diff --git a/ansible/roles/kuryr/defaults/main.yml b/ansible/roles/kuryr/defaults/main.yml
index 1c755b1c44..e8ffb97a5c 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/kuryr/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/kuryr/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,25 @@
 ---
 project_name: "kuryr"
 
+# NOTE(huikang, apuimedo): when you request a driver in a docker operation, such
+# as docker network create, docker searches /usr/lib/docker or /etc/docker
+# subdirs for network/storage plugin specs or json definitions. so it's either
+# have ansible place the file there, or volume mount it and let the container
+# place the file there
+
+kuryr_services:
+  kuryr:
+    container_name: kuryr
+    group: compute
+    enabled: True
+    image: "{{ kuryr_image_full }}"
+    privileged: True
+    volumes:
+      - "{{ node_config_directory }}/kuryr/:{{ container_config_directory }}/:ro"
+      - "/etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro"
+      - "/run:/run:shared"
+      - "/usr/lib/docker:/usr/lib/docker"
+
 
 ####################
 # Docker
diff --git a/ansible/roles/kuryr/handlers/main.yml b/ansible/roles/kuryr/handlers/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..84f8445da0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/roles/kuryr/handlers/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+---
+- name: Restart kuryr container
+  vars:
+    service_name: "kuryr"
+    service: "{{ kuryr_services[service_name] }}"
+    config_json: "{{ kuryr_config_jsons.results|selectattr('item.key', 'equalto', service_name)|first }}"
+    kuryr_conf: "{{ kuryr_confs.results|selectattr('item.key', 'equalto', service_name)|first }}"
+    policy_json: "{{ kuryr_policy_jsons.results|selectattr('item.key', 'equalto', service_name)|first }}"
+    kuryr_container: "{{ check_kuryr_containers.results|selectattr('item.key', 'equalto', service_name)|first }}"
+  kolla_docker:
+    action: "recreate_or_restart_container"
+    common_options: "{{ docker_common_options }}"
+    name: "{{ service.container_name }}"
+    image: "{{ service.image }}"
+    privileged: "{{ service.privileged | default(False) }}"
+    volumes: "{{ service.volumes }}"
+  when:
+    - action != "config"
+    - inventory_hostname in groups[service.group]
+    - service.enabled | bool
+    - config_json.changed | bool
+      or kuryr_conf.changed | bool
+      or kuryr_spec.changed | bool
+      or policy_json.changed | bool
+      or kuryr_container.changed | bool
diff --git a/ansible/roles/kuryr/tasks/bootstrap.yml b/ansible/roles/kuryr/tasks/bootstrap.yml
index 0962484c24..c8fa0cff49 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/kuryr/tasks/bootstrap.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/kuryr/tasks/bootstrap.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 ---
 - name: Running Kuryr bootstrap container
+  vars:
+    kuryr: "{{ kuryr_services['kuryr'] }}"
   kolla_docker:
     action: "start_container"
     common_options: "{{ docker_common_options }}"
@@ -7,13 +9,11 @@
     environment:
       KOLLA_BOOTSTRAP:
       KOLLA_CONFIG_STRATEGY: "{{ config_strategy }}"
-    image: "{{ kuryr_image_full }}"
+    image: "{{ kuryr.image }}"
     labels:
       BOOTSTRAP:
     name: "bootstrap_kuryr"
     restart_policy: "never"
-    volumes:
-      - "{{ node_config_directory }}/kuryr/:{{ container_config_directory }}/:ro"
-      - "/etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro"
-      - "/run:/run:shared"
-      - "/usr/lib/docker:/usr/lib/docker"
+    volumes: "{{ kuryr.volumes }}"
+  run_once: True
+  delegate_to: "{{ groups[kuryr.group][0] }}"
diff --git a/ansible/roles/kuryr/tasks/config.yml b/ansible/roles/kuryr/tasks/config.yml
index 001793780c..22e8154ef4 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/kuryr/tasks/config.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/kuryr/tasks/config.yml
@@ -1,28 +1,61 @@
 ---
 - name: Ensuring config directories exist
   file:
-    path: "{{ node_config_directory }}/{{ item }}"
+    path: "{{ node_config_directory }}/{{ item.key }}"
     state: "directory"
     recurse: yes
-  with_items:
-    - "kuryr"
+  when:
+    - inventory_hostname in groups[item.value.group]
+    - item.value.enabled | bool
+  with_dict: "{{ kuryr_services }}"
 
 - name: Copying over config.json files for services
   template:
-    src: "{{ item }}.json.j2"
-    dest: "{{ node_config_directory }}/{{ item }}/config.json"
-  with_items:
-    - "kuryr"
+    src: "{{ item.key }}.json.j2"
+    dest: "{{ node_config_directory }}/{{ item.key }}/config.json"
+  register: kuryr_config_jsons
+  when:
+    - inventory_hostname in groups[item.value.group]
+    - item.value.enabled | bool
+  with_dict: "{{ kuryr_services }}"
+  notify:
+    - Restart kuryr container
 
