,16 @@
 ---
 
+- name: ensure nginx is uninstalled
+  apt:
+    pkg:
+      - nginx
+      - nginx-common
+      - nginx-extras
+    state: absent
+
+- import_role:
+    name: apache
+
 - name: apache2 modules
   apache2_module:
     name: "{{ item }}"
diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index ce05b27..5fec7a4 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -45,15 +45,18 @@
 
 - import_tasks: configure.yml
 
-- include_tasks: apps.yml
+- import_tasks: apps.yml
   when: nextcloud_version is version('13.0.0','ge')
 
 #- import_tasks: check.yaml
 
 - import_tasks: certificate.yml
 
-- import_tasks: php.yaml
+- import_tasks: nginx.yml
+  when: nextcloud_webserver == 'nginx'
 - import_tasks: apache2.yml
+  when: nextcloud_webserver == 'apache2'
+- import_tasks: php.yaml
 
 - import_tasks: cron.yml
 
diff --git a/tasks/nginx.yml b/tasks/nginx.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9ae06d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tasks/nginx.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+---
+
+- name: ensure apache is uninstalled
+  apt:
+    pkg: apache2
+    state: absent
+
+- import_role:
+    name: nginx
+
+- name: nginx nextcloud vhost
+  template:
+    src: nginx-vhost.conf.j2
+    dest: /etc/nginx/sites-available/nextcloud
+  notify: restart nginx
+
+- name: nginx nextcloud vhost enabled
+  file:
+    src: ../sites-available/nextcloud
+    dest: /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/nextcloud
+    state: link
+  notify: restart nginx
+
+- name: start nginx
+  service:
+    name: nginx
+    state: started
diff --git a/tasks/php.yaml b/tasks/php.yaml
index 5e56911..a50027c 100644
--- a/tasks/php.yaml
+++ b/tasks/php.yaml
@@ -1,10 +1,18 @@
 ---
 
+- import_role:
+    name: php
+  vars:
+    php_version: "{{nextcloud_php_version}}"
+    php_configure_opcache: true
+    php_fpm_install: "{{ nextcloud_webserver == 'nginx' }}"
+    php_apache_module: "{{ nextcloud_webserver == 'apache2' }}"
+
 - name: php memory limit
   ini_file:
-    path: /etc/php/7.3/apache2/php.ini
+    path: /etc/php/7.3/{{nextcloud_php_config}}/php.ini
     section: PHP
     option: memory_limit
     value: '512M'
     backup: yes
-  notify: restart apache2
+  notify: restart webserver
diff --git a/tasks/setup_Debian.yml b/tasks/setup_Debian.yml
index 8298016..3e1452b 100644
--- a/tasks/setup_Debian.yml
+++ b/tasks/setup_Debian.yml
@@ -1,15 +1,5 @@
 ---
 
