diff --git a/roles/custom/matrix-conduit/defaults/main.yml b/roles/custom/matrix-conduit/defaults/main.yml
index bbab5cde..7673a7d2 100644
--- a/roles/custom/matrix-conduit/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/custom/matrix-conduit/defaults/main.yml
@@ -23,6 +23,14 @@ matrix_conduit_systemd_required_services_list: ["docker.service"]
 # List of systemd services that matrix-conduit.service wants
 matrix_conduit_systemd_wanted_services_list: []
 
+# The base container network. It will be auto-created by this role if it doesn't exist already.
+matrix_conduit_container_network: "{{ matrix_docker_network }}"
+
+# A list of additional container networks that the container would be connected to.
+# The role does not create these networks, so make sure they already exist.
+# Use this to expose this container to another reverse proxy, which runs in a different container network.
+matrix_conduit_container_additional_networks: []
+
 # Extra arguments for the Docker container
 matrix_conduit_container_extra_arguments: []
 
diff --git a/roles/custom/matrix-conduit/tasks/setup_install.yml b/roles/custom/matrix-conduit/tasks/setup_install.yml
index ef47c620..ecccbb32 100644
--- a/roles/custom/matrix-conduit/tasks/setup_install.yml
+++ b/roles/custom/matrix-conduit/tasks/setup_install.yml
@@ -1,14 +1,4 @@
 ---
-- name: Ensure Conduit Docker image is pulled
-  community.docker.docker_image:
-    name: "{{ matrix_conduit_docker_image }}"
-    source: "{{ 'pull' if ansible_version.major > 2 or ansible_version.minor > 7 else omit }}"
-    force_source: "{{ matrix_conduit_docker_image_force_pull if ansible_version.major > 2 or ansible_version.minor >= 8 else omit }}"
-    force: "{{ omit if ansible_version.major > 2 or ansible_version.minor >= 8 else matrix_conduit_docker_image_force_pull }}"
-  register: result
-  retries: "{{ devture_playbook_help_container_retries_count }}"
-  delay: "{{ devture_playbook_help_container_retries_delay }}"
-  until: result is not failed
 
 - name: Ensure Conduit config path exists
   ansible.builtin.file:
@@ -34,6 +24,22 @@
     owner: "{{ matrix_user_username }}"
     group: "{{ matrix_user_groupname }}"
 
+- name: Ensure Conduit container network is created
+  community.general.docker_network:
+    name: "{{ matrix_conduit_container_network }}"
+    driver: bridge
+
+- name: Ensure Conduit container image is pulled
+  community.docker.docker_image:
+    name: "{{ matrix_conduit_docker_image }}"
+    source: "{{ 'pull' if ansible_version.major > 2 or ansible_version.minor > 7 else omit }}"
+    force_source: "{{ matrix_conduit_docker_image_force_pull if ansible_version.major > 2 or ansible_version.minor >= 8 else omit }}"
+    force: "{{ omit if ansible_version.major > 2 or ansible_version.minor >= 8 else matrix_conduit_docker_image_force_pull }}"
+  register: result
+  retries: "{{ devture_playbook_help_container_retries_count }}"
+  delay: "{{ devture_playbook_help_container_retries_delay }}"
+  until: result is not failed
+
 - name: Ensure matrix-conduit.service installed
   ansible.builtin.template:
     src: "{{ role_path }}/templates/conduit/systemd/matrix-conduit.service.j2"
diff --git a/roles/custom/matrix-conduit/templates/conduit/systemd/matrix-conduit.service.j2 b/roles/custom/matrix-conduit/templates/conduit/systemd/matrix-conduit.service.j2
index cdaead01..91c1e915 100644
--- a/roles/custom/matrix-conduit/templates/conduit/systemd/matrix-conduit.service.j2
+++ b/roles/custom/matrix-conduit/templates/conduit/systemd/matrix-conduit.service.j2
@@ -12,13 +12,15 @@ Environment="HOME={{ devture_systemd_docker_base_systemd_unit_home_path }}"
 ExecStartPre=-{{ devture_systemd_docker_base_host_command_sh }} -c '{{ devture_systemd_docker_base_host_command_docker }} kill matrix-conduit 2>/dev/null || true'
 ExecStartPre=-{{ devture_systemd_docker_base_host_command_sh }} -c '{{ devture_systemd_docker_base_host_command_docker }} rm matrix-conduit 2>/dev/null || true'
 
-ExecStart={{ devture_systemd_docker_base_host_command_docker }} run --rm --name matrix-conduit \
+ExecStartPre={{ devture_systemd_docker_base_host_command_docker }} create \
+			--rm \
+			--name=matrix-conduit \
 			--log-driver=none \
 			--user={{ matrix_user_uid }}:{{ matrix_user_gid }} \
 			--cap-drop=ALL \
 			--read-only \
 			--tmpfs=/tmp:rw,noexec,nosuid,size={{ matrix_conduit_tmp_directory_size_mb }}m \
-			--network={{ matrix_docker_network }} \
+			--network={{ matrix_conduit_container_network }} \
 			--env CONDUIT_CONFIG=/etc/matrix-conduit/conduit.toml \
 			--mount type=bind,src={{ matrix_conduit_data_path }},dst=/var/lib/matrix-conduit \
 			--mount type=bind,src={{ matrix_conduit_config_path }},dst=/etc/matrix-conduit,ro \
@@ -27,6 +29,12 @@ ExecStart={{ devture_systemd_docker_base_host_command_docker }} run --rm --name
 			{% endfor %}
 			{{ matrix_conduit_docker_image }}
 
+{% for network in matrix_conduit_container_additional_networks %}
+ExecStartPre={{ devture_systemd_docker_base_host_command_docker }} network connect {{ network }} matrix-conduit
+{% endfor %}
+
+ExecStart={{ devture_systemd_docker_base_host_command_docker }} start --attach matrix-conduit
+
 ExecStop=-{{ devture_systemd_docker_base_host_command_sh }} -c '{{ devture_systemd_docker_base_host_command_docker }} kill matrix-conduit 2>/dev/null || true'
 ExecStop=-{{ devture_systemd_docker_base_host_command_sh }} -c '{{ devture_systemd_docker_base_host_command_docker }} rm matrix-conduit 2>/dev/null || true'
 ExecReload={{ devture_systemd_docker_base_host_command_docker }} exec matrix-conduit /bin/sh -c 'kill -HUP 1'