diff --git a/modules/initialize.py b/modules/initialize.py
index 416871e..219ccc0 100644
--- a/modules/initialize.py
+++ b/modules/initialize.py
@@ -120,9 +120,9 @@ def add_template(dataobject, layout, config, section, template_name="conf"):
     # dataobject.templates.section.tname.src
     # dataobject.templates.section.tname.dst
 
-    if env.debug:
-        # logger = loggify('intialize', 'add_template')
-        debug_section = "DEBUG initialize.add_templates[%s]" % section
+    # if env.debug:
+    #     # logger = loggify('intialize', 'add_template')
+    #     debug_section = "DEBUG initialize.add_templates[%s]" % section
 
     if not hasattr(dataobject.templates, section):
         dataobject.templates.addbranch(section)
@@ -143,25 +143,28 @@ def add_template(dataobject, layout, config, section, template_name="conf"):
     var_section_source = layout['templates'][section][template_name]['source']
     var_section_output = layout['templates'][section][template_name]['output']
 
-    if env.debug and section == 'nginx':
-        print("%s -- var_section_path: %s" % (debug_section, var_section_path))
-        print("%s -- var_section_source: %s" %
-              (debug_section, var_section_source))
+    # debug statements
+    #
+    # if env.debug and section == 'nginx':
+    #     print("%s -- var_section_path: %s" % (
+    #         debug_section, var_section_path))
+    #     print("%s -- var_section_source: %s" %
+    #           (debug_section, var_section_source))
 
-        print("%s -- templates in config: %s" %
-              (debug_section, 'templates' in config))
+    #     print("%s -- templates in config: %s" %
+    #           (debug_section, 'templates' in config))
 
-        print("%s -- nginx in config: %s" %
-              (debug_section, 'nginx' in config))
+    #     print("%s -- nginx in config: %s" %
+    #           (debug_section, 'nginx' in config))
 
-        if 'nginx' in config:
-            print("%s -- ssl in config[nginx]: %s" %
-                  (debug_section, 'ssl' in config['nginx']))
-            print("%s -- port in config[nginx]: %s" %
-                  (debug_section, 'port' in config['nginx']))
+    #     if 'nginx' in config:
+    #         print("%s -- ssl in config[nginx]: %s" %
+    #               (debug_section, 'ssl' in config['nginx']))
+    #         print("%s -- port in config[nginx]: %s" %
+    #               (debug_section, 'port' in config['nginx']))
 
-        if 'templates' in config:
-            print("%s -- templates in config" % debug_section)
+    #     if 'templates' in config:
+    #         print("%s -- templates in config" % debug_section)
 
     if 'templates' in config and section in config['templates']:
         _config = config['templates'][section]
@@ -169,8 +172,10 @@ def add_template(dataobject, layout, config, section, template_name="conf"):
         var_section_source = _config[template_name]['source']
         var_section_output = _config[template_name]['output']
 
-    if env.debug:
-        print("%s -- breakpoint 2" % debug_section)
+    # debug statements
+    #
+    # if env.debug:
+    #     print("%s -- breakpoint 2" % debug_section)
 
     # define the local, and dest paths
     _template.path.local = os.path.join(
@@ -189,12 +194,14 @@ def add_template(dataobject, layout, config, section, template_name="conf"):
     conf_template.src = var_section_source
     conf_template.dst = var_section_output
 
-    if env.debug:
-        print("%s -- template_name: %s" % (debug_section, template_name))
-        print("%s -- conf_template.src: %s" %
-              (debug_section, conf_template.src))
-        print("%s -- conf_template.dst: %s" %
-              (debug_section, conf_template.dst))
+    # debug statements
+    #
+    # if env.debug:
+    #     print("%s -- template_name: %s" % (debug_section, template_name))
+    #     print("%s -- conf_template.src: %s" %
+    #           (debug_section, conf_template.src))
+    #     print("%s -- conf_template.dst: %s" %
+    #           (debug_section, conf_template.dst))
 
 
 def get_config(branchname):
@@ -393,20 +400,26 @@ def get_config(branchname):
     dataobject.server.nginx.port = config['nginx']['port']
 
     dataobject.server.nginx.socket = config['nginx']['socket']
-
-    if 'ssl' in config['nginx']:
-
-        dataobject.server.nginx.addbranch('ssl')
-
-        dataobject.server.nginx.ssl.servername = \
-            config['nginx']['ssl_server_name']
-
-        dataobject.server.nginx.ssl.serverext = \
-            config['nginx']['ssl_server_ext']
-
     print("DEBUG -- socket: %s" % dataobject.server.nginx.socket)
 
-    if config['project']['host'] == "localhost":
+    if 'host' in config['nginx']:
+
+        # if we specificed a host name in the
+        # configuration file under 'nginx'
+
+        # dataobject.server.nginx.addbranch('ssl')
+
+        # dataobject.server.nginx.ssl.host = \
+        #     config['nginx']['ssl']['host']
+
+        dataobject.server.nginx.host = \
+            config['nginx']['host']
+
+    elif config['project']['host'] == "localhost":
+
+        # if localhost, then create a nginx appropriate name based on
+        # the project name and the extension
+
         dataobject.server.nginx.host = "{projectname}.{ext}".format(
             ext=dataobject.project.extension,
             projectname=dataobject.project.name)
diff --git a/modules/nginx.py b/modules/nginx.py
index 7a0cbbd..6cd72cd 100644
--- a/modules/nginx.py
+++ b/modules/nginx.py
@@ -91,6 +91,10 @@ def edit(param='help'):
             'path': configuration.logging.nginx.access,
             'desc': "nginx access log file",
         },
+        'log.nginx.error': {
+            'path': '/var/log/nginx/error.log',
+            'desc': "nginx main error file"
+        },
     }
 
     if param in locations.keys():