diff --git a/docker-compose.dev.yml b/docker-compose.dev.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7864477
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker-compose.dev.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+version: '3'
+services:
+    senpy:
+        image: "${IMAGENAME-gsiupm/senpy}:${VERSION-latest}"
+        entrypoint: ["/bin/bash"]
+        working_dir: "/senpy-plugins"
+        ports:
+            - 5000:5000
+        volumes:
+            - ".:/usr/src/app/"
diff --git a/docker-compose.test.yml b/docker-compose.test.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f60a4cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker-compose.test.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+version: '3'
+services:
+    test:
+        image: "${IMAGENAME-gsiupm/senpy}:${VERSION-dev}"
+        entrypoint: ["py.test"]
+        volumes:
+            - ".:/usr/src/app/"
+        command:
+          []
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7c14358
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+version: '3'
+services:
+    senpy:
+        image: "${IMAGENAME-gsiupm/senpy}:${VERSION-dev}"
+        build:
+          context: .
+          dockerfile: Dockerfile${PYVERSION--2.7}
+        ports:
+            - 5001:5000
+        volumes:
+            - "./data:/data"
diff --git a/senpy/__main__.py b/senpy/__main__.py
index a35f774..9274649 100644
--- a/senpy/__main__.py
+++ b/senpy/__main__.py
@@ -105,6 +105,12 @@ def main():
         action='store_true',
         default=False,
         help='Output the senpy version and exit')
+    parser.add_argument(
+        '--allow-fail',
+        '--fail',
+        action='store_true',
+        default=False,
+        help='Do not exit if some plugins fail to activate')
     args = parser.parse_args()
     if args.version:
         print('Senpy version {}'.format(senpy.__version__))
@@ -128,7 +134,7 @@ def main():
     sp.install_deps()
     if args.only_install:
         return
-    sp.activate_all()
+    sp.activate_all(allow_fail=args.allow_fail)
     if args.only_test:
         easy_test(sp.plugins(), debug=args.debug)
         return
diff --git a/senpy/extensions.py b/senpy/extensions.py
index f3ec2b7..8c97d0f 100644
--- a/senpy/extensions.py
+++ b/senpy/extensions.py
@@ -318,10 +318,15 @@ class Senpy(object):
         else:
             self._default = self._plugins[value.lower()]
 
-    def activate_all(self, sync=True):
+    def activate_all(self, sync=True, allow_fail=False):
         ps = []
         for plug in self._plugins.keys():
-            ps.append(self.activate_plugin(plug, sync=sync))
+            try:
+                self.activate_plugin(plug, sync=sync)
+            except Exception as ex:
+                if not allow_fail:
+                    raise
+                logger.error('Could not activate {}: {}'.format(plug, ex))
         return ps
 
     def deactivate_all(self, sync=True):