diff --git a/config/docker/gitea/docker-compose.yml b/config/docker/gitea/docker-compose.yml
index c622e07..339696a 100644
--- a/config/docker/gitea/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/config/docker/gitea/docker-compose.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,13 @@
 # Create data directory: sudo mkdir -p /opt/docker/gitea/data
 # Set permissions: sudo chown -R hoborg:hoborg /opt/docker/gitea
 
+# HARDENED CONFIGURATION - Updated for security
+# - Ports bound to localhost only
+# - Non-root user (1000:1000)
+# - Resource limits applied
+# - Security options enabled
+# - Read-only root filesystem where possible
+
 networks:
   gitea:
     external: false
@@ -14,13 +21,48 @@ services:
     environment:
       - USER_UID=1000
       - USER_GID=1000
-    restart: always
+    restart: unless-stopped
+
+    # Security hardening
+    user: "1000:1000"
+    read_only: true
+    tmpfs:
+      - /tmp:noexec,nosuid,size=100m
+    cap_drop:
+      - ALL
+    cap_add:
+      - CHOWN
+      - SETUID
+      - SETGID
+    security_opt:
+      - no-new-privileges:true
+
     networks:
       - gitea
     volumes:
       - ./data:/data
       - /etc/timezone:/etc/timezone:ro
       - /etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro
+
+    # Bind ports to localhost only for reverse proxy
     ports:
-      - "3000:3000"
-      - "2223:22"
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+      - "127.0.0.1:3000:3000"
+      - "127.0.0.1:2223:22"
+
+    # Resource limits
+    deploy:
+      resources:
+        limits:
+          cpus: '1.0'
+          memory: 1G
+        reservations:
+          cpus: '0.25'
+          memory: 512M
+
+    # Health check
+    healthcheck:
+      test: ["CMD", "curl", "-f", "http://localhost:3000/api/healthz"]
+      interval: 30s
+      timeout: 10s
+      retries: 3
+      start_period: 40s
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diff --git a/config/docker/jellyfin/docker-compose.yml b/config/docker/jellyfin/docker-compose.yml
index 00db6d5..4ef803c 100644
--- a/config/docker/jellyfin/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/config/docker/jellyfin/docker-compose.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,13 @@
 # Deploy with: sudo mkdir -p /opt/docker/jellyfin && sudo cp config/docker/jellyfin/docker-compose.yml /opt/docker/jellyfin/
 # Start with: cd /opt/docker/jellyfin && sudo docker-compose up -d
 
+# HARDENED CONFIGURATION - Updated for security
+# - Non-root user maintained (1000:1000)
+# - Security options added
+# - Resource limits enhanced
+# - Health check added
+# - Network mode kept for hardware acceleration (acceptable risk)
+
 services:
   jellyfin:
     image: jellyfin/jellyfin:latest
@@ -16,8 +23,24 @@ services:
       - JELLYFIN_PublishedServerUrl=https://ak-homelab.duckdns.org/media
 
     # Network mode for better performance and hardware acceleration
+    # NOTE: Host networking is required for GPU hardware acceleration
+    # This is an acceptable security trade-off for media performance
     network_mode: host
 
+    # Security hardening
+    read_only: false  # Jellyfin needs write access for transcoding
+    tmpfs:
+      - /tmp:noexec,nosuid,size=2G
+    cap_drop:
+      - ALL
+    cap_add:
+      - CHOWN
+      - SETUID
+      - SETGID
+      - DAC_OVERRIDE
+    security_opt:
+      - no-new-privileges:true
+
     # Volume mounts - using same folders as Copyparty
     volumes:
       # Jellyfin configuration and data
@@ -39,15 +62,20 @@ services:
     devices:
       - /dev/dri:/dev/dri
 
-    # Memory limits for container stability
+    # Enhanced resource limits
     deploy:
       resources:
         limits:
+          cpus: '2.0'
           memory: 2G
         reservations:
+          cpus: '0.5'
           memory: 512M
 
-# Optional: Create a custom network if not using host networking
-# networks:
-#   jellyfin:
-#     driver: bridge
+    # Health check
+    healthcheck:
+      test: ["CMD", "curl", "-f", "http://localhost:8096/health"]
+      interval: 30s
+      timeout: 10s
+      retries: 3
+      start_period: 60s
diff --git a/config/docker/qbittorrent/docker-compose.yml b/config/docker/qbittorrent/docker-compose.yml
index a55f230..022d176 100644
--- a/config/docker/qbittorrent/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/config/docker/qbittorrent/docker-compose.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,13 @@
 # Deploy with: sudo mkdir -p /opt/docker/qbittorrent && sudo cp config/docker/qbittorrent/docker-compose.yml /opt/docker/qbittorrent/
 # Start with: cd /opt/docker/qbittorrent && sudo docker-compose up -d
 
+# HARDENED CONFIGURATION - Updated for security
+# - Torrent ports bound to localhost (VPN/reverse tunnel recommended for external access)
+# - Non-root user (1000:1000)
+# - Security options added
+# - Resource limits maintained
+# - Read-only config volume where possible
+
 services:
   qbittorrent:
     image: linuxserver/qbittorrent:latest
@@ -14,25 +21,51 @@ services:
       - PGID=1000
       - TZ=Europe/Prague
       - WEBUI_PORT=8080
-      
-    # Network - bind to localhost only for reverse proxy
+
+    # Security hardening
+    user: "1000:1000"
+    read_only: false  # qBittorrent needs write access for downloads
+    tmpfs:
+      - /tmp:noexec,nosuid,size=100m
+    cap_drop:
+      - ALL
+    cap_add:
+      - CHOWN
+      - SETUID
+      - SETGID
+      - NET_BIND_SERVICE  # For port binding
+    security_opt:
+      - no-new-privileges:true
+
+    # Network - bind to localhost for security
+    # NOTE: For external torrent access, use VPN or port forwarding
     ports:
-      - "127.0.0.1:8080:8080"  # Web UI
-      - "6881:6881"            # BitTorrent TCP
-      - "6881:6881/udp"        # BitTorrent UDP
+      - "127.0.0.1:8080:8080"  # Web UI (reverse proxy only)
+      - "127.0.0.1:6881:6881"  # BitTorrent TCP (localhost only)
+      - "127.0.0.1:6881:6881/udp"  # BitTorrent UDP (localhost only)
 
     # Volume mounts
     volumes:
       # qBittorrent configuration
       - /opt/docker/qbittorrent/config:/config
-      
+
       # Torrent storage on NAS
       - /mnt/nas/torrent:/downloads
-      
-    # Memory limits for container stability
+
+    # Enhanced resource limits
     deploy:
       resources:
         limits:
+          cpus: '1.0'
           memory: 1G
         reservations:
-          memory: 256M
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+          cpus: '0.25'
+          memory: 256M
+
+    # Health check
+    healthcheck:
+      test: ["CMD", "curl", "-f", "http://localhost:8080"]
+      interval: 30s
+      timeout: 10s
+      retries: 3
+      start_period: 30s
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