diff --git a/roles/container/defaults/main.yaml b/roles/container/defaults/main.yaml
index 6c97b9f..574985f 100644
--- a/roles/container/defaults/main.yaml
+++ b/roles/container/defaults/main.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ container_devices: []
 container_publish_ports: []
 container_networks: []
 container_hostname: ""
-container_ip: ""
 container_secrets: []
 container_env: {}
 container_auto_start: true
diff --git a/roles/container/meta/argument_specs.yaml b/roles/container/meta/argument_specs.yaml
index ca6c4b8..b6a3cac 100644
--- a/roles/container/meta/argument_specs.yaml
+++ b/roles/container/meta/argument_specs.yaml
@@ -118,17 +118,22 @@ argument_specs:
         type: list
         required: false
         default: []
-        elements: str
+        elements: dict
+        options:
+          name:
+            description: Network name
+            type: str
+            required: true
+          ip:
+            description: Container IPv4 address in the network
+            type: str
+            required: false
+            default: ""
       container_hostname:
         description: Hostname to set inside the container. Available to other containers on the same network.
         type: str
         required: false
         default: ""
-      container_ip:
-        description: IPv4 address for the container in the first network defined in container_networks
-        type: str
-        required: false
-        default: ""
 
       container_secrets:
         description: A list of secrets available to the container as file or environment variable
diff --git a/roles/container/tasks/main.yaml b/roles/container/tasks/main.yaml
index 1eda5b7..da3e0e2 100644
--- a/roles/container/tasks/main.yaml
+++ b/roles/container/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -13,14 +13,13 @@
   ansible.builtin.include_role:
     name: network
   vars:
-    network_name: "{{ network }}"
-    network_subnet: "{{ _container_network_subnet if network_index == 0 else '' }}"
-    network_range: "{{ _container_network_range if network_index == 0 else '' }}"
-  when: network_created_networks is not defined or network not in network_created_networks
+    network_name: "{{ network.name }}"
+    network_subnet: "{{ _container_network_subnet }}"
+    network_range: "{{ _container_network_range }}"
+  when: network_created_networks is not defined or network.name not in network_created_networks
   loop: "{{ container_networks }}"
   loop_control:
     loop_var: network
-    index_var: network_index
 
 - name: Create volumes for container {{ container_name }}
   ansible.builtin.include_role:
@@ -49,7 +48,7 @@
     user: "{{ container_user or omit }}"
     mount: "{{ _container_mounts | map('items') | map('map', 'join', '=') | map('join', ',') }}"
     device: "{{ _container_devices }}"
-    network: "{{ _container_networks_with_ip }}"
+    network: "{{ _container_networks }}"
     hostname: "{{ container_hostname or omit }}"
     publish: "{{ container_publish_ports }}"
     secrets: "{{ _container_secrets }}"
diff --git a/roles/container/vars/main.yaml b/roles/container/vars/main/general.yaml
similarity index 77%
rename from roles/container/vars/main.yaml
rename to roles/container/vars/main/general.yaml
index 2422682..4313c76 100644
--- a/roles/container/vars/main.yaml
+++ b/roles/container/vars/main/general.yaml
@@ -1,33 +1,6 @@
 ---
 _container_image: "{{ container_image | replace('/', '_') ~ '.image' }}"
 
-_container_networks: "{{ container_networks | map('regex_replace', '$', '.network') }}"
-_container_networks_with_ip: >-
-  {{
-    [
-      _container_networks[0] ~ (
-        ':ip=' ~ container_ip if container_ip | length > 0 else ''
-      )
-    ]
-    + _container_networks[1:]
-  }}
-_container_network_subnet: >-
-  {{ container_ip | ansible.utils.ipsubnet(24) if container_ip | length > 0 else '' }}
-_container_network_subnet_ranges: >-
-  {{
-    [
-      _container_network_subnet | ansible.utils.ipsubnet(25, 0),
-      _container_network_subnet | ansible.utils.ipsubnet(25, 1)
-    ] if container_ip | length > 0 else ''
-  }}
-_container_network_range: >-
-  {{
-    _container_network_subnet_ranges |
-      reject('ansible.utils.supernet_of', container_ip) |
-      first
-    if container_ip | length > 0 else ''
-  }}
-
 _container_volumes: "{{ container_mounts | selectattr('type', '==', 'volume') }}"
 
