diff --git a/roles/homarr/defaults/main.yml b/roles/homarr/defaults/main.yml
index bc30dcc..c5dccef 100644
--- a/roles/homarr/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/homarr/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,23 @@
 #SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT-0
 ---
-# defaults file for homarr
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+# defaults file for homarr
+
+# Base directory configuration (inherited from base role or defined here)
+docker_compose_base_dir: /etc/docker/compose
+docker_volume_base_dir: /srv/data
+
+# homarr-specific configuration
+homarr_service_name: homarr
+homarr_docker_compose_dir: "{{ docker_compose_base_dir }}/{{ homarr_service_name }}"
+homarr_docker_volume_dir: "{{ docker_volume_base_dir }}/{{ homarr_service_name }}"
+
+# Service configuration
+homarr_domain: "homarr.local.test"
+homarr_image: "ghcr.io/homarr-labs/homarr:latest"
+homarr_secret_encription_key: "CHANGE_ME"
+homarr_port: 7575
+homarr_use_docker: false
+
+# Traefik configuration
+homarr_traefik_network: "proxy"
+homarr_use_ssl: true
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diff --git a/roles/homarr/tasks/main.yml b/roles/homarr/tasks/main.yml
index c2dc205..17c3bf5 100644
--- a/roles/homarr/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/homarr/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,19 @@
 #SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT-0
 ---
-# tasks file for homarr
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+# tasks file for homarr
+- name: Create docker compose directory
+  file:
+    path: "{{ homarr_docker_compose_dir }}"
+    state: directory
+    mode: '0755'
+
+- name: Create docker-compose file for homarr
+  template:
+    src: docker-compose.yml.j2
+    dest: "{{ homarr_docker_compose_dir }}/docker-compose.yml"
+    mode: '0644'
+
+- name: Start homarr containers
+  community.docker.docker_compose_v2:
+    project_src: "{{ homarr_docker_compose_dir }}"
+    state: present
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diff --git a/roles/homarr/templates/docker-compose.yml.j2 b/roles/homarr/templates/docker-compose.yml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7992c7c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/homarr/templates/docker-compose.yml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#---------------------------------------------------------------------#
+#     Homarr - A simple, yet powerful dashboard for your server.      #
+#---------------------------------------------------------------------#
+services:
+  homarr:
+    container_name: {{ homarr_service_name }}
+    image: {{ homarr_image }}
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    volumes:
+{% if homarr_use_docker %}
+      - /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock # Optional, only if you want docker integration
+{% endif %}
+      - {{ homarr_docker_volume_dir }}/homarr/appdata:/appdata
+    environment:
+      - SECRET_ENCRYPTION_KEY={{ homarr_secret_encryption_key }}
+    networks:
+      - {{ homarr_traefik_network }}
+    labels:
+      - traefik.enable=true
+      - traefik.docker.network={{ homarr_traefik_network }}
+      - traefik.http.routers.{{ homarr_service_name }}.rule=Host(`{{ homarr_domain }}`)
+{% if homarr_use_ssl %}
+      - traefik.http.routers.{{ homarr_service_name }}.entrypoints=websecure
+      - traefik.http.routers.{{ homarr_service_name }}.tls=true
+{% else %}
+      - traefik.http.routers.{{ homarr_service_name }}.entrypoints=web
+{% endif %}
+      - traefik.http.services.{{ homarr_service_name }}.loadbalancer.server.port={{ homarr_port }}
+networks:
+  {{ homarr_traefik_network }}:
+    external: true
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