diff --git a/ansible/nuc.yaml b/ansible/nuc.yaml
index 81f1f7d..cd3acbc 100644
--- a/ansible/nuc.yaml
+++ b/ansible/nuc.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
       tags:
         - setup
         - nomad
-        - proxy
         - volumes
       ansible.builtin.include_role:
         name: local-server-head
diff --git a/ansible/proxy.yaml b/ansible/proxy.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e729306
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/proxy.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+- hosts: nigel.local
+  remote_user: nigel
+  tasks:
+    - name: Apply reverse proxy role
+      ansible.builtin.include_role:
+        name: proxy
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ansible/roles/local-server-head/tasks/main.yaml b/ansible/roles/local-server-head/tasks/main.yaml
index 373f75d..6dfecc3 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/local-server-head/tasks/main.yaml
+++ b/ansible/roles/local-server-head/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -23,14 +23,6 @@
       become: true
       tags:
         - nomad
-- name: Setup the reverse proxy outside of nomad
-  tags: proxy
-  ansible.builtin.include_tasks:
-    file: reverse_proxy.yaml
-    apply:
-      become: true
-      tags:
-        - proxy
 - name: Setup data directory for the nomad host volumes
   tags: volumes
   ansible.builtin.include_tasks:
diff --git a/ansible/roles/local-server-head/tasks/reverse_proxy.yaml b/ansible/roles/local-server-head/tasks/reverse_proxy.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 85ebff5..0000000
--- a/ansible/roles/local-server-head/tasks/reverse_proxy.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-- name: Keep /etc/hosts up to date
-  ansible.builtin.copy:
-    dest: /etc/hosts
-    src: host-file
-    mode: "0644"
-- name: Ensure nginx is setup as latest
-  ansible.builtin.apt:
-    name: nginx
-- name: Copy the nomad.conf to available configurations
-  ansible.builtin.copy:
-    src: "{{ item }}"
-    dest: "/etc/nginx/sites-available/{{ item }}"
-    mode: "0644"
-  loop:
-    - nomad.conf
-    - sanity.conf
-    - ncr.conf
-- name: Link the nomad.conf to sites-enabled
-  ansible.builtin.file:
-    path: "/etc/nginx/sites-enabled/{{ item }}"
-    state: link
-    src: "/etc/nginx/sites-available/{{ item }}"
-    mode: "0644"
-  loop:
-    - nomad.conf
-    - sanity.conf
-    - ncr.conf
-- name: Restart nginx
-  ansible.builtin.systemd_service:
-    name: nginx
-    state: restarted
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ansible/roles/local-server-head/files/host-file b/ansible/roles/proxy/files/host-file
similarity index 100%
rename from ansible/roles/local-server-head/files/host-file
rename to ansible/roles/proxy/files/host-file
diff --git a/ansible/roles/local-server-head/files/ncr.conf b/ansible/roles/proxy/files/ncr.conf
similarity index 100%
rename from ansible/roles/local-server-head/files/ncr.conf
rename to ansible/roles/proxy/files/ncr.conf
diff --git a/ansible/roles/local-server-head/files/nomad.conf b/ansible/roles/proxy/files/nomad.conf
similarity index 100%
rename from ansible/roles/local-server-head/files/nomad.conf
rename to ansible/roles/proxy/files/nomad.conf
diff --git a/ansible/roles/proxy/tasks/main.yaml b/ansible/roles/proxy/tasks/main.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..78ddccc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/roles/proxy/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+- name: Reverse proxy role configuration
+  become: true
+  vars:
+    nginx_configs:
+      - nomad.conf
+      - ncr.conf
+  block:
+    - name: Ensure /etc/hosts are up to date
+      ansible.builtin.copy:
+        dest: /etc/hosts
+        src: host-file
+        mode: "0644"
+    - name: Ensure nginx is setup as latest
+      ansible.builtin.apt:
+        name: nginx
+    - name: Copy the nomad.conf to available configurations
+      ansible.builtin.copy:
+        src: "{{ item }}"
+        dest: "/etc/nginx/sites-available/{{ item }}"
+        mode: "0644"
+      loop: "{{ nginx_configs }}"
+    - name: Link the nomad.conf to sites-enabled
+      ansible.builtin.file:
+        path: "/etc/nginx/sites-enabled/{{ item }}"
+        state: link
+        src: "/etc/nginx/sites-available/{{ item }}"
+        mode: "0644"
+      loop: "{{ nginx_configs }}"
+    - name: Restart nginx
+      ansible.builtin.systemd_service:
+        name: nginx
+        state: restarted