diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 7da0e66..e7f6056 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -1,21 +1,13 @@
 # =============================================================================
-# PatchMon Docker Compose - Production
+# PatchMon Docker Swarm Stack - Production
 # =============================================================================
-# Before starting, copy env.example to .env and fill in your values:
-#
-#   cp env.example .env
-#
-# Then start PatchMon:
-#
-#   docker compose up -d
-#
-# See the PatchMon documentation for full configuration details.
+# Deploy via Portainer as a stack, with your .env file contents pasted
+# into the "Environment variables" section in Portainer.
 # =============================================================================
 
 services:
   database:
     image: postgres:17-alpine
-    restart: unless-stopped
     environment:
       POSTGRES_DB: patchmon_db
       POSTGRES_USER: patchmon_user
@@ -34,14 +26,18 @@ services:
       options:
         max-size: "10m"
         max-file: "3"
+    deploy:
+      replicas: 1
+      restart_policy:
+        condition: on-failure
+        delay: 5s
+        max_attempts: 3
+      placement:
+        constraints:
+          - node.hostname == Docker-Swarm-1
 
   redis:
     image: redis:7-alpine
-    restart: unless-stopped
-    # Simple Redis configuration - no memory limits to prevent OOM errors
-    # If you need memory limits, set maxmemory-policy to 'allkeys-lru' instead of 'noeviction'
-    # to allow eviction rather than rejecting commands
-    # Debug logging: Use --loglevel debug for maximum verbosity, or --loglevel verbose for less output
     command: redis-server --requirepass ${REDIS_PASSWORD}
     volumes:
       - redis_data:/data
@@ -57,13 +53,19 @@ services:
       options:
         max-size: "10m"
         max-file: "3"
+    deploy:
+      replicas: 1
+      restart_policy:
+        condition: on-failure
+        delay: 5s
+        max_attempts: 3
+      placement:
+        constraints:
+          - node.hostname == Docker-Swarm-1
 
   backend:
     image: ghcr.io/patchmon/patchmon-backend:latest
-    restart: unless-stopped
-    env_file: .env
     environment:
-      # Internal Docker wiring - do not change
       DATABASE_URL: postgresql://patchmon_user:${POSTGRES_PASSWORD}@database:5432/patchmon_db
       REDIS_HOST: redis
       REDIS_PORT: 6379
@@ -75,31 +77,43 @@ services:
       - branding_assets:/app/assets
     networks:
       - patchmon-internal
-    depends_on:
-      - database
-      - redis
     logging:
       driver: "json-file"
       options:
         max-size: "10m"
         max-file: "3"
+    deploy:
+      replicas: 1
+      restart_policy:
+        condition: on-failure
+        delay: 5s
+        max_attempts: 3
+      placement:
+        constraints:
+          - node.hostname == Docker-Swarm-1
 
   frontend:
     image: ghcr.io/patchmon/patchmon-frontend:latest
-    restart: unless-stopped
     ports:
       - "3030:3000"
     volumes:
       - branding_assets:/usr/share/nginx/html/assets
     networks:
       - patchmon-internal
-    depends_on:
-      - backend
     logging:
       driver: "json-file"
       options:
         max-size: "10m"
         max-file: "3"
+    deploy:
+      replicas: 1
+      restart_policy:
+        condition: on-failure
+        delay: 5s
+        max_attempts: 3
+      placement:
+        constraints:
+          - node.hostname == Docker-Swarm-1
 
 volumes:
   postgres_data:
@@ -109,4 +123,4 @@ volumes:
 
 networks:
   patchmon-internal:
-    driver: bridge
+    driver: overlay
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