diff --git a/playbooks/alpine/install-zerotier.yml b/playbooks/alpine/install-zerotier.yml
index 113e97f..fb071dc 100644
--- a/playbooks/alpine/install-zerotier.yml
+++ b/playbooks/alpine/install-zerotier.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
+
 ---
-- name: Install ZeroTier on Alpine hosts
+- name: Install ZeroTier on Alpine hosts using Docker
   hosts: alpine
   become: true
   gather_facts: true
@@ -9,43 +10,43 @@
       ansible.builtin.assert:
         that:
           - ansible_facts["distribution"] == "Alpine"
-        fail_msg: "This playbook only supports Alpine Linux."
+          - ansible_facts["architecture"] == "x86_64"
 
-    - name: Install ZeroTier
-      community.general.apk:
-        name: zerotier-one
-        state: present
-        update_cache: true
+    - name: Ensure persistent ZeroTier directory exists
+      ansible.builtin.file:
+        path: /opt/zerotier-one
+        state: directory
+        owner: root
+        group: root
+        mode: "0700"
 
-    - name: Enable ZeroTier at boot
-      ansible.builtin.command:
-        cmd: rc-update add zerotier-one default
-      register: zerotier_enable
-      changed_when: zerotier_enable.rc == 0
-      failed_when:
-        - zerotier_enable.rc != 0
-        - "'already' not in (zerotier_enable.stderr | lower)"
+    - name: Ensure TUN device exists
+      ansible.builtin.stat:
+        path: /dev/net/tun
+      register: zerotier_tun
 
-    - name: Start ZeroTier
-      ansible.builtin.command:
-        cmd: rc-service zerotier-one start
-      register: zerotier_start
-      changed_when: zerotier_start.rc == 0
-      failed_when: zerotier_start.rc != 0
+    - name: Fail if TUN device is unavailable
+      ansible.builtin.fail:
+        msg: "Enable /dev/net/tun on this host or its Proxmox LXC configuration first."
+      when: not zerotier_tun.stat.exists
 
-    - name: Verify ZeroTier package
-      ansible.builtin.command:
-        cmd: apk info -e zerotier-one
-      register: zerotier_package
-      changed_when: false
-      failed_when: zerotier_package.rc != 0
+    - name: Pull ZeroTier container image
+      community.docker.docker_image:
+        name: zyclonite/zerotier:1.14.2
+        source: pull
 
-    - name: Check ZeroTier node status
-      ansible.builtin.command:
-        cmd: zerotier-cli info
-      register: zerotier_info
-      changed_when: false
+    - name: Run ZeroTier container
+      community.docker.docker_container:
+        name: zerotier
+        image: zyclonite/zerotier:1.14.2
+        state: started
+        restart_policy: unless-stopped
+        network_mode: host
+        capabilities:
+          - NET_ADMIN
+          - SYS_ADMIN
+        devices:
+          - /dev/net/tun:/dev/net/tun
+        volumes:
+          - /opt/zerotier-one:/var/lib/zerotier-one
 
-    - name: Display ZeroTier status
-      ansible.builtin.debug:
-        msg: "{{ inventory_hostname }}: {{ zerotier_info.stdout }}"