diff --git a/roles/server/README.md b/roles/server/README.md
index 2d3018a..c7a6cf2 100644
--- a/roles/server/README.md
+++ b/roles/server/README.md
@@ -6,3 +6,9 @@ regardless of wether the `apache` or `fpm` docker image is used.
 It provides various common (optimization) configuration options
 and creates a user on the host which is mapped into the container,
 so the host file permissions remain comprehensible.
+
+## Configuration
+
+- `nextcloud_socket_path`: Setting this (to, for example, `{{ nextcloud_basepath }}/socket`),
+  will make FPM listen on `{{ nextcloud_socket_path }}/nextcloud.sock` on the host, enabling
+  you to use FPM to interface with nextcloud.
diff --git a/roles/server/defaults/main.yml b/roles/server/defaults/main.yml
index 9f8f2f9..d8c4362 100644
--- a/roles/server/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/server/defaults/main.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ nextcloud_data_path: "{{ nextcloud_basepath }}/data"
 # Where user data like media, documents etc are persisted
 nextcloud_storage_path: "{{ nextcloud_basepath }}/storage"
 nextcloud_fpm_config_path: "{{ nextcloud_basepath }}/fpm-config"
+#nextcloud_socket_path: "{{ nextcloud_basepath }}/socket"
 
 nextcloud_background_job_mode: cron
 
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ nextcloud_container_base_volumes:
   - "{{ nextcloud_data_path }}:/var/www/html:z"
   - "{{ nextcloud_fpm_config_path }}/opcache.ini:/usr/local/etc/php/conf.d/opcache-recommended.ini:z"
   - "{{ nextcloud_fpm_config_path }}/fpm.ini:/usr/local/etc/php-fpm.d/www.conf:z"
+  - "{{ nextcloud_fpm_config_path }}/fpm-docker.ini:/usr/local/etc/php-fpm.d/zz-docker.conf:z"
   - "{{ nextcloud_basepath }}/nextcloud-passwd:/etc/passwd:z"
   - "{{ nextcloud_basepath }}/nextcloud-group:/etc/group:z"
 nextcloud_container_extra_volumes: []
diff --git a/roles/server/tasks/main.yml b/roles/server/tasks/main.yml
index a07fc1f..22e2572 100644
--- a/roles/server/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/server/tasks/main.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,19 @@
     system: yes
   register: nextcloud_user_info
 
+- name: Map nextcloud socket path if defined
+  set_fact:
+    nextcloud_paths: "{{ nextcloud_paths + [ socket_dir ] }}"
+    nextcloud_container_base_volumes: "{{ nextcloud_container_base_volumes + [ socket_map ] }}"
+  vars:
+    socket_dir:
+      path: "{{ nextcloud_socket_path }}"
+      mode: "0755"
+      owner: "{{ nextcloud_user_info.uid|default(nextcloud_user) }}"
+      group: "{{ nextcloud_user_info.uid|default(nextcloud_user) }}"
+    socket_map: "{{ nextcloud_socket_path }}:{{ nextcloud_container_php_socket_path }}:z"
+  when: nextcloud_socket_path is defined and nextcloud_socket_path is string
+
 - name: Ensure nextcloud directories exist and have correct permissions
   file:
     path: "{{ item.path }}"
@@ -43,6 +56,16 @@
   notify:
     - reload-nextcloud
 
+- name: Template PHP FPM docker-specific configuration
+  template:
+    src: nextcloud-fpm-docker.ini.j2
+    dest: "{{ nextcloud_fpm_config_path }}/fpm-docker.ini"
+    mode: "0640"
+    owner: "root"
+    group: "root"
+  notify:
+    - reload-nextcloud
+
 - name: Template modified /etc/passwd for nextcloud container
   template:
     src: nextcloud-passwd.j2
diff --git a/roles/server/templates/nextcloud-fpm-docker.ini.j2 b/roles/server/templates/nextcloud-fpm-docker.ini.j2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c50c360
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/server/templates/nextcloud-fpm-docker.ini.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+[global]
+daemonize = no
diff --git a/roles/server/templates/nextcloud-fpm.ini.j2 b/roles/server/templates/nextcloud-fpm.ini.j2
index f66b41b..477bd8a 100644
--- a/roles/server/templates/nextcloud-fpm.ini.j2
+++ b/roles/server/templates/nextcloud-fpm.ini.j2
@@ -3,7 +3,14 @@
 user = www-data
 group = www-data
 
-listen = 127.0.0.1:9000
+{% if nextcloud_socket_path is defined and nextcloud_socket_path is string %}
+listen = {{ nextcloud_container_php_socket_path }}/nextcloud.sock
+listen.owner = www-data
+listen.group = www-data
+listen.mode = 0666
+{% else %}
+;listen = 0.0.0.0:9000
+{% endif %}
 
 pm = dynamic
 pm.max_children = {{ nextcloud_fpm_max_children }}
diff --git a/roles/server/vars/main.yml b/roles/server/vars/main.yml
index 5396a1e..9dee6fd 100644
--- a/roles/server/vars/main.yml
+++ b/roles/server/vars/main.yml
@@ -26,3 +26,4 @@ nextcloud_container_base_environment_yaml: |+2
   PHP_UPLOAD_LIMIT: "{{ nextcloud_php_upload_limit }}"
 
 nextcloud_occ_command: "php occ"
+nextcloud_container_php_socket_path: /var/run/php