Maybe now...

Web/lib/MJB/Web/Controller/Blog.pm

@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ sub do_domain_hosted ( $c ) {
         return;
     }
 
-    return $c->_initialize_blog( $sub_domain . '.' . $top_domain->name, 'show_blog_domain_hosted' );
+    return $c->_initialize_blog( $sub_domain . '.' . $top_domain->name, 'show_blog_domain_hosted', $top_domain->name );
 }
 
 # Initial blog creation entry point when the user
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ sub do_domain_owned ( $c ) {
 # forwarded from the domain_hosted / domain_owned requests, and redirecting to
 # a post doesn't work.  However, since we're doing things rather than displaying
 # things, it'll be named with the do_
-sub _initialize_blog ( $c, $domain, $from ) {
+sub _initialize_blog ( $c, $domain, $from, $ssl_domain ) {
 
     # Do we already have this domain name?
     if ( $c->db->domain( { name => $domain } ) ) {
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ sub _initialize_blog ( $c, $domain, $from ) {
             # Make the domain name record.
             my $domain_record = $c->stash->{person}->create_related('domains', {
                 name => $domain,
+                ( $ssl_domain ? ( ssl => $ssl_domain ) : () ),
             });
 
             # Make the website record
@@ -121,12 +122,14 @@ sub _initialize_blog ( $c, $domain, $from ) {
     }
     
     # Schedule a job to deploy the website
+    if ( ! $ssl_domain ) {
         my $ssl_job_id = $c->minion->enqueue( 'create_ssl_cert', [ $blog->id ], {
             notes    => { '_bid_' . $blog->id => 1 },
             priority => $blog->build_priority,
             queue    => 'certbot',
         });
         $blog->create_related( 'builds', { job_id => $ssl_job_id } );
+    }
     
     $c->redirect_to( $c->url_for( 'show_blog_settings', { id => $blog->id } ) );
 }

Web/lib/MJB/Web/Task/InitializeBlog.pm

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ sub run ( $job, $blog_id ) {
     
     my $config_content = MJB::Backend::Nginx::DomainConfig->new(
         domain     => $blog->domain->name,
-        ssl_domain => $blog->domain->name,
+        ssl_domain => ( $blog->domain->ssl ? $blog->domain->ssl : $blog->domain->name ),
     )->config;
 
     my ( $config, $welcome ) = ( tempfile, tempfile );