diff --git a/ansible/all.yml b/ansible/all.yml
index 86d8cf4..af44395 100644
--- a/ansible/all.yml
+++ b/ansible/all.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 - name: deploy the awful stack
   gather_facts: no  
-  hosts: prod
+  hosts: dockerhosts
   tasks:
     - debug: msg="Deploying awful stack to cloud server"
   roles:
diff --git a/ansible/roles/awfulAll/tasks/main.yml b/ansible/roles/awfulAll/tasks/main.yml
index fbd1705..e1bee4b 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/awfulAll/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/awfulAll/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,150 +1,37 @@
 ---
-- name: try to update mojo directory
-  shell: cd /home/josiah/mojojojo-bot && git pull
-  register: result
-  ignore_errors: True
-  tags:
-    - mojo
-    - mojo-web
-    - mojo-rtm
 
-- name: if the folder doesn't exist, clone from remote
-  shell: cd /home/josiah/ && git clone http://git.awful.club/hosted/mojojojo-bot.git
-  when: result is failed
-  tags:
-    - mojo
-    - mojo-web
-    - mojo-rtm
-
-- name: Build mojo from the latest version
-  shell: cd /home/josiah/mojojojo-bot/mojo-web && docker build -t mojo-web -f dockerfile .
-  tags:
-    - mojo
-    - mojo-web
-    - mojo-rtm
-
-- name: Check if there are any existing mojo-web containers running and kill them
-  # this has to be a shell because command: isn't interactive
-  shell: docker ps | grep 'mojo-web' | awk '{print $1}' | xargs docker kill
-  ignore_errors: True
-  tags:
-    - mojo
-    - mojo-web
-
-- name: Run the newly built mojo-web docker container
-  command: docker container run -e "SLACK_BOT_TOKEN={{ slack_bot_token }}" --restart "always" -d --mount type="bind",source="/mnt/volume_sfo2_znc",target=/shared/ mojo-web
-  tags:
-    - mojo
-    - mojo-web
-
-- name: Build mojo-rtm from the latest version
-  shell: cd /home/josiah/mojojojo-bot/mojo-rtm && docker build -t mojo-rtm -f dockerfile .
-  tags:
-    - mojo
-    - mojo-rtm
-
-- name: Check if there are any existing mojo-rtm containers running and kill them
-  # this has to be a shell because command: isn't interactive
-  shell: docker ps | grep 'mojo-rtm' | awk '{print $1}' | xargs docker kill
-  ignore_errors: True
-  tags:
-    - mojo
-    - mojo-rtm
-
-- name: Run the newly built mojo-rtm docker container
-  command: docker container run -e "SLACK_BOT_TOKEN={{ slack_bot_token }}" --restart "always" -d --mount type="bind",source="/mnt/volume_sfo2_znc",target=/shared/ mojo-rtm
-  tags:
-    - mojo
-    - mojo-rtm  
-
-- name: update or create the ZNC directory
-  shell: cd /home/josiah/znc-docker/ && git pull
-  register: result
-  ignore_errors: True
-
-    # if the folder doesn't exist, clone source.
-- shell: cd /home/josiah && git clone https://github.com/jowj/znc-docker.git
-  when: result is failed
-- name: build from latest version
-  shell: cd /home/josiah/znc-docker/full && docker build -t znc -f Dockerfile .
-- name: Check if there are any existing ZNC containers running and kill it
-  shell: docker ps | grep 'znc' | awk '{print $1}'
-  register: result
-- name: if there are running containers, remove them
-  shell: docker ps | grep 'znc' | awk '{print $1}' | xargs docker kill
-  when: result.stdout != ""
-- name: discover if any containers with ZNC in name
-  # this has to be a shell because command: isn't interactive
-  shell: docker container ls | grep 'znc'
-  register: result
-  ignore_errors: True
-- name: remove any existing containers with ZNC in name
-  shell: docker container rm znc
-  when: result is succeeded
-- name: run the container (assumes the volume is already set up)
-  command: docker run --restart "always" -d -p 5000:5000 --mount type="bind",source="/mnt/volume_sfo2_znc/",target=/znc-data znc
-
-
-- name: update arke repo
-  shell: cd /home/josiah/arke/ && git pull
-  register: result
-  ignore_errors: True
-  tags:
-    - arke
-    - mojo
-    - mojo-web
-    - mojo-rtm
-
-- name: If last step failed, clone the repo.
