diff --git a/docker-compose.prod.yml b/docker-compose.prod.yml
index bebead4..7737246 100644
--- a/docker-compose.prod.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.prod.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ services:
   db:
     image: postgres:16-alpine
     restart: unless-stopped
-    privileged: true
+    network_mode: host
     security_opt:
       - apparmor:unconfined
     environment:
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ services:
     volumes:
       - pgdata:/var/lib/postgresql/data
     healthcheck:
-      test: ["CMD-SHELL", "pg_isready -U drinktracker -d drinktracker"]
+      test: ["CMD-SHELL", "pg_isready -U ${POSTGRES_USER:-drinktracker} -d ${POSTGRES_DB:-drinktracker}"]
       interval: 5s
       timeout: 5s
       retries: 5
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ services:
   minio:
     image: minio/minio:latest
     restart: unless-stopped
-    privileged: true
+    network_mode: host
     security_opt:
       - apparmor:unconfined
     environment:
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ services:
 
   minio-init:
     image: minio/mc:latest
-    privileged: true
+    network_mode: host
     security_opt:
       - apparmor:unconfined
     depends_on:
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ services:
       MINIO_SECRET_KEY: ${MINIO_SECRET_KEY}
     entrypoint: >
       /bin/sh -c "
-      mc alias set local http://minio:9000 $$MINIO_ACCESS_KEY $$MINIO_SECRET_KEY;
+      mc alias set local http://localhost:9000 $$MINIO_ACCESS_KEY $$MINIO_SECRET_KEY;
       mc mb local/drink-images --ignore-existing;
       mc anonymous set download local/drink-images;
       exit 0;
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ services:
 
   migrate:
     image: node:20-alpine
-    privileged: true
+    network_mode: host
     security_opt:
       - apparmor:unconfined
     depends_on:
@@ -70,18 +70,16 @@ services:
     env_file:
       - .env.production
     environment:
-      DATABASE_URL: "postgresql://${POSTGRES_USER:-drinktracker}:${POSTGRES_PASSWORD}@db:5432/${POSTGRES_DB:-drinktracker}"
+      DATABASE_URL: "postgresql://${POSTGRES_USER:-drinktracker}:${POSTGRES_PASSWORD}@localhost:5432/${POSTGRES_DB:-drinktracker}"
     command: sh -c "npm install prisma @prisma/client --silent && npx prisma db push --skip-generate --accept-data-loss"
     restart: "no"
 
   app:
     image: jpscott84/drinktracker:latest
     restart: unless-stopped
-    privileged: true
+    network_mode: host
     security_opt:
       - apparmor:unconfined
-    ports:
-      - "3000:3000"
     depends_on:
       db:
         condition: service_healthy
@@ -92,8 +90,8 @@ services:
     env_file:
       - .env.production
     environment:
-      DATABASE_URL: "postgresql://${POSTGRES_USER:-drinktracker}:${POSTGRES_PASSWORD}@db:5432/${POSTGRES_DB:-drinktracker}"
-      MINIO_ENDPOINT: "minio"
+      DATABASE_URL: "postgresql://${POSTGRES_USER:-drinktracker}:${POSTGRES_PASSWORD}@localhost:5432/${POSTGRES_DB:-drinktracker}"
+      MINIO_ENDPOINT: "localhost"
 
 volumes:
   pgdata:
diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 4c6add9..e2479aa 100644
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ if [[ "$SKIP_CONFIG" == "false" ]]; then
   prompt_value  GITHUB_CS     "GitHub Client Secret"  ""
 
   # Build DATABASE_URL
-  DATABASE_URL="postgresql://${PG_USER}:${PG_PASSWORD}@db:5432/${PG_DB}"
+  DATABASE_URL="postgresql://${PG_USER}:${PG_PASSWORD}@localhost:5432/${PG_DB}"
 
   # ─── Step 4: Write .env.production ───────────────────────
 
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ GITHUB_CLIENT_ID="${GITHUB_CID}"
 GITHUB_CLIENT_SECRET="${GITHUB_CS}"
 
 # ─── MinIO / S3-compatible storage ───────────────────────
-MINIO_ENDPOINT="minio"
+MINIO_ENDPOINT="localhost"
 MINIO_PORT="9000"
 MINIO_ACCESS_KEY="${MINIO_AK}"
 MINIO_SECRET_KEY="${MINIO_SK}"