diff --git a/docker-compose/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose/docker-compose.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..681ecd963b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker-compose/docker-compose.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+version: "3"
+name: pybitmessage
+services:
+  bootstrap:
+    image: pybitmessage/bootstrap:latest
+    build: ..
+    env_file: .env
+    deploy:
+      replicas: $THREADS
diff --git a/docker-compose/start-loadbalancer.sh b/docker-compose/start-loadbalancer.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..32d5c1523f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker-compose/start-loadbalancer.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+apt -y install curl jq ipvsadm libyajl2
+
+EXTIP=$(curl -s telnetmyip.com|jq -r .ip)
+if [ ! -e .env ]; then
+    THREADS=$(nproc --all)
+    PASSWORD=$(tr -dc a-zA-Z0-9 < /dev/urandom | head -c32 && echo)
+    cat > .env << EOF
+THREADS=$THREADS
+PASSWORD=$PASSWORD
+EOF
+else
+    . .env
+fi
+
+ipvsadm -C
+ipvsadm -A -t ${EXTIP}:8444 -s rr
+ipvsadm -A -t ${EXTIP}:8080 -s rr
+
+docker compose up -d
+
+CF=/etc/collectd/collectd.conf.d/curl_json.conf.new
+CF_LIVE=/etc/collectd/collectd.conf.d/curl_json.conf
+
+echo "LoadPlugin curl_json" > $CF
+echo "<Plugin curl_json>" >> $CF
+
+for i in `seq 1 $THREADS`; do
+    cont="pybitmessage-bootstrap-${i}"
+    IP=$(docker inspect -f '{{range .NetworkSettings.Networks}}{{.IPAddress}}{{end}}' $cont 2>/dev/null)
+    [ -z "$IP" ] && continue
+    echo "Adding $IP"
+    ipvsadm -a -t ${EXTIP}:8444 -r ${IP}:8444 -m
+    ipvsadm -a -t ${EXTIP}:8080 -r ${IP}:8444 -m
+    INSTANCE=$(echo $cont|tr - _)
+    cat >> $CF << EOF
+  <URL "http://$IP:8442/">
+    Plugin "pybitmessagestatus"
+    Instance "$INSTANCE"
+    User "api"
+    Password "$PASSWORD"
+    Post "{\"jsonrpc\":\"2.0\",\"id\":\"id\",\"method\":\"clientStatus\",\"params\":[]}"
+    <Key "result/networkConnections">
+      Type "gauge"
+      Instance "networkconnections"
+    </Key>
+    <Key "result/numberOfPubkeysProcessed">
+      Type "counter"
+      Instance "numberofpubkeysprocessed"
+    </Key>
+    <Key "result/numberOfMessagesProcessed">
+      Type "counter"
+      Instance "numberofmessagesprocessed"
+    </Key>
+    <Key "result/numberOfBroadcastsProcessed">
+      Type "counter"
+      Instance "numberofbroadcastsprocessed"
+    </Key>
+  </URL>
+EOF
+done
+echo "</Plugin>" >> $CF
+
+if ! cmp -s $CF $CF_LIVE; then
+	mv $CF $CF_LIVE
+	systemctl restart collectd
+fi
+
+ipvsadm -l -n
diff --git a/packages/docker/launcher.sh b/packages/docker/launcher.sh
index c0e4885586..1a876fec23 100755
--- a/packages/docker/launcher.sh
+++ b/packages/docker/launcher.sh
@@ -3,13 +3,15 @@
 # Setup the environment for docker container
 APIUSER=${USER:-api}
 APIPASS=${PASSWORD:-$(tr -dc a-zA-Z0-9 < /dev/urandom | head -c32 && echo)}
+IP=$(hostname -i)
 
 echo "\napiusername: $APIUSER\napipassword: $APIPASS"
 
-sed -i -e "s|\(apiinterface = \).*|\10\.0\.0\.0|g" \
+sed -i -e "s|\(apiinterface = \).*|\1$IP|g" \
     -e "s|\(apivariant = \).*|\1json|g" \
     -e "s|\(apiusername = \).*|\1$APIUSER|g" \
     -e "s|\(apipassword = \).*|\1$APIPASS|g" \
+    -e "s|\(bind = \).*|\1$IP|g" \
     -e "s|apinotifypath = .*||g" ${BITMESSAGE_HOME}/keys.dat
 
 # Run