diff --git a/roles/389ds/defaults/main.yml b/roles/389ds/defaults/main.yml
index 0d9ab7d..00bf5d1 100644
--- a/roles/389ds/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/389ds/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,26 @@
 #SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT-0
 ---
 # defaults file for 389ds
+
+# Base directory configuration (inherited from base role or defined here)
+docker_compose_base_dir: /etc/docker/compose
+docker_volume_base_dir: /srv/data
+
+# 389ds-specific configuration
+ds389_service_name: 389ds
+ds389_docker_compose_dir: "{{ docker_compose_base_dir }}/{{ ds389_service_name }}"
+ds389_docker_volume_dir: "{{ docker_volume_base_dir }}/{{ ds389_service_name }}"
+
+# 389ds service configuration
+ds389_image: "docker.io/389ds/dirsrv:3.1"
+ds389_suffix: "dc=example,dc=com"
+ds389_root_dn: "cn=Directory Manager"
+ds389_root_password: "changeme"
+
+# Instance configuration
+ds389_instance_name: "localhost"
+
+# Network configuration
+ds389_backend_network: "backend"
+ds389_ldap_port: 3389
+ds389_ldaps_port: 3636
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diff --git a/roles/389ds/tasks/main.yml b/roles/389ds/tasks/main.yml
index 18a1e4e..277d2dd 100644
--- a/roles/389ds/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/389ds/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,32 @@
 #SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT-0
 ---
 # tasks file for 389ds
+
+- name: Create docker compose directory
+  file:
+    path: "{{ ds389_docker_compose_dir }}"
+    state: directory
+    mode: '0755'
+
+- name: Create 389ds data directory
+  file:
+    path: "{{ ds389_docker_volume_dir }}/data"
+    state: directory
+    mode: '0755'
+
+- name: Create 389ds config directory
+  file:
+    path: "{{ ds389_docker_volume_dir }}/config"
+    state: directory
+    mode: '0755'
+
+- name: Create docker-compose file for 389ds
+  template:
+    src: docker-compose.yml.j2
+    dest: "{{ ds389_docker_compose_dir }}/docker-compose.yml"
+    mode: '0644'
+
+- name: Start 389ds container
+  community.docker.docker_compose_v2:
+    project_src: "{{ ds389_docker_compose_dir }}"
+    state: present
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diff --git a/roles/389ds/templates/docker-compose.yml.j2 b/roles/389ds/templates/docker-compose.yml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a8842e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/389ds/templates/docker-compose.yml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+services:
+  {{ ds389_service_name }}:
+    image: {{ ds389_image }}
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    environment:
+      DS_SUFFIX_NAME: {{ ds389_suffix }}
+      DS_DM_PASSWORD: {{ ds389_root_password }}
+    ports:
+      - "{{ ds389_ldap_port }}:3389"
+      - "{{ ds389_ldaps_port }}:3636"
+    volumes:
+      - {{ ds389_docker_volume_dir }}/data:/data
+      - {{ ds389_docker_volume_dir }}/config:/etc/dirsrv/slapd-{{ ds389_instance_name }}
+    networks:
+      - {{ ds389_backend_network }}
+
+networks:
+  {{ ds389_backend_network }}: