Hi there,
I ran the command you suggested with an extra ‘-‘ for the webroot option
certbot --nginx --agree-tos --redirect --hsts --staple-ocsp --email serveradmin@jwservices.co.nz --webroot -w /var/www/html -d www.jwservices.co.nz
/var/www/html does not exist or is not a directory
This machine is setup as a proxy only and has no websites on it, it only redirects to the machines with the site on it.
Fixed the post for correctness 
This is found several times within your code:
location /.well-known/acme-challenge/ {
root /var/www/html;
}
That directory doesn't exist?
Hi there,
That code i added after your suggestion earlier in this thread
I thought you would ensure that it worked before adding it.
And if I recall correctly, I merely reused one of the roots found in one of your server blocks.
I did not make that path up.
Had I, I would have asked you to create a new dedicated path for only challenge requests.
Review your code and the posts above.
In review, I think we may have gotten that "default code" from @_az
Who probably should have mentioned that you needed to validate it or adjust it to fit your needs - it was only being shown as a demonstrative example.
So...
The fix is to create that path or change all occurrences to an actual path on your system.
Hi all,
I have decided to shut down all my public facing servers mentioned in this thread.
thanks for your time.
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