diff --git a/roles/docker-compose/templates/networks.yml.j2 b/roles/docker-compose/templates/networks.yml.j2
index 8861a9e5..975494b0 100644
--- a/roles/docker-compose/templates/networks.yml.j2
+++ b/roles/docker-compose/templates/networks.yml.j2
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 {# This template needs to be included in docker-compose.yml #}
 networks:
+{# Central RDMS-Database Network #}
 {% if 
   (applications | get_app_conf(application_id, 'features.central_database', False) and database_type is defined) or
   application_id in ['svc-db-mariadb','svc-db-postgres']
@@ -7,6 +8,7 @@ networks:
   {{ applications | get_app_conf('svc-db-' ~ database_type, 'docker.network') }}:
     external: true
 {% endif %}
+{# Central LDAP Network #}
 {% if 
   applications | get_app_conf(application_id, 'features.ldap', False) and 
   applications | get_app_conf('svc-db-openldap', 'network.docker', False)
@@ -14,7 +16,13 @@ networks:
   {{ applications | get_app_conf('svc-db-openldap', 'docker.network') }}:
     external: true
 {% endif %}
-{% if not application_id.startswith('svc-db-') %}
+{# Central AI Network #}
+{% if applications | get_app_conf(application_id, 'features.local_ai', False) %}
+  {{ applications | get_app_conf('svc-ai-ollama', 'docker.network') }}:
+    external: true
+{% endif %}
+{# Default Network #}
+{% if not application_id.startswith('svc-db-') and not application_id.startswith('svc-ai-') %}
   default:
 {% if
   application_id in networks.local and 
diff --git a/roles/svc-ai-ollama/tasks/01_core.yml b/roles/svc-ai-ollama/tasks/01_core.yml
index f018cb44..58163f3d 100644
--- a/roles/svc-ai-ollama/tasks/01_core.yml
+++ b/roles/svc-ai-ollama/tasks/01_core.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+- name: create docker network for Ollama, so that other applications can access it
+  community.docker.docker_network:
+    name: "{{ OLLAMA_NETWORK }}"
+    state: present
+    ipam_config:
+      - subnet: "{{ networks.local[application_id].subnet }}"
+
 - name: Include dependency 'sys-svc-docker'
   include_role:
     name: sys-svc-docker
diff --git a/roles/svc-ai-ollama/vars/main.yml b/roles/svc-ai-ollama/vars/main.yml
index 67d3388f..3fb2fb6c 100644
--- a/roles/svc-ai-ollama/vars/main.yml
+++ b/roles/svc-ai-ollama/vars/main.yml
@@ -11,3 +11,4 @@ OLLAMA_IMAGE:                   "{{ applications | get_app_conf(application_id,
 OLLAMA_CONTAINER:               "{{ applications | get_app_conf(application_id, 'docker.services.ollama.name') }}"
 OLLAMA_PORT:                    "{{ applications | get_app_conf(application_id, 'docker.services.ollama.port') }}"
 OLLAMA_VOLUME:                  "{{ applications | get_app_conf(application_id, 'docker.volumes.models') }}"
+OLLAMA_NETWORK:                 "{{ applications | get_app_conf(application_id, 'docker.network') }}"