# Docker+ansible **URL:** \ **Category:** Ansible Project\ **Created:** [November 1, 2019, 11:37am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/docker-ansible/31586 "2019-11-01T11:37:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Sunitha\_Iyer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/53a042/32.png) [@Sunitha\_Iyer](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Sunitha_Iyer)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2019, 11:37am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/docker-ansible/31586/1 "2019-11-01T11:37:35Z")
Hi Is it possible to run more than one docker compose files from ansible? ---
**Author:** ![felixfontein](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/felixfontein/32/7530_2.png) [@felixfontein](https://forum.ansible.com/u/felixfontein)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2019, 10:05pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/docker-ansible/31586/2 "2019-11-01T22:05:54Z")
Hi, > Is it possible to run more than one docker compose files from ansible? what makes you think it is not possible? Cheers, Felix ---
**Author:** ![Sunitha\_Iyer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/53a042/32.png) [@Sunitha\_Iyer](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Sunitha_Iyer)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2019, 11:28am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/docker-ansible/31586/3 "2019-11-02T11:28:40Z")
Hi Felix Thanks, I am struggling to find the syntax ---
**Author:** ![racke](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/racke/32/4767_2.png) [@racke](https://forum.ansible.com/u/racke)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2019, 11:45am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/docker-ansible/31586/4 "2019-11-02T11:45:51Z")
> Hi Felix > > Thanks, I am struggling to find the syntax Hello Sunitha, search for "Ansible docker compose", this should provide enough examples to build upon. For specific help, post your playbook and the output and explain why you did it that way. Regards         Racke ---
**Author:** ![Sunitha\_Iyer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/53a042/32.png) [@Sunitha\_Iyer](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Sunitha_Iyer)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2019, 12:23pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/docker-ansible/31586/5 "2019-11-02T12:23:32Z")
Hi stefan, below is the playbook, One way is to find a master playbook and include the other playbooks whichever is required. suppose if i have 10 microservices and I will have 10 compose files and as a part of a bug fix I don’t need to deploy all of them may be 2 or 3 based on the defects. so I thought having 10 different play books for 10 compse files and run the required ones. If you have any better idea do suggest me please. - name: Run a docker compose file hosts: dockerVM become: yes become\_method: su tasks: - set\_fact: compose\_dir=/root/DockercomposeFile - name: create a directory file: path: “{{compose\_dir}}” state: directory - name: copy docker compose file file: src: /root/DockerComposeFile dest: /root/DockerComposeFile mode: “0755” - name: Run a docker compose file docker\_service: project\_src: “{{ compose\_dir }}” state: present build: no register:output ---
**Author:** ![racke](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/racke/32/4767_2.png) [@racke](https://forum.ansible.com/u/racke)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2019, 12:40pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/docker-ansible/31586/6 "2019-11-02T12:40:36Z")
> Hi stefan, below is the playbook, > > One way is to find a master playbook and include the other playbooks whichever is required. suppose if i have 10 > microservices and I will have 10 compose files and as a part of a bug fix I don't need to deploy all of them may be 2 or > 3 based on the defects. so I thought having 10 different play books for 10 compse files and run the required ones. If > you have any better idea do suggest me please. Hello Sunitha, I strongly suggest to setup an Ansible role which includes the tasks below and apply it in a loop in the playbook. Different playbooks complicate your setup and are harder to maintain. Settings which vary between your micro services can be kept in variables / inventory. Regards         Racke ---
**Author:** ![Sunitha\_Iyer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/53a042/32.png) [@Sunitha\_Iyer](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Sunitha_Iyer)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2019, 12:51pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/docker-ansible/31586/7 "2019-11-02T12:51:57Z")
thank you so much and I really appreciate it. ---
**Author:** ![uday1kiran](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/uday1kiran/32/1552_2.png) [@uday1kiran](https://forum.ansible.com/u/uday1kiran)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2019, 7:24am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/docker-ansible/31586/8 "2019-11-03T07:24:35Z")
Hi all, I am not able to set this. Can you please guide. > **(attachments)** > > ![Screenshot_20191103-125328__01.jpg](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/original/2X/5/5e0c7d1e86c0432e0d9a5fcdc11fc3525130d888.jpeg)