diff --git a/ansible/hosts.yml b/ansible/hosts.yml
index c7dd14e..b5c4aa8 100644
--- a/ansible/hosts.yml
+++ b/ansible/hosts.yml
@@ -2,4 +2,6 @@ all:
   hosts:
     sls-lc:
       ansible_remote_tmp: /tmp/.ansible_${ansible_user}_tmp
-    sls-vserv-bd-hla01-dev:
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+    sls-vserv-bd-hla01-dev:
+    sls-vserv-bd-01-dev:
+      ansible_ssh_pipelining: true
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diff --git a/ansible/plays/ioc/ioc-install.yml b/ansible/plays/ioc/ioc-install.yml
index 3fc73de..d54d285 100644
--- a/ansible/plays/ioc/ioc-install.yml
+++ b/ansible/plays/ioc/ioc-install.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-- name: Install an IOC and restart it
+- name: Install an IOC
   # TODO: dev/prod
   hosts: sls-lc
   gather_facts: false
diff --git a/ansible/plays/ioc/ioc-start.yml b/ansible/plays/ioc/ioc-start.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e01a972
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/plays/ioc/ioc-start.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+- name: Restart an IOC
+  # TODO: dev/prod
+  hosts: sls-vserv-bd-01-dev
+  gather_facts: false
+
+  tasks:
+    - name: Initialize isolated service directory name
+      ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+        # Uses ioc_service_dir_name if defined in vars, otherwise falls back to the CLI extra-vars
+        service_dir_name: "{{ ioc_service_dir_name | default(new_service_dir_name) }}"
+
+    - name: "[{{ service_dir_name }}] Establish environment naming conventions"
+      ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+        # Example: extract MASTER from 000-master
+        service_name_upper: "{{ service_dir_name[4:] | upper }}"
+        # Set suffix to "-DEV" if dev, otherwise empty ""
+        env_suffix_upper: "{{ '-DEV' if agebd_env == 'dev' else '' }}"
+
+    - name: "[{{ service_dir_name }}] Start IOC"
+      ansible.builtin.shell: |
+        sudo shellbox start {{ service_name_upper }}{{ env_suffix_upper }}
+      changed_when: true
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diff --git a/docs/ansible.md b/docs/ansible.md
index df3ffd8..e8bc19d 100644
--- a/docs/ansible.md
+++ b/docs/ansible.md
@@ -5,9 +5,32 @@
 Set vars on command line:
 
 ```
-cd ansible
 ansible-playbook ansible/playbooks/add-new-service.yml \
             -i ansible/hosts.yml \
-            --extra-vars=""repo_root=${{ github.workspace }} agebd_env=dev new_service_dir_name=<service dir name>" \
+            --extra-vars="repo_root=${{ github.workspace }} agebd_env=dev new_service_dir_name=<service dir name>" \
+            -v
+```
+
+### Install an IOC
+```
+ansible-playbook ansible/plays/ioc/ioc-install.yml \
+            -i ansible/hosts.yml \
+            --extra-vars="agebd_env=dev branch_name=feature/add-service-001-playground new_service_dir_name=001-playground" \
+            -v
+```
+
+### Start an IOC
+```
+ansible-playbook ansible/plays/ioc/ioc-start.yml \
+            -i ansible/hosts.yml \
+            --extra-vars="agebd_env=dev new_service_dir_name=001-playground" \
+            -v
+```
+
+### Restart an IOC
+```
+ansible-playbook ansible/plays/ioc/ioc-restart.yml \
+            -i ansible/hosts.yml \
+            --extra-vars="agebd_env=dev branch_name=feature/add-service-001-playground new_service_dir_name=001-playground" \
             -v
 ```
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