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+---
+- name: "Bootstrap Docker Swarm on IPv6"
+  hosts: controlnode
+  become: true
+  vars:
+    # Explicitly defining the IPs based on network map
+    mgmt_ip: "fda7:740:3e00:c721:231c:8e23:d51d:1ccb"
+    data_ip: "fda7:740:3e00:403e:3a6e:fde8:ea84:d4b5"
+  
+  tasks:
+    - name: Ensure docker is installed (standard repo)
+      apt:
+        name: 
+          - docker.io
+          - python3-docker
+        state: present
+
+    - name: Configure Docker Daemon for IPv6
+      copy:
+        dest: /etc/docker/daemon.json
+        content: |
+          {
+            "ipv6": true,
+            "fixed-cidr-v6": "fda7:740:3e00:docc::/64",
+            "ip6tables": true,
+            "experimental": true
+          }
+        notify: Restart Docker
+    
+    - name: Flush handler to apply Docker config immediately
+      meta: flush_handlers
+
+    - name: Initialise or update Docker Swarm Manager
+      community.docker.docker_swarm:
+        state: present
+        advertise_addr: "[{{ mgmt_ip }}]"
+        data_path_addr: "[{{ data_ip }}]"
+      register: swarm_result
+
+  handlers:
+    - name: Restart Docker
+      systemctl:
+        name: docker
+        state: restarted