diff --git a/cyphernodeconf_docker/templates/installer/docker/docker-compose.yaml b/cyphernodeconf_docker/templates/installer/docker/docker-compose.yaml
index 99d0196..20c6ab1 100644
--- a/cyphernodeconf_docker/templates/installer/docker/docker-compose.yaml
+++ b/cyphernodeconf_docker/templates/installer/docker/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -22,12 +22,20 @@ services:
     networks:
       - cyphernodenet
       - cyphernodeappsnet
-    <% if (docker_mode == 'compose') { %>
+    <% if ( docker_mode === 'swarm' ) { %>
+    deploy:
+      replicas: 1
+      placement:
+        constraints:
+          - node.labels.io.cyphernode.core == true
+      restart_policy:
+        condition: "any"
+        delay: 1s
+      update_config:
+        parallelism: 1
+    <% } else { %>
     restart: always
     <% } %>
-#    deploy:
-#      placement:
-#        constraints: [node.hostname==dev]
   <% } %>
 
   <% if ( features.indexOf('lightning') !== -1 && lightning_implementation === 'c-lightning' ) { %>
@@ -54,16 +62,24 @@ services:
     stop_grace_period: 30s
     networks:
       - cyphernodenet
-    <% if (docker_mode == 'compose') { %>
-    restart: always
-    <% } %>
     <% if ( features.indexOf('tor') !== -1 ) { %>
     depends_on:
       - tor
     <% } %>
-#    deploy:  --lightning-dir=/.lightning
-#      placement:
-#        constraints: [node.hostname==dev]
+    <% if ( docker_mode === 'swarm' ) { %>
+    deploy:
+      replicas: 1
+      placement:
+        constraints:
+          - node.labels.io.cyphernode.core == true
+      restart_policy:
+        condition: "any"
+        delay: 1s
+      update_config:
+        parallelism: 1
+    <% } else { %>
+    restart: always
+    <% } %>
   <% } %>
 
   <% if( bitcoin_mode === 'internal' ) { %>
@@ -93,16 +109,24 @@ services:
     stop_grace_period: 30s
     networks:
       - cyphernodenet
-    <% if (docker_mode == 'compose') { %>
-    restart: always
-    <% } %>
     <% if ( features.indexOf('tor') !== -1 ) { %>
     depends_on:
       - tor
     <% } %>
-#    deploy:
-#      placement:
-#        constraints: [node.hostname==dev]
+    <% if ( docker_mode === 'swarm' ) { %>
+    deploy:
+      replicas: 1
+      placement:
+        constraints:
+          - node.labels.io.cyphernode.core == true
+      restart_policy:
+        condition: "any"
+        delay: 1s
+      update_config:
+        parallelism: 1
+    <% } else { %>
+    restart: always
+    <% } %>
   <% } %>
 
   ##########################
@@ -153,12 +177,20 @@ services:
       <% } %>
     networks:
       - cyphernodenet
-    <% if (docker_mode == 'compose') { %>
+    <% if ( docker_mode === 'swarm' ) { %>
+    deploy:
+      replicas: 1
+      placement:
+        constraints:
+          - node.labels.io.cyphernode.core == true
+      restart_policy:
+        condition: "any"
+        delay: 1s
+      update_config:
+        parallelism: 1
+    <% } else { %>
     restart: always
     <% } %>
-#    deploy:
-#      placement:
-#        constraints: [node.hostname==dev]
 
   ##########################
   # PROXYCRON              #
@@ -171,14 +203,22 @@ services:
       - "OTS_URL=proxy:8888/ots_backoffice"
     networks:
       - cyphernodenet
-    <% if (docker_mode == 'compose') { %>
-    restart: always
-    <% } %>
     depends_on:
       - proxy
-#    deploy:
-#      placement:
-#        constraints: [node.hostname==dev]
+    <% if ( docker_mode === 'swarm' ) { %>
+    deploy:
+      replicas: 1
+      placement:
+        constraints:
+          - node.labels.io.cyphernode.core == true
+      restart_policy:
+        condition: "any"
+        delay: 1s
+      update_config:
+        parallelism: 1
+    <% } else { %>
+    restart: always
+    <% } %>
 
   ##########################
   # BROKER                 #
@@ -189,12 +229,20 @@ services:
     networks:
       - cyphernodenet
       - cyphernodeappsnet
-    <% if (docker_mode == 'compose') { %>
+    <% if ( docker_mode === 'swarm' ) { %>
+    deploy:
+      replicas: 1
+      placement:
+        constraints:
+          - node.labels.io.cyphernode.core == true
+      restart_policy:
+        condition: "any"
+        delay: 1s
+      update_config:
+        parallelism: 1
+    <% } else { %>
     restart: always
     <% } %>
-#    deploy:
-#      placement:
-#        constraints: [node.hostname==dev]
 
   ##########################
   # NOTIFIER               #
@@ -213,14 +261,22 @@ services:
     networks:
       - cyphernodenet
       - cyphernodeappsnet
-    <% if (docker_mode == 'compose') { %>
-    restart: always
-    <% } %>
     depends_on:
       - broker
-#    deploy:
-#      placement:
-#        constraints: [node.hostname==dev]
+    <% if ( docker_mode === 'swarm' ) { %>
+    deploy:
+      replicas: 1
+      placement:
+        constraints:
+          - node.labels.io.cyphernode.core == true
+      restart_policy:
+        condition: "any"
+        delay: 1s
+      update_config:
+        parallelism: 1
+    <% } else { %>
+    restart: always
+    <% } %>
 
