diff --git a/roles/docker-swarm/defaults/main.yml b/roles/docker-swarm/defaults/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9399a91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/docker-swarm/defaults/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+
+docker_stack_files_dir: /stacks
+docker_swarm_public_network_name: public
+
diff --git a/roles/docker-swarm/tasks/main.yml b/roles/docker-swarm/tasks/main.yml
index b15f36f..b21fb6e 100644
--- a/roles/docker-swarm/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/docker-swarm/tasks/main.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,14 @@
 
 - name: Ensure public network exists
   community.docker.docker_network:
-    name: public
+    name: "{{ docker_swarm_public_network_name }}"
     driver: overlay
     state: present
   become: true
+
+- name: Ensure stack files directory exists
+  ansible.builtin.file:
+    path: "{{ docker_stack_files_dir }}"
+    state: directory
+    mode: '0755'
+  become: true