diff --git a/ansible/nuc.yaml b/ansible/nuc.yaml
index 4d8b8d5..9f1202a 100644
--- a/ansible/nuc.yaml
+++ b/ansible/nuc.yaml
@@ -10,3 +10,11 @@
         apply:
           tags:
             - setup
+    - name: Setup the docker based services
+      tags:
+        - services
+      ansible.builtin.include_role:
+        name: services
+        apply:
+          tags:
+            - services
diff --git a/ansible/roles/services/tasks/main.yaml b/ansible/roles/services/tasks/main.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..357662d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/roles/services/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+- name: Ensure docker compose directory is present
+  ansible.builtin.file:
+    path: compose
+    state: directory
+- name: Copy in the docker-compose template
+  ansible.builtin.template:
+    src: compose.yaml
+    dest: compose/compose.yaml
+    owner: nigel
+    mode: "0644"
+- name: Run the docker compose yaml
+  become: true
+  community.docker.docker_compose_v2:
+    project_src: compose
+    remove_orphans: true
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diff --git a/ansible/roles/services/templates/compose.yaml b/ansible/roles/services/templates/compose.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..db3f3c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/roles/services/templates/compose.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+services:
+  health:
+    image: nginx:latest
+    container_name: health
+    ports:
+      - "8080:80"
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