 _container_mount_sources: "{{ container_mounts | map(attribute='source') }}"
diff --git a/roles/container/vars/main/network.yaml b/roles/container/vars/main/network.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b74a97e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/container/vars/main/network.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+---
+_container_networks: >-
+  {{
+    container_networks
+    | map(attribute='name')
+    | map('regex_replace', '$', '.network')
+    | zip(container_networks | map(attribute='ip', default=''))
+    | map('reject', 'equalto', '')
+    | map('join', ':ip=')
+  }}
+
+_container_network_subnet: >-
+  {{ network.ip | ansible.utils.ipsubnet(24) if network.ip | default('') | length > 0 else '' }}
+_container_network_subnet_ranges: >-
+  {{
+    [
+      _container_network_subnet | ansible.utils.ipsubnet(25, 0),
+      _container_network_subnet | ansible.utils.ipsubnet(25, 1)
+    ] if network.ip | default('') | length > 0 else []
+  }}
+_container_network_range: >-
+  {{
+    _container_network_subnet_ranges |
+      reject('ansible.utils.supernet_of', network.ip) |
+      first
+    if network.ip | default('') | length > 0 else ''
+  }}
diff --git a/roles/service/tasks/additional.yaml b/roles/service/tasks/additional.yaml
index 25e1866..0e57f9a 100644
--- a/roles/service/tasks/additional.yaml
+++ b/roles/service/tasks/additional.yaml
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
     container_devices: "{{ _service_additional_container.devices | default(service_container_devices) }}"
     container_publish_ports: "{{ _service_additional_container_publish_ports }}"
     container_networks: "{{ _service_additional_container_networks }}"
-    container_ip: "{{ _service_additional_container_ip }}"
     container_hostname: "{{ _service_additional_container.name | regex_replace('^' ~ service_name ~ '-', '') }}"
     container_secrets: "{{ _service_additional_container_secrets }}"
     container_env: "{{ _service_additional_container.env | default(service_container_env) }}"
diff --git a/roles/service/tasks/database.yaml b/roles/service/tasks/database.yaml
index 1ab6488..37b6b81 100644
--- a/roles/service/tasks/database.yaml
+++ b/roles/service/tasks/database.yaml
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@
         destination: "{{ _service_database_mount_destination }}"
     container_networks: "{{ _service_database_networks }}"
     container_hostname: "{{ service_database_type }}"
-    container_ip: >-
-      {{ service_container_ip | ansible.utils.ipmath(1) if _service_static_ip else '' }}
     container_secrets: "{{ _service_database_secrets }}"
     container_env: "{{ _service_database_env }}"
     container_auto_update: "{{ service_auto_update }}"
diff --git a/roles/service/tasks/main.yaml b/roles/service/tasks/main.yaml
index 8166656..7d19cdb 100644
--- a/roles/service/tasks/main.yaml
+++ b/roles/service/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@
     container_devices: "{{ service_container_devices }}"
     container_publish_ports: "{{ _service_container_publish_ports }}"
     container_networks: "{{ _service_container_networks }}"
-    container_ip: "{{ service_container_ip }}"
     container_secrets: "{{ _service_container_secrets }}"
     container_env: "{{ service_container_env }}"
     container_add_capabilities: "{{ service_container_add_capabilities }}"
@@ -60,7 +59,7 @@
     socat_service_name: "{{ service_name }}"
     socat_target_http_port: "{{ service_container_http_port }}"
     socat_container_ip: >-
-      {{ service_container_ip | ansible.utils.ipmath(3) if _service_static_ip else '' }}
+      {{ service_container_ip | ansible.utils.ipmath(257) if _service_static_ip else '' }}
     socat_auto_update: "{{ service_auto_update }}"
 
 - name: Socat for socket published ports of {{ service_name }}
diff --git a/roles/service/tasks/oauth2_proxy.yaml b/roles/service/tasks/oauth2_proxy.yaml
index 2d114b7..3590f16 100644
--- a/roles/service/tasks/oauth2_proxy.yaml
+++ b/roles/service/tasks/oauth2_proxy.yaml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
       - --cookie-secret-file
       - /run/secrets/cookie-secret
     container_networks:
-      - "{{ service_name }}-oauth2-proxy"
+      - name: "{{ service_name }}-oauth2-proxy"
     container_secrets:
       - name: "{{ service_name }}-oauth2-proxy-cookie-secret"
         length: 32
diff --git a/roles/service/tasks/redis.yaml b/roles/service/tasks/redis.yaml
index 5aa63b4..f5e456d 100644
--- a/roles/service/tasks/redis.yaml
+++ b/roles/service/tasks/redis.yaml
@@ -6,8 +6,7 @@
     container_name: "{{ service_name }}-redis"
     container_image: docker.io/valkey/valkey:alpine
     container_networks:
-      - "{{ service_name }}"
+      - name: "{{ service_name }}"
+        ip: "{{ service_container_ip | ansible.utils.ipmath(2) if _service_static_ip else '' }}"
     container_hostname: redis
-    container_ip: >-
-      {{ service_container_ip | ansible.utils.ipmath(2) if _service_static_ip else '' }}
     container_auto_update: "{{ service_auto_update }}"
diff --git a/roles/service/vars/main/additional.yaml b/roles/service/vars/main/additional.yaml
index da7db42..ac85d34 100644
--- a/roles/service/vars/main/additional.yaml
+++ b/roles/service/vars/main/additional.yaml
@@ -22,14 +22,21 @@ _service_additional_container_wants: >-
 
