diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 7dd7222..d159279 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -13,3 +13,9 @@ services:
       timeout: 10s
       retries: 3
       start_period: 15s
+    networks:
+      - broccoli-net
+
+networks:
+  broccoli-net:
+    name: broccoli-net
diff --git a/settings-site/docker-compose.yml b/settings-site/docker-compose.yml
index 991a412..e523286 100644
--- a/settings-site/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/settings-site/docker-compose.yml
@@ -6,8 +6,10 @@ services:
     env_file: ../.env
     ports:
       - "100.114.205.53:12752:12752"
-    network_mode: host
-    # network_mode: host is needed so the settings site can reach
-    # 127.0.0.1:12753 (the bot's internal API). If running both as
-    # Docker containers on the same host, use a shared Docker network
-    # instead and reference the bot container by name.
+    networks:
+      - broccoli-net
+
+networks:
+  broccoli-net:
+    name: broccoli-net
+    external: true