diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
index 497f243..340c59a 100644
--- a/.dockerignore
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -5,5 +5,7 @@ data
 .env
 .env.*
 !.env.example
+compose.override.yaml
+compose.override.yml
 coverage
 *.log
diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 47c2977..f641ba3 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 PORT=3000
 DB_PATH=./data/events.sqlite
 ADMIN_TOKEN=
+PROXY_NETWORK=reverse-proxy
 
 # Apprise API service
 apprise_host=apprise
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 480d6b7..5b4f1bf 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -6,5 +6,7 @@ data/*.sqlite-wal
 .env
 .env.*
 !.env.example
+compose.override.yaml
+compose.override.yml
 coverage/
 *.log
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5432a60..591cc3d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -41,6 +41,14 @@ Copy-Item .env.example .env
 docker compose up -d --build
 ```
 
+To attach the calendar app to an existing reverse-proxy Docker network, copy `compose.override.yaml.example` to `compose.override.yaml` on the server and set `PROXY_NETWORK` in `.env` to that network’s name. Compose automatically merges the local override file. The network must already exist; Apprise stays on the private Compose network while the calendar app joins both networks.
+
+```powershell
+Copy-Item compose.override.yaml.example compose.override.yaml
+# Set PROXY_NETWORK in .env to your existing network's name.
+docker compose up -d --build
+```
+
 The calendar service listens on port `3000`; set `HOST_PORT` in the shell or Compose `.env` file to change the host port. Apprise listens on the private Compose network at `apprise:8000` and is not published directly to the internet. SQLite data is stored in the persistent `event-data` Docker volume. Follow both services with `docker compose logs -f`, stop them with `docker compose down`, and remove the database volume only when you intend to delete the stored events and notification history (`docker compose down -v`).
 
 To build and run without Compose:
diff --git a/compose.override.yaml.example b/compose.override.yaml.example
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6f062ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compose.override.yaml.example
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+services:
+  77thevcalntfysrv:
+    networks:
+      - default
+      - reverse-proxy
+
+networks:
+  reverse-proxy:
+    external: true
+    name: ${PROXY_NETWORK:-reverse-proxy}
diff --git a/compose.yaml b/compose.