diff --git a/snackpot.yml b/snackpot.yml
index 03e1a6f..84fc7be 100644
--- a/snackpot.yml
+++ b/snackpot.yml
@@ -76,12 +76,12 @@
         path: "{{ docker_compose_base_dir }}/{{ item.path }}"
         state: directory
       with_filetree: templates/docker-compose
-      when: item.state == "directory"
+      when: item.state == "directory" and item.path.count("/.") == 0
       tags: docker-config
       
-    - name: configure docker compose files
+    - name: deploy docker compose templates
       template:
-        dest: "{{ docker_compose_base_dir }}/{{ item.path }}"
+        dest: "{{ docker_compose_base_dir }}/{{ item.path | splitext | first }}"
         src: "docker-compose/{{ item.path }}"
         owner: root
         group: root
@@ -89,15 +89,33 @@
         backup: yes
       notify: restart docker compose services
       with_filetree: templates/docker-compose
-      when: item.state == "file" and not item.path.endswith("~")
+      when: item.state == "file" and item.path.endswith(".j2")
+      tags: docker-config
+      
+    - name: deploy docker compose files
+      copy:
+        dest: "{{ docker_compose_base_dir }}/{{ item.path }}"
+        src: "templates/docker-compose/{{ item.path }}"
+        owner: root
+        group: root
+        mode: 0660
+        backup: yes
+      notify: restart docker compose services
+      with_filetree: templates/docker-compose
+      when: |-
+        item.state == "file" and not (
+          item.path.endswith("~") or item.path.endswith(".j2")
+          or item.path.count("/.") > 0
+        )
       tags: docker-config
       
     - name: ensure directory exists
       file:
         path: "{{ docker_compose_base_dir }}/bin"
         state: directory
+      tags: docker-config
       
-    - name: install binaries
+    - name: install executables
       template:
         dest: "{{ docker_compose_base_dir }}/bin/{{ item.path }}"
         src: "bin/{{ item.path }}"
@@ -106,6 +124,6 @@
         mode: 0550
       with_filetree: templates/bin
       when: item.state == "file" and not item.path.endswith("~")
-      tags: test
+      tags: docker-config
 # config nextcloud
 # hide pg password
diff --git a/templates/docker-compose/letsencrypt-companion.env b/templates/docker-compose/letsencrypt-companion.env.j2
similarity index 100%
rename from templates/docker-compose/letsencrypt-companion.env
rename to templates/docker-compose/letsencrypt-companion.env.j2
diff --git a/templates/docker-compose/nextcloud.env b/templates/docker-compose/nextcloud.env.j2
similarity index 100%
rename from templates/docker-compose/nextcloud.env
rename to templates/docker-compose/nextcloud.env.j2
diff --git a/templates/docker-compose/postgres.env b/templates/docker-compose/postgres.env.j2
similarity index 100%
rename from templates/docker-compose/postgres.env
rename to templates/docker-compose/postgres.env.j2
diff --git a/templates/docker-compose/postgres/Dockerfile b/templates/docker-compose/postgres/Dockerfile.j2
similarity index 100%
rename from templates/docker-compose/postgres/Dockerfile
rename to templates/docker-compose/postgres/Dockerfile.j2
diff --git a/templates/docker-compose/postgres/init.sql b/templates/docker-compose/postgres/init.sql.j2
similarity index 100%
rename from templates/docker-compose/postgres/init.sql
rename to templates/docker-compose/postgres/init.sql.j2
diff --git a/templates/docker-compose/web.env b/templates/docker-compose/web.env.j2
similarity index 100%
rename from templates/docker-compose/web.env
rename to templates/docker-compose/web.env.j2