 _service_additional_container_networks: >-
   {{
-    [service_name]
-    + service_container_additional_networks
+    [{
+      'name': service_name,
+      'ip':
+        service_container_ip | ansible.utils.ipmath(20 + _service_additional_container_index)
+        if _service_static_ip else ''
+    }]
     + (
-      _service_additional_container_publish_socket_ports
-      | map(attribute='name')
-      | map('regex_replace', '^', service_name ~ '-')
-      | map('regex_replace', '$', '-socat')
-    )
+      service_container_additional_networks
+      + (
+        _service_additional_container_publish_socket_ports
+        | map(attribute='name')
+        | map('regex_replace', '^', service_name ~ '-')
+        | map('regex_replace', '$', '-socat')
+      )
+    ) | map('community.general.dict_kv', 'name')
   }}
 
 _service_additional_container_secrets: >-
@@ -50,13 +57,6 @@ _service_additional_container_secrets: >-
     else _service_container_secrets
   }}
 
-_service_additional_container_ip: >-
-  {{
-    service_container_ip |
-      ansible.utils.ipmath(20 + _service_additional_container_index)
-      if _service_static_ip else ''
-  }}
-
 _service_additional_container_publish_ports_with_defaults: >-
   {{
     ([{ 'type': 'port', 'host_address': '0.0.0.0' }] * _service_additional_container.publish_ports | length)
diff --git a/roles/service/vars/main/database.yaml b/roles/service/vars/main/database.yaml
index 7271524..08b893b 100644
--- a/roles/service/vars/main/database.yaml
+++ b/roles/service/vars/main/database.yaml
@@ -3,8 +3,11 @@ _service_setup_database: "{{ service_database_type != 'none' }}"
 _service_database_name: "{{ service_name }}-{{ service_database_type }}"
 _service_database_networks: >-
   {{
-    [service_name] +
-      service_database_additional_networks
+    [{
+      'name': service_name,
+      'ip': service_container_ip | ansible.utils.ipmath(1) if _service_static_ip else ''
+    }]
+    + service_database_additional_networks | map('community.general.dict_kv', 'name')
   }}
 
 _service_database_secret:
diff --git a/roles/service/vars/main/general.yaml b/roles/service/vars/main/general.yaml
index c923134..ce46881 100644
--- a/roles/service/vars/main/general.yaml
+++ b/roles/service/vars/main/general.yaml
@@ -1,10 +1,20 @@
 ---
 _service_container_networks: >-
   {{
-    [service_name]
-    + service_container_additional_networks
-    + ([service_name ~ '-socat'] if service_container_http_port > 0 else [])
-    + (_service_container_publish_socket_ports | map(attribute='name') | map('regex_replace', '^', service_name ~ '-'))
+    [{
+      'name': service_name,
+      'ip': service_container_ip
+    }]
+    + (
+        [{
+          'name': service_name ~ '-socat',
+          'ip': service_container_ip | ansible.utils.ipmath(256) if _service_static_ip else ''
+        }] if service_container_http_port > 0 else []
+      )
+    + (
+      service_container_additional_networks
+      + (_service_container_publish_socket_ports | map(attribute='name') | map('regex_replace', '^', service_name ~ '-'))
+    ) | map('community.general.dict_kv', 'name')
   }}
 _service_static_ip: "{{ service_container_ip | length > 0 }}"
 
diff --git a/roles/socat/tasks/main.yaml b/roles/socat/tasks/main.yaml
index 9f509e5..718e5f2 100644
--- a/roles/socat/tasks/main.yaml
+++ b/roles/socat/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@
       - "TCP:{{ socat_target_container }}:{{ socat_target_http_port }}"
     container_user: nobody
     container_networks:
-      - "{{ socat_service_name }}-socat"
-    container_ip: "{{ socat_container_ip }}"
+      - name: "{{ socat_service_name }}-socat"
+        ip: "{{ socat_container_ip }}"
     container_requires:
       - "{{ socat_service_name }}-socat.socket"
       - "{{ socat_target_container }}.service"