diff --git a/nginx/ng/config.sls b/nginx/ng/config.sls
index 4d2ed1d..c27ac69 100644
--- a/nginx/ng/config.sls
+++ b/nginx/ng/config.sls
@@ -12,11 +12,18 @@ nginx_log_dir:
     - group: {{ nginx.server.config.user }}
 {% endif %}
 
+{% if 'source' in nginx.server.config %}
+{% set source_path = nginx.server.config.source %}
+{% else %} 
+{% set source_path = 'salt://nginx/ng/files/nginx.conf' %} 
+{% endif %}
 nginx_config:
   file.managed:
     {{ sls_block(nginx.server.opts) }}
     - name: {{ nginx.lookup.conf_file }}
-    - source: salt://nginx/ng/files/nginx.conf
+    - source: {{ source_path }}
     - template: jinja
+{% if 'source' not in nginx.server.config %} 
     - context:
         config: {{ nginx.server.config|json() }}
+{% endif %}
diff --git a/nginx/ng/servers_config.sls b/nginx/ng/servers_config.sls
index 75cf529..0162c5d 100644
--- a/nginx/ng/servers_config.sls
+++ b/nginx/ng/servers_config.sls
@@ -85,15 +85,22 @@ nginx_server_available_dir:
 # Managed enabled/disabled state for servers
 {% for server, settings in nginx.servers.managed.items() %}
 {% if settings.config != None %}
+{% if 'source' in settings.config %}
+{% set source_path = settings.config.source %}
+{% else %}
+{% set source_path = 'salt://nginx/ng/files/server.conf' %}
+{% endif %}
 {% set conf_state_id = 'server_conf_' ~ loop.index0 %}
 {{ conf_state_id }}:
   file.managed:
     {{ sls_block(nginx.servers.managed_opts) }}
     - name: {{ server_curpath(server) }}
-    - source: salt://nginx/ng/files/server.conf
+    - source: {{ source_path }}
     - template: jinja
+{% if 'source' not in settings.config %}
     - context:
         config: {{ settings.config|json() }}
+{% endif %}
     {% if 'overwrite' in settings and settings.overwrite == False %}
     - unless:
       - test -e {{ server_curpath(server) }}
diff --git a/pillar.example b/pillar.example
index 661b09b..cc6708a 100644
--- a/pillar.example
+++ b/pillar.example
@@ -77,6 +77,9 @@ nginx:
       # nginx.conf (main server) declarations
       # dictionaries map to blocks {} and lists cause the same declaration to repeat with different values
       config: 
+        source: salt://path_to_nginx_conf_file/nginx.conf # IMPORTANT: This option is mutually exclusive with the rest of the
+                                                          # options; if it is found other options (worker_processes: 4 and so 
+                                                          # on) are not processed and just upload the file from source
         worker_processes: 4
         pid: /var/run/nginx.pid		### Directory location must exist
         events:
@@ -138,6 +141,12 @@ nginx:
           #        test something else;
           #    }
           # }         
+        mysite2: # Using source options to upload the file instead of templating all the file
+          enabled: True
+          available_dir: /etc/nginx/sites-available
+          enabled_dir: /etc/nginx/sites-enabled
+          config:
+            source: salt://path-to-site-file/mysite2
 
     certificates_path: '/etc/nginx/ssl'  # Use this if you need to deploy below certificates in a custom path.
     # If you're doing SSL termination, you can deploy certificates this way.