-
-- import_role:
-    name: apache
-
-- import_role:
-    name: php
-  vars:
-    php_version: "{{nextcloud_php_version}}"
-    php_configure_opcache: true
-
 - name: install apt packages
   apt:
     pkg:
@@ -31,4 +21,4 @@
       - libreoffice
       - mariadb-client
       - rsync
-  notify: restart apache2
+  notify: restart webserver
diff --git a/templates/nginx-vhost.conf.j2 b/templates/nginx-vhost.conf.j2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c9adc95
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/nginx-vhost.conf.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,153 @@
+{{ ansible_managed | comment }}
+
+upstream php-handler {
+    server unix:/var/run/php/php{{nextcloud_php_version}}-fpm.sock;
+}
+
+server {
+    listen 80;
+    listen [::]:80;
+    server_name {{nextcloud_server_names|join(' ')}};
+
+    # enforce https
+    return 301 https://$server_name:443$request_uri;
+}
+
+server {
+    listen 443 ssl http2;
+    listen [::]:443 ssl http2;
+    server_name {{nextcloud_server_names|join(' ')}};
+
+    # Use Mozilla's guidelines for SSL/TLS settings
+    # https://mozilla.github.io/server-side-tls/ssl-config-generator/
+    # NOTE: some settings below might be redundant
+    ssl_certificate /etc/ssl/certs/{{nextcloud_server_names|first}}.fullchain.pem;
+    ssl_certificate_key /etc/ssl/private/{{nextcloud_server_names|first}}.key.pem;
+
+    # Add headers to serve security related headers
+    # Before enabling Strict-Transport-Security headers please read into this
+    # topic first.
+    #add_header Strict-Transport-Security "max-age=15768000; includeSubDomains; preload;";
+    #
+    # WARNING: Only add the preload option once you read about
+    # the consequences in https://hstspreload.org/. This option
+    # will add the domain to a hardcoded list that is shipped
+    # in all major browsers and getting removed from this list
+    # could take several months.
+    add_header X-Content-Type-Options nosniff;
+    add_header X-XSS-Protection "1; mode=block";
+    add_header X-Robots-Tag none;
+    add_header X-Download-Options noopen;
+    add_header X-Permitted-Cross-Domain-Policies none;
+    add_header Referrer-Policy no-referrer;
+
+    # Remove X-Powered-By, which is an information leak
+    fastcgi_hide_header X-Powered-By;
+
+    # Path to the root of your installation
+    root /var/www/nextcloud;
+
+    location = /robots.txt {
+        allow all;
+        log_not_found off;
+        access_log off;
+    }
+
+    # The following 2 rules are only needed for the user_webfinger app.
+    # Uncomment it if you're planning to use this app.
+    #rewrite ^/.well-known/host-meta /public.php?service=host-meta last;
+    #rewrite ^/.well-known/host-meta.json /public.php?service=host-meta-json last;
+
+    # The following rule is only needed for the Social app.
+    # Uncomment it if you're planning to use this app.
+    #rewrite ^/.well-known/webfinger /public.php?service=webfinger last;
+
+    location = /.well-known/carddav {
+      return 301 $scheme://$host:$server_port/remote.php/dav;
+    }
+    location = /.well-known/caldav {
+      return 301 $scheme://$host:$server_port/remote.php/dav;
+    }
+
+    # set max upload size
+    client_max_body_size 512M;
+    fastcgi_buffers 64 4K;
+
+    # Enable gzip but do not remove ETag headers
+    gzip on;
+    gzip_vary on;
+    gzip_comp_level 4;
+    gzip_min_length 256;
+    gzip_proxied expired no-cache no-store private no_last_modified no_etag auth;
+    gzip_types application/atom+xml application/javascript application/json application/ld+json application/manifest+json application/rss+xml application/vnd.geo+json application/vnd.ms-fontobject application/x-font-ttf application/x-web-app-manifest+json application/xhtml+xml application/xml font/opentype image/bmp image/svg+xml image/x-icon text/cache-manifest text/css text/plain text/vcard text/vnd.rim.location.xloc text/vtt text/x-component text/x-cross-domain-policy;
+
+    # Uncomment if your server is build with the ngx_pagespeed module
+    # This module is currently not supported.
+    #pagespeed off;
+
+    location / {
+        rewrite ^ /index.php;
+    }
+
+    location ~ ^\/(?:build|tests|config|lib|3rdparty|templates|data)\/ {
+        deny all;
+    }
+    location ~ ^\/(?:\.|autotest|occ|issue|indie|db_|console) {
+        deny all;
+    }
+
+    location ~ ^\/(?:index|remote|public|cron|core\/ajax\/update|status|ocs\/v[12]|updater\/.+|oc[ms]-provider\/.+)\.php(?:$|\/) {
+        fastcgi_split_path_info ^(.+?\.php)(\/.*|)$;
+        set $path_info $fastcgi_path_info;
+        try_files $fastcgi_script_name =404;
+        include fastcgi_params;
+        fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
+        fastcgi_param PATH_INFO $path_info;
+        fastcgi_param HTTPS on;
+        # Avoid sending the security headers twice
+        fastcgi_param modHeadersAvailable true;
+        # Enable pretty urls
+        fastcgi_param front_controller_active true;
+        fastcgi_pass php-handler;
+        fastcgi_intercept_errors on;
+        fastcgi_request_buffering off;
+    }
+
+    location ~ ^\/(?:updater|oc[ms]-provider)(?:$|\/) {
+        try_files $uri/ =404;
+        index index.php;
+    }
+
+    # Adding the cache control header for js, css and map files
+    # Make sure it is BELOW the PHP block
+    location ~ \.(?:css|js|woff2?|svg|gif|map)$ {
+        try_files $uri /index.php$request_uri;
+        add_header Cache-Control "public, max-age=15778463";
+        # Add headers to serve security related headers (It is intended to
+        # have those duplicated to the ones above)
+        # Before enabling Strict-Transport-Security headers please read into
+        # this topic first.
+        #add_header Strict-Transport-Security "max-age=15768000; includeSubDomains; preload;";
+        #
+        # WARNING: Only add the preload option once you read about
+        # the consequences in https://hstspreload.org/. This option
+        # will add the domain to a hardcoded list that is shipped
+        # in all major browsers and getting removed from this list
+        # could take several months.
+        add_header X-Content-Type-Options nosniff;
+        add_header X-XSS-Protection "1; mode=block";
+        add_header X-Robots-Tag none;
+        add_header X-Download-Options noopen;
+        add_header X-Permitted-Cross-Domain-Policies none;
+        add_header Referrer-Policy no-referrer;
+
+        # Optional: Don't log access to assets
+        access_log off;
+    }
+
+    location ~ \.(?:png|html|ttf|ico|jpg|jpeg|bcmap)$ {
+        try_files $uri /index.php$request_uri;
+        # Optional: Don't log access to other assets
+        access_log off;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/vars/main.yml b/vars/main.yml
index 468c145..dbf33bb 100644
--- a/vars/main.yml
+++ b/vars/main.yml
@@ -19,3 +19,8 @@ _nextcloud_database_type_cli:
 _nextcloud_database_localhost_cli:
   mysql: localhost
   postgresql: /var/run/postgresql
+
+nextcloud_php_config: "{{ nextcloud_php_config_map[nextcloud_webserver] }}"
+nextcloud_php_config_map:
+  nginx: fpm
+  apache2: apache2