ArchLinux defines the pidfile in the systemd unit file.

It is therefore no longer needed in nginx.conf.

templates/nginx.conf.j2

@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 user  {{ nginx_user }};
 
 error_log  {{ nginx_error_log }};
+{% if nginx_pidfile is defined and nginx_pidfile | length > 0 %}
 pid        {{ nginx_pidfile }};
+{% endif %}
 
 {% block worker %}
 worker_processes  {{ nginx_worker_processes }};

vars/Archlinux.yml

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ root_group: root
 nginx_conf_path: /etc/nginx/conf.d
 nginx_conf_file_path: /etc/nginx/nginx.conf
 nginx_mime_file_path: /etc/nginx/mime.types
-nginx_pidfile: /run/nginx.pid
+nginx_pidfile: ''
 nginx_vhost_path: /etc/nginx/sites-enabled
 nginx_default_vhost_path: /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/default
 __nginx_user: "http"