diff --git a/roles/docker/handlers/main.yml b/roles/docker/handlers/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4c92b0395
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/docker/handlers/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+- name: restart docker
+  ansible.builtin.systemd:
+    name: docker
+    state: restarted
diff --git a/roles/docker/tasks/main.yml b/roles/docker/tasks/main.yml
index 8baed5516..493d1c6d9 100644
--- a/roles/docker/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/docker/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 ---
-- include_tasks: setup-rocky.yml
+- name: Include Rocky specific tasks
+  ansible.builtin.include_tasks: setup-rocky.yml
   when: ansible_os_family == 'RedHat'
 
-- include_tasks: setup-debian.yml
+- name: Include Debian specific tasks
+  ansible.builtin.include_tasks: setup-debian.yml
   when: ansible_os_family == 'Debian'
 
 - name: Install docker
@@ -10,6 +12,15 @@
     name: docker-ce
     state: present
 
+- name: Install docker config file
+  ansible.builtin.template:
+    src: daemon.json.j2
+    dest: /etc/docker/daemon.json
+    owner: root
+    group: root
+    mode: "0744"
+  notify: "restart docker"
+
 - name: Start and enable the docker daemon
   ansible.builtin.systemd:
     name: docker
diff --git a/roles/docker/templates/daemon.json.j2 b/roles/docker/templates/daemon.json.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..469cfe4fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/docker/templates/daemon.json.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+  "live-restore": true,
+  "log-driver": "journald",
+  "log-opts" : { 
+     "tag" : "{{ '{{' }}.Name{{ '}}' }}"
+  }
+}