Create the secret only when the configuration is changed.

handlers/main.yml

@@ -8,3 +8,9 @@
   community.docker.docker_swarm_service:
     name: "{{ shinyproxy_as_docker_stack_name }}_{{ shinyproxy_as_docker_service_name }}"
     state: absent
+
+- name: Create the secret for the application.yml file
+  community.docker.docker_secret:
+    name: "{{ shinyproxy_as_docker_stack_name }}_{{ shinyproxy_as_docker_service_name }}_application_yml"
+    data_src: '{{ shinyproxy_as_docker_src_dir }}/application.yml'
+    state: present

tasks/shinyproxy_docker_stack_service.yml

@@ -37,17 +37,13 @@
         owner: root
         group: root
         mode: "0400"
-      notify: Stop the shinyproxy service
+      notify:
+        - Stop the shinyproxy service
+        - Create the secret for the application.yml file
 
     - name: shinyproxy_docker_stack_service | Flush the handlers to stop the shinyproxy service if needed
       ansible.builtin.meta: flush_handlers
 
-    - name: shinyproxy_docker_stack_service | Create the secret for the application.yml file
-      community.docker.docker_secret:
-        name: "{{ shinyproxy_as_docker_stack_name }}_{{ shinyproxy_as_docker_service_name }}_application_yml"
-        data_src: '{{ shinyproxy_as_docker_src_dir }}/application.yml'
-        state: present
-
     - name: shinyproxy_docker_stack_service | Start the shinyproxy stack
       community.docker.docker_stack:
         name: '{{ shinyproxy_as_docker_stack_name }}'