diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 6f02efa..6f98e3f 100755
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ services:
     image: custom/nginx
     ports:
       - 8080:8080
+    networks: 
+      - network_1
   app:
     container_name: app
     depends_on:
@@ -14,13 +16,9 @@ services:
     restart: always
     build: ./node
     image: custom/node
-    # environment:
-      # mongousr: myTester
-      # mongopwd: test
-    # ports:
-    #   - '3001:3001'
-    links:
-      - mongo
+    networks:
+      - network_1
+      - network_2
   mongo:
     container_name: mongo
     build: ./mongo
@@ -28,8 +26,8 @@ services:
     environment:
       MONGO_INITDB_ROOT_USERNAME: root
       MONGO_INITDB_ROOT_PASSWORD: ruth
-      # mongousr: myTester
-      # mongopwd: test
+    networks:
+      - network_2
     ports:
       - 27017:27017
   prometheus:
@@ -37,17 +35,24 @@ services:
     image: prom/prometheus:latest
     volumes:
       - ./prometheus.yml:/etc/prometheus/prometheus.yml
+    networks:
+      - network_2
     ports:
      - 9090:9090
   grafana:
     container_name: grafana
     image: grafana/grafana
+    networks:
+      - network_2
     ports:
       - 3000:3000
-# below config only needed if using internal CI/CD from labbs
-# networks:
-#   default:
-#     ipam:
-#       driver: default
-#       config:
-#         - subnet: 192.168.5.0/24
+networks:
+  network_1:
+    driver: bridge
+  network_2:
+    driver: bridge
+  default:
+    ipam:
+      driver: default
+      config:
+        - subnet: 192.168.5.0/24