 - name: Copying over kuryr.conf
-  template:
-    src: "kuryr.conf.j2"
-    dest: "{{ node_config_directory }}/kuryr/kuryr.conf"
+  merge_configs:
+    vars:
+      service_name: "{{ item.key }}"
+    sources:
+      - "{{ role_path }}/templates/kuryr.conf.j2"
+      - "{{ node_custom_config }}/global.conf"
+      - "{{ node_custom_config }}/database.conf"
+      - "{{ node_custom_config }}/messaging.conf"
+      - "{{ node_custom_config }}/kuryr.conf"
+      - "{{ node_custom_config }}/kuryr/{{ item.key }}.conf"
+      - "{{ node_custom_config }}/kuryr/{{ inventory_hostname }}/{{ item.key }}.conf"
+    dest: "{{ node_config_directory }}/{{ item.key }}/kuryr.conf"
+  register: kuryr_confs
+  when:
+    - inventory_hostname in groups[item.value.group]
+    - item.value.enabled | bool
+  with_dict: "{{ kuryr_services }}"
+  notify:
+    - Restart kuryr container
 
 - name: Copying over kuryr.spec
+  vars:
+    service: "{{ kuryr_services['kuryr']}}"
   template:
     src: "kuryr.spec.j2"
-    dest: "{{ node_config_directory }}/kuryr/kuryr.spec"
+    dest: "{{ node_config_directory }}/{{ item }}/kuryr.spec"
+  register: kuryr_spec
+  when:
+    - inventory_hostname in groups[service.group]
+    - service.enabled | bool
+  with_items:
+    - "kuryr"
+  notify:
+    - Restart kuryr container
 
 - name: Check if policies shall be overwritten
   local_action: stat path="{{ node_custom_config }}/kuryr/policy.json"
@@ -31,6 +64,29 @@
 - name: Copying over existing policy.json
   template:
     src: "{{ node_custom_config }}/kuryr/policy.json"
-    dest: "{{ node_config_directory }}/kuryr/policy.json"
+    dest: "{{ node_config_directory }}/{{ item.key }}/policy.json"
+  register: kuryr_policy_jsons
   when:
-    kuryr_policy.stat.exists
+    - kuryr_policy.stat.exists
+    - inventory_hostname in groups[item.value.group]
+    - item.value.enabled | bool
+  with_dict: "{{ kuryr_services }}"
+  notify:
+    - Restart kuryr container
+
+- name: Check kuryr containers
+  kolla_docker:
+    action: "compare_container"
+    common_options: "{{ docker_common_options }}"
+    name: "{{ item.value.container_name }}"
+    image: "{{ item.value.image }}"
+    privileged: "{{ item.value.privileged|default(False) }}"
+    volumes: "{{ item.value.volumes }}"
+  register: check_kuryr_containers
+  when:
+    - action != "config"
+    - inventory_hostname in groups[item.value.group]
+    - item.value.enabled | bool
+  with_dict: "{{ kuryr_services }}"
+  notify:
+    - Restart kuryr container
diff --git a/ansible/roles/kuryr/tasks/deploy.yml b/ansible/roles/kuryr/tasks/deploy.yml
index 5c48120b7c..864362ba5f 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/kuryr/tasks/deploy.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/kuryr/tasks/deploy.yml
@@ -5,4 +5,5 @@
 
 - include: bootstrap.yml
 
-- include: start.yml
+- name: Flush handlers
+  meta: flush_handlers
diff --git a/ansible/roles/kuryr/tasks/reconfigure.yml b/ansible/roles/kuryr/tasks/reconfigure.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e078ef1318
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/roles/kuryr/tasks/reconfigure.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+---
+- include: deploy.yml
diff --git a/ansible/roles/kuryr/tasks/start.yml b/ansible/roles/kuryr/tasks/start.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index fe93383bf3..0000000000
--- a/ansible/roles/kuryr/tasks/start.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
----
-# NOTE(huikang, apuimedo): when you request a driver in a docker operation, such
-# as docker network create, docker searches /usr/lib/docker or /etc/docker
-# subdirs for network/storage plugin specs or json definitions. so it's either
-# have ansible place the file there, or volume mount it and let the container
-# place the file there
-- name: Starting kuryr container
-  kolla_docker:
-    action: "start_container"
-    common_options: "{{ docker_common_options }}"
-    image: "{{ kuryr_image_full }}"
-    name: "kuryr"
-    privileged: True
-    volumes:
-      - "{{ node_config_directory }}/kuryr/:{{ container_config_directory }}/:ro"
-      - "/etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro"
-      - "/run:/run:shared"
-      - "/usr/lib/docker:/usr/lib/docker"
-  when: inventory_hostname in groups['compute']
diff --git a/ansible/roles/kuryr/tasks/upgrade.yml b/ansible/roles/kuryr/tasks/upgrade.yml
index 1f16915ad9..9eca42dec5 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/kuryr/tasks/upgrade.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/kuryr/tasks/upgrade.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 ---
 - include: config.yml
 
-- include: start.yml
+- include: bootstrap.yml
+
+- name: Flush handlers
+  meta: flush_handlers