diff --git a/compose-files/mealie/docker-compose.yml b/compose-files/mealie/docker-compose.yml
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+services:
+  mealie:
+    image: ghcr.io/mealie-recipes/mealie:latest
+    container_name: mealie
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    ports:
+      - "9925:9000"
+    environment:
+      # Core settings
+      - PUID=1000
+      - PGID=1000
+      - TZ=America/New_York
+      - BASE_URL=https://food.3ddbrewery.com
+      - ALLOW_SIGNUP=false
+      - AUTO_BACKUP_ENABLED=true
+      - API_PORT=9000
+      - TOKEN_TIME=720
+      # Database - external shared PostgreSQL
+      - DB_ENGINE=postgres
+      - POSTGRES_USER=mealie
+      - POSTGRES_PASSWORD=RCN8ept.vxr2jfy.dpn_mealie
+      - POSTGRES_SERVER=192.168.1.81
+      - POSTGRES_PORT=5432
+      - POSTGRES_DB=mealie
+      # SMTP
+      - SMTP_HOST=smtp.gmail.com
+      - SMTP_PORT=587
+      - SMTP_AUTH_STRATEGY=TLS
+      - SMTP_FROM_NAME=Mealie
+      - SMTP_FROM_EMAIL=xoppaw@gmail.com
+      - SMTP_USER=xoppaw@gmail.com
+      - SMTP_PASSWORD=tgkyhtjozefgsxsj
+      # AI config
+      - OPENAI_BASE_URL=http://192.168.1.70:11434/v1
+      - OPENAI_API_KEY=56
+      - OPENAI_SEND_DATABASE_DATA=true
+      - OPENAI_MODEL=tinyllama
+    volumes:
+      - /home/docker/appdata/mealie/data:/app/data
+    networks:
+      - proxy
+    labels:
+      - "com.centurylinklabs.watchtower.enable=true"
+      - "autoheal=true"
+
+networks:
+  proxy:
+    external: true
diff --git a/playbooks/deploy-mealie.yml b/playbooks/deploy-mealie.yml
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+---
+- name: Deploy Mealie to databases VM
+  hosts: databases
+  become: true
+  vars:
+    mealie_dir: /home/docker/appdata/mealie
+    compose_src: "{{ playbook_dir }}/../compose-files/mealie/docker-compose.yml"
+
+  tasks:
+    - name: Create mealie directories
+      file:
+        path: "{{ item }}"
+        state: directory
+        mode: '0755'
+      loop:
+        - "{{ mealie_dir }}"
+        - "{{ mealie_dir }}/data"
+
+    - name: Ensure proxy network exists
+      community.docker.docker_network:
+        name: proxy
+
+    - name: Copy docker-compose.yml
+      copy:
+        src: "{{ compose_src }}"
+        dest: "{{ mealie_dir }}/docker-compose.yml"
+        mode: '0644'
+
+    - name: Pull Mealie image
+      community.docker.docker_image:
+        name: ghcr.io/mealie-recipes/mealie:latest
+        source: pull
+
+    - name: Start Mealie stack
+      community.docker.docker_compose_v2:
+        project_src: "{{ mealie_dir }}"
+        state: present
+      register: compose_output
+
+    - name: Show deployment result
+      debug:
+        msg: "Mealie deployed! Access at https://food.3ddbrewery.com (after Traefik update)"