   ##########################
   # PYCOIN                 #
@@ -240,12 +296,20 @@ services:
       - "<%= logs_datapath %>:/cnlogs"
     networks:
       - cyphernodenet
-    <% if (docker_mode == 'compose') { %>
+    <% if ( docker_mode === 'swarm' ) { %>
+    deploy:
+      replicas: 1
+      placement:
+        constraints:
+          - node.labels.io.cyphernode.core == true
+      restart_policy:
+        condition: "any"
+        delay: 1s
+      update_config:
+        parallelism: 1
+    <% } else { %>
     restart: always
     <% } %>
-#    deploy:
-#      placement:
-#        constraints: [node.hostname==dev]
 
   <% if ( features.indexOf('otsclient') !== -1 ) { %>
   ##########################
@@ -272,12 +336,20 @@ services:
     command: $USER /script/startotsclient.sh
     networks:
       - cyphernodenet
-    <% if (docker_mode == 'compose') { %>
+    <% if ( docker_mode === 'swarm' ) { %>
+    deploy:
+      replicas: 1
+      placement:
+        constraints:
+          - node.labels.io.cyphernode.core == true
+      restart_policy:
+        condition: "any"
+        delay: 1s
+      update_config:
+        parallelism: 1
+    <% } else { %>
     restart: always
     <% } %>
-#    deploy:
-#      placement:
-#        constraints: [node.hostname==dev]
   <% } %>
 
   ##########################
@@ -308,14 +380,22 @@ services:
     networks:
       - cyphernodenet
       - cyphernodeappsnet
-    <% if (docker_mode == 'compose') { %>
-    restart: always
-    <% } %>
     depends_on:
       - proxy
-#    deploy:
-#      placement:
-#        constraints: [node.hostname==dev]
+    <% if ( docker_mode === 'swarm' ) { %>
+    deploy:
+      replicas: 1
+      placement:
+        constraints:
+          - node.labels.io.cyphernode.core == true
+      restart_policy:
+        condition: "any"
+        delay: 1s
+      update_config:
+        parallelism: 1
+    <% } else { %>
+    restart: always
+    <% } %>
 
   ##########################
   # TRAEFIK                #
@@ -333,14 +413,22 @@ services:
       - "<%= traefik_datapath%>/htpasswd:/htpasswd/htpasswd:ro"
     networks:
       - cyphernodeappsnet
-    <% if (docker_mode == 'compose') { %>
-    restart: always
-    <% } %>
     depends_on:
       - gatekeeper
-#    deploy:
-#      placement:
-#        constraints: [node.hostname==dev]
+    <% if ( docker_mode === 'swarm' ) { %>
+    deploy:
+      replicas: 1
+      placement:
+        constraints:
+          - node.labels.io.cyphernode.infra == true
+      restart_policy:
+        condition: "any"
+        delay: 1s
+      update_config:
+        parallelism: 1
+    <% } else { %>
+    restart: always
+    <% } %>
 
 volumes:
   container_monitor:
diff --git a/dist/setup.sh b/dist/setup.sh
index 893838e..262fa92 100755
--- a/dist/setup.sh
+++ b/dist/setup.sh
@@ -538,10 +538,44 @@ install_docker() {
   docker swarm join-token worker > /dev/null 2>&1
   local noSwarm=$?;
 
-  if [[ $DOCKER_MODE == 'swarm' && $noSwarm == 1 ]]; then
-    step "     init docker swarm"
-    try docker swarm init --task-history-limit 1 > /dev/null 2>&1
-    next
+  if [[ $DOCKER_MODE == 'swarm' ]]; then
+    if [[ $noSwarm == 1 ]]; then
+      step "     init docker swarm"
+      try docker swarm init --task-history-limit 1 > /dev/null 2>&1
+      next
+    fi
+
+    local nodeid
+    nodeid=$(docker node ls -f role=manager --format="{{.ID}}")
+
+    # we only support swarm in single host mode, so all labels needed to spawn containers in the swarm
+    # are given to the manager of the swarm
+    # it is possible to move the io.cyphernode.apps label to a different node,
+    # for apps which rely on shared volumes with core components, we have the io.cyphernode.clingyapps
+    if [[ $(docker node inspect ${nodeid} --format '{{ index .Spec.Labels "io.cyphernode.core" }}') == "true" ]]; then
+      step "      [32madd docker node label: io.cyphernode.core"
+      try docker node update --label-add io.cyphernode.core=true ${nodeid} > /dev/null 2>&1
+      next
+    fi
+
+    if [[ $(docker node inspect ${nodeid} --format '{{ index .Spec.Labels "io.cyphernode.infra" }}') == "true" ]]; then
+      step "      [32madd docker node label: io.cyphernode.infra"
+      try docker node update --label-add io.cyphernode.infra=true ${nodeid} > /dev/null 2>&1
+      next
+    fi
+
+    if [[ $(docker node inspect ${nodeid} --format '{{ index .Spec.Labels "io.cyphernode.apps" }}') == "true" ]]; then
+      step "      [32madd docker node label: io.cyphernode.apps"
+      try docker node update --label-add io.cyphernode.apps=true ${nodeid} > /dev/null 2>&1
+      next
+    fi
+
+    if [[ $(docker node inspect ${nodeid} --format '{{ index .Spec.Labels "io.cyphernode.clingyapps" }}') == "true" ]]; then
+      step "      [32madd docker node label: io.cyphernode.clingyapps"
+      try docker node update --label-add io.cyphernode.clingyapps=true ${nodeid} > /dev/null 2>&1
+      next
+    fi
+
   fi
 
   local net_entry=$(docker network ls | grep cyphernodenet);