diff --git a/docs/DOCKER_COMPOSE.md b/docs/DOCKER_COMPOSE.md
index 5653fc33..a59161ef 100755
--- a/docs/DOCKER_COMPOSE.md
+++ b/docs/DOCKER_COMPOSE.md
@@ -137,7 +137,8 @@ networks:
 
 
 ```
-### Example 5: same as 3 but with a single top level folder, fixed log ready to drop in portainer
+
+### Example 5: same as 3 but with a top-level root directory; also works in Portainer as-is
 
 `docker-compose.yml` 
 
@@ -148,12 +149,12 @@ services:
     # use the below line if you want to test the latest dev image instead of the stable release
     # image: "ghcr.io/jokob-sk/netalertx-dev:latest" 
     image: "ghcr.io/jokob-sk/netalertx:latest"      
-    network_mode: "host"
+
+    network_mode: "host"        
     restart: unless-stopped
-    user: "${PUID}:${PGID}"
     volumes:
       - ${APP_FOLDER}/netalertx/config:/app/config
-      - ${APP_FOLDER}/netalertx/db:/app/db
+      - ${APP_FOLDER}/netalertx/db:/app/db     
       # (optional) useful for debugging if you have issues setting up the container
       - ${APP_FOLDER}/netalertx/log:/app/log
       # (API: OPTION 1) default -> use for performance
@@ -162,11 +163,13 @@ services:
       # (API: OPTION 2) use when debugging issues 
       # -  ${APP_FOLDER}/netalertx/api:/app/api
     environment:
+
       - TZ=${TZ}
       - PORT=${PORT}
       - PUID=${PUID}
       - PGID=${PGID}
       - LISTEN_ADDR=${LISTEN_ADDR}
+```
 
 `.env` file
 
@@ -174,8 +177,10 @@ services:
 APP_FOLDER=/path/to/local/NetAlertX/location
 
 #ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
+
 PUID=200
 PGID=300
+
 TZ=America/New_York
 LISTEN_ADDR=0.0.0.0
 PORT=20211
@@ -192,6 +197,7 @@ PORT=20211
 # you can create  multiple env files called .env.dev1, .env.dev2 etc and use them by running:
 # docker compose --env-file .env.dev1 up -d
 # you can then clone  multiple dev copies of NetAlertX just make sure to change the APP_FOLDER and PORT variables in each .env.devX file
+
 ```
 
 To run the container execute: `sudo docker-compose --env-file /path/to/.env up`