-  shell: cd /home/josiah/ && git clone https://git.awful.club/hosted/arke.git
-  when: result is failed
-  tags:
-    - arke
-    - mojo
-    - mojo-web
-    - mojo-rtm
-    
-- name: Build from the latest version
-  shell: cd /home/josiah/arke/ && docker build -t arke -f dockerfile .
-  tags:
-    - arke
-    - mojo
-    - mojo-web
-    - mojo-rtm  
+# Update the mojo git repo
+- name: ensure the app folders exist
+  file: state=directory path={{ item }} owner=josiah group=josiah mode=0700
+  loop: [ '/home/josiah/apps/mojo/', '/home/josiah/apps/arke/', '/home/josiah/apps/znc/', '/home/josiah/apps/awful/' ]
   
-- name: Check if there are any existing arke containers running
-  shell: docker ps | grep 'arke' | awk '{print $1}'
-  register: result
-  tags:
-    - arke
-    - mojo
-    - mojo-web
-    - mojo-rtm
-    
-- name: and kill it
-  # this has to be a shell because command: isn't interactive
-  shell: docker ps | grep 'arke' | awk '{print $1}' | xargs docker kill
-  when: result.stdout != ""
-  tags:
-    - arke
-    - mojo
-    - mojo-web
-    - mojo-rtm
-    
-- name: Remove any existing containers using the arke name, its mine and i must have it
-  # this has to be a shell because command: isn't interactive
-  shell: docker container rm arke
-  ignore_errors: True
-  tags:
-    - arke
-    - mojo
-    - mojo-web
-    - mojo-rtm
-
-- name: Run the newly built docker container
-  command: docker run -d --name arke --mount type="bind",source="/mnt/volume_sfo2_znc",target=/shared/ arke:latest
-  tags:
-    - arke
-    - mojo
-    - mojo-web
-    - mojo-rtm
+- name: update the mojo git repo
+  git:
+    repo: 'https://git.awful.club/hosted/mojojojo-bot.git'
+    dest: /home/josiah/apps/mojo/
+    version: master
+
+- name: update the arke git repo
+  git:
+    repo: 'https://git.awful.club/hosted/arke.git'
+    dest: /home/josiah/apps/arke/
+    version: master
+
+- name: update the znc git repo
+  git:
+    repo: 'https://git.awful.club/hosted/znc-docker.git'
+    dest: /home/josiah/apps/znc/
+    version: master
+
+- name: copy over awful-All compose file
+  template:
+    src: "{{ item.src }}"
+    dest: "{{ item.dest }}"
+    mode: 0777
+  with_items:
+    - {src: 'awful-compose.yml', dest: '/home/josiah/apps/awful/docker-compose.yml'}
+
+- name: Deploy awful stack
+  docker_compose:
+    state: present
+    project_src: "/home/josiah/apps/awful/"
diff --git a/ansible/roles/awfulAll/templates/awful-compose.yml b/ansible/roles/awfulAll/templates/awful-compose.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..02850d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/roles/awfulAll/templates/awful-compose.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+version: '3'
+
+services:
+  mojo-web:
+    build: 
+      context: /home/josiah/apps/mojo/mojo-web/
+      dockerfile: Dockerfile      
+    image: mojo-web
+
+    environment:
+      SLACK_BOT_TOKEN: {{ slack_bot_token }}
+    volumes:
+      - /mnt/volume_sfo2_znc/:/shared/
+
+  mojo-rtm:
+    build: 
+      context: /home/josiah/apps/mojo/mojo-rtm/ 
+      dockerfile: Dockerfile
+    image: mojo-rtm      
+    environment:
+      SLACK_BOT_TOKEN: {{ slack_bot_token }}
+    volumes:
+      - /mnt/volume_sfo2_znc/:/shared/
+
+  arke:
+    build: 
+      context: /home/josiah/apps/arke/
+      dockerfile: Dockerfile
+    image: arke
+    volumes:
+      - /mnt/volume_sfo2_znc/:/shared/
+
+  znc:
+    build: 
+      context: /home/josiah/apps/znc/
+      dockerfile: Dockerfile
+    image: znc      
+    ports:
+      - 5000:5000
+    volumes:
+      - /mnt/volume_sfo2_znc/:/znc-data