diff --git a/roles/docker/defaults/main.yml b/roles/docker/defaults/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ec11ba7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/docker/defaults/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+# run compose task?
+core_docker_compose: false
+
+# the docker compose service's name
+core_docker_compose_name: "Docker Compose"
+
+# create directories
+core_docker_compose_mkdir: false
+# chown directories with this value
+core_docker_compose_dirs_mode: '0750'
+
+# copy templates
+core_docker_compose_cp_files: false
+# chown templates with this value
+core_docker_compose_templates_mode: '0650'
+
+# docker-compose.yml template source
+core_docker_compose_file:
+  src: docker-compose.yml.j2
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diff --git a/roles/docker/tasks/compose.yml b/roles/docker/tasks/compose.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b571bff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/docker/tasks/compose.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+- name: "Create {{ core_docker_compose_name }} directories."
+  ansible.builtin.file:
+    path: '{{ core_docker_compose_dirs_loop }}'
+    state: directory
+    owner: '{{ core_docker_compose_user }}'
+    group: '{{ core_docker_compose_group }}'
+    mode: "{{ core_docker_compose_dirs_mode }}"
+  loop: '{{ core_docker_compose_dirs }}'
+  loop_control:
+    loop_var: core_docker_compose_dirs_loop
+  when: core_docker_compose_mkdir
+
+- name: "Create {{ core_docker_compose_name }} files"
+  ansible.builtin.template:
+    src: '{{ core_docker_compose_template_loop.src }}'
+    dest: '{{ core_docker_compose_template_loop.dest }}'
+    owner: '{{ core_docker_compose_user }}'
+    group: '{{ core_docker_compose_group }}'
+    mode: '{{ core_docker_compose_templates_mode }}'
+  loop: '{{ core_docker_compose_templates }}'
+  loop_control:
+    loop_var: '{{ core_docker_compose_template_loop }}'
+  when: core_docker_compose_cp_files
+
+- name: "Create docker-compose.yml for {{ core_docker_compose_name }}"
+  ansible.builtin.template:
+    src: '{{ core_docker_compose_file.src }}'
+    dest: '{{ core_docker_compose_file.dest }}'
+    owner: '{{ core_docker_compose_compose_user }}'
+    group: '{{ core_docker_compose_compose_group }}'
+    mode: '0750'
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diff --git a/roles/docker/tasks/main.yml b/roles/docker/tasks/main.yml
index 9a95eb1..534b5a7 100644
--- a/roles/docker/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/docker/tasks/main.yml
@@ -28,3 +28,9 @@
       - docker-compose-plugin
     state: present
     update_cache: yes
+
+- name: Run docker-compose creation process
+  ansible.builtin.include_role:
+    name: docker
+    tasks_from: compose
+    when: core_docker_compose
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