diff --git a/compose.yaml b/compose.yaml
index 092dbb7..823de30 100644
--- a/compose.yaml
+++ b/compose.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-
 services:
   api-server:
     build:
@@ -7,17 +6,16 @@ services:
     container_name: DwinzoApi_V0_end
     environment:
       NODE_ENV: development
-      # Connect to shared MongoDB container from main backend
-      MONGODB_URI: mongodb://mongo-Dwinzocontainer:27017/dwinzo_demo_db
+      # Connect to MongoDB on host port 27021 (where main backend MongoDB is exposed)
+      MONGODB_URI: mongodb://host.docker.internal:27021/dwinzo_demo_db
     ports:
       - "5001:5000"  # Different port to avoid conflict with main backend
     expose:
       - 5000
     networks:
-      - DwinzoMajor
-    # Remove depends_on mongo since we're using external container
-    external_links:
-      - mongo-Dwinzocontainer
+      - DwinzoDemo
+    extra_hosts:
+      - "host.docker.internal:host-gateway"
 
   socket-server:
     build:
@@ -26,22 +24,20 @@ services:
     container_name: DwinzoSocket_V0_end
     environment:
       NODE_ENV: development
-      # Connect to shared MongoDB container from main backend
-      MONGODB_URI: mongodb://mongo-Dwinzocontainer:27017/dwinzo_demo_db
+      # Connect to MongoDB on host port 27021 (where main backend MongoDB is exposed)
+      MONGODB_URI: mongodb://host.docker.internal:27021/dwinzo_demo_db
     ports:
       - "8001:8000"  # Different port to avoid conflict with main backend
     expose:
       - 8000
     networks:
-      - DwinzoMajor
-    # Remove depends_on mongo since we're using external container
-    external_links:
-      - mongo-Dwinzocontainer
+      - DwinzoDemo
+    extra_hosts:
+      - "host.docker.internal:host-gateway"
 
-# Remove mongo service completely - we'll use the one from main backend
+# No MongoDB service - we'll connect to the main backend's MongoDB via host networking
 
-# Use external network created by main backend
+# Create our own network for demo backend
 networks:
-  DwinzoMajor:
-    external: true
-    name: dwinzobackend_DwinzoMajor  # This should match the network name created by main backend
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+  DwinzoDemo:
+    driver: bridge
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