diff --git a/support/containers/README.md b/support/containers/README.md
index 1495eaf..67a53fb 100644
--- a/support/containers/README.md
+++ b/support/containers/README.md
@@ -114,11 +114,11 @@ To run this project's built-in Traefik container service:
 - Launch the **Postgres + Traefik + Phoenix** container service:
   - Examples:
     - In a local environment (HTTP only):
-      - Docker: `docker compose -f compose.phoenix.yaml -f networks/compose.phoenix-traefik.yaml -f compose.phoenix-config-traefik-local.yaml -f compose.phoenix-postgres.yaml -f compose.postgres.yaml -f networks/compose.postgres-traefik.yaml -f compose.traefik.yaml -f compose.traefik-config-local.yaml up`
-      - Podman: `docker-compose -H unix:$(podman info --format '{{.Host.RemoteSocket.Path}}') -f compose.phoenix.yaml -f networks/compose.phoenix-traefik.yaml -f compose.phoenix-config-traefik-local.yaml -f compose.phoenix-postgres.yaml -f compose.postgres.yaml -f networks/compose.postgres-traefik.yaml -f compose.traefik.yaml -f compose.traefik-config-local.yaml up`
+      - Docker: `docker compose -f compose.phoenix.yaml -f networks/compose.phoenix-traefik.yaml -f compose.phoenix-config-traefik-local.yaml -f compose.phoenix-postgres.yaml -f compose.postgres.yaml -f compose.traefik.yaml -f compose.traefik-config-local.yaml up`
+      - Podman: `docker-compose -H unix:$(podman info --format '{{.Host.RemoteSocket.Path}}') -f compose.phoenix.yaml -f networks/compose.phoenix-traefik.yaml -f compose.phoenix-config-traefik-local.yaml -f compose.phoenix-postgres.yaml -f compose.postgres.yaml -f compose.traefik.yaml -f compose.traefik-config-local.yaml up`
     - In a remote environment (exposed to Internet, uses HTTPS):
-      - Docker: `docker compose -f compose.phoenix.yaml -f networks/compose.phoenix-traefik.yaml -f compose.phoenix-config-traefik-remote.yaml -f compose.phoenix-postgres.yaml -f compose.postgres.yaml -f networks/compose.postgres-traefik.yaml -f compose.traefik.yaml -f compose.traefik-config-remote.yaml up`
-      - Podman: `podman-compose -H unix:$(podman info --format '{{.Host.RemoteSocket.Path}}') -f compose.phoenix.yaml -f networks/compose.phoenix-traefik.yaml -f compose.phoenix-config-traefik-remote.yaml -f compose.phoenix-postgres.yaml -f compose.postgres.yaml -f networks/compose.postgres-traefik.yaml -f compose.traefik.yaml -f compose.traefik-config-remote.yaml up`
+      - Docker: `docker compose -f compose.phoenix.yaml -f networks/compose.phoenix-traefik.yaml -f compose.phoenix-config-traefik-remote.yaml -f compose.phoenix-postgres.yaml -f compose.postgres.yaml -f compose.traefik.yaml -f compose.traefik-config-remote.yaml up`
+      - Podman: `podman-compose -H unix:$(podman info --format '{{.Host.RemoteSocket.Path}}') -f compose.phoenix.yaml -f networks/compose.phoenix-traefik.yaml -f compose.phoenix-config-traefik-remote.yaml -f compose.phoenix-postgres.yaml -f compose.postgres.yaml -f compose.traefik.yaml -f compose.traefik-config-remote.yaml up`
     - To avoid running these long commands, use the easy-use scripts in `support/containers/scripts`.
 - To access the Traefik dashboard:
   - Using a web browser, navigate to the location of your `$TRAEFIK_DASHBOARD_FQDN`.
diff --git a/support/containers/compose.phoenix-postgres.yaml b/support/containers/compose.phoenix-postgres.yaml
index 1b9bacc..0ec53de 100644
--- a/support/containers/compose.phoenix-postgres.yaml
+++ b/support/containers/compose.phoenix-postgres.yaml
@@ -3,3 +3,13 @@ services:
   phoenix:
     depends_on:
       - "postgres"
+    networks:
+      - "phoenix-todo-list"
+  postgres:
+    networks:
+      - "phoenix-todo-list"
+    ports:
+      - "5432"
+
+networks:
+  phoenix-todo-list:
diff --git a/support/containers/networks/compose.postgres-traefik.yaml b/support/containers/networks/compose.postgres-traefik.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index d55470b..0000000
--- a/support/containers/networks/compose.postgres-traefik.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
----
-services:
-  phoenix:
-    networks:
-      - "phoenix-todo-list"
-  postgres:
-    networks:
-      - "phoenix-todo-list"
-    ports:
-      - "5432"
-
-networks:
-  traefik-global-proxy:
-    external: true
-  phoenix-todo-list:
diff --git a/support/scripts/containers/compose--phoenix-postgres-traefik b/support/scripts/containers/compose--phoenix-postgres-traefik
index 4020851..fc00c4e 100755
--- a/support/scripts/containers/compose--phoenix-postgres-traefik
+++ b/support/scripts/containers/compose--phoenix-postgres-traefik
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ if [ "$action" = "up" ]; then
   # ensure the network 'traefik-global-proxy' exists
   echo "Creating Docker network: 'traefik-global-proxy'..."
   if [ ! "$(docker network create traefik-global-proxy)" ]; then
-    echo "\033[96mThe 'traefik-global-proxy' network already exists.\033[39m"
+    printf "\033[96mThe 'traefik-global-proxy' network already exists.\033[39m\n"
   fi
 fi
 
@@ -74,4 +74,4 @@ fi
 
 # run container action
 # shellcheck disable=SC2068,SC2086
-$application_to_run -f compose.phoenix.yaml -f networks/compose.phoenix-traefik.yaml -f compose.phoenix-config-traefik-$local_or_remote.yaml -f compose.postgres.yaml -f networks/compose.postgres-traefik.yaml -f compose.traefik.yaml -f compose.traefik-config-$local_or_remote.yaml $action $@
+$application_to_run -f compose.phoenix.yaml -f networks/compose.phoenix-traefik.yaml -f compose.phoenix-config-traefik-$local_or_remote.yaml -f compose.postgres.yaml -f compose.traefik.yaml -f compose.traefik-config-$local_or_remote.yaml $action $@
diff --git a/support/scripts/systemd-container-service-file-generate b/support/scripts/systemd-container-service-file-generate
index 9bfd5f6..f183619 100755
--- a/support/scripts/systemd-container-service-file-generate
+++ b/support/scripts/systemd-container-service-file-generate
@@ -141,10 +141,8 @@ fi
 if [ "$use_postgres" = 1 ]; then
   containers_to_run="$containers_to_run -f compose.phoenix-postgres.yaml -f compose.postgres.yaml"
 
-  # postgres + traefik
-  if [ "$use_traefik_client" = 1 ] || [ "$use_traefik_host" = 1 ]; then
-    containers_to_run="$containers_to_run -f networks/compose.postgres-traefik.yaml"
-  else
+  # enable postgres host networking
+  if [ "$use_traefik_client" != 1 ] && [ "$use_traefik_host" != 1 ]; then
     containers_to_run="$containers_to_run -f networks/compose.postgres-host.yaml"
   fi
 fi