diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index abb8105..99e1a54 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -28,9 +28,11 @@ shinyproxy_log_retention: 10
 shinyproxy_default_apps: True
 # Shinyproxy as docker service
 shinyproxy_docker_image: 'openanalytics/shinyproxy:latest'
+shinyproxy_as_docker_stack_name: 'shinyproxy'
 shinyproxy_as_docker_service_name: 'shinyproxy'
-shinyproxy_as_docker_src_dir: /srv/{{ shinyproxy_as_docker_service_name }}_service
+shinyproxy_as_docker_src_dir: /srv/{{ shinyproxy_as_docker_stack_name }}_service
 shinyproxy_docker_network: 'shinyproxy'
+shinyproxy_docker_swarm_behind_haproxy: True
 shinyproxy_docker_swarm_replicas: 1
 shinyproxy_docker_mount_conf_file: True
 shinyproxy_docker_log_to_journal: True
diff --git a/tasks/shinyproxy_docker_service.yml b/tasks/shinyproxy_docker_service.yml
index 6a247c2..0e437fb 100644
--- a/tasks/shinyproxy_docker_service.yml
+++ b/tasks/shinyproxy_docker_service.yml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 
   - name: Start the shinyproxy stack 
     docker_stack:
-      name: shinyproxy
+      name: '{{ shinyproxy_as_docker_stack_name }}'
       state: present
       compose:
         - '{{ shinyproxy_as_docker_src_dir }}/docker-shinyproxy-stack.yml'
diff --git a/templates/shinyproxy-2-conf.yml.j2 b/templates/shinyproxy-2-conf.yml.j2
index ff92ac0..dad0e46 100644
--- a/templates/shinyproxy-2-conf.yml.j2
+++ b/templates/shinyproxy-2-conf.yml.j2
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ proxy:
   {% if shinyproxy_as_docker_service %}
   {% if shinyproxy_container_backend == 'docker-swarm' %}
 
-    container-network: {{ shinyproxy_as_docker_service_name }}_{{ shinyproxy_docker_network }}
+    container-network: {{ shinyproxy_as_docker_stack_name }}_{{ shinyproxy_docker_network }}
 
   {% else %}
 
diff --git a/templates/shinyproxy-docker-compose.yml.j2 b/templates/shinyproxy-docker-compose.yml.j2
index 56b2656..176bee3 100644
--- a/templates/shinyproxy-docker-compose.yml.j2
+++ b/templates/shinyproxy-docker-compose.yml.j2
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 version: '3.8'
 
 networks:
-{% if shinyproxy_container_backend == 'docker-swarm' %}
+{% if shinyproxy_container_backend == 'docker-swarm' and shinyproxy_docker_swarm_behind_haproxy %}
   haproxy-public:
     external: true
 {% endif %}
@@ -23,6 +23,13 @@ services:
 {% endif %}
 {% else %}
     image: {{ shinyproxy_docker_image }}
+{% if not shinyproxy_docker_swarm_behind_haproxy %}
+    ports:
+      - {{ shinyproxy_http_port }}:{{ shinyproxy_http_port }}
+{% if shinyproxy_expose_prometheus and shinyproxy_version is version_compare('2.5.0', '>=') %}
+      - {{ shinyproxy_prometheus_port }}:{{ shinyproxy_prometheus_port }}
+{% endif %}
+{% endif %}
 {% endif %}
     volumes:
       - /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock
@@ -37,14 +44,16 @@ services:
 {% endif %}
     networks:
       - {{ shinyproxy_docker_network }}
-{% if shinyproxy_container_backend == 'docker-swarm' %}
+{% if shinyproxy_container_backend == 'docker-swarm' and shinyproxy_docker_swarm_behind_haproxy %}
       - haproxy-public
 {% endif %}
 {% if shinyproxy_container_backend == 'docker-swarm' %}
     deploy:
       mode: replicated
       replicas: {{ shinyproxy_docker_swarm_replicas }}
+{% if shinyproxy_docker_swarm_behind_haproxy %}
       endpoint_mode: dnsrr
+{% endif %}
       placement:
         constraints: [node.role == manager]
       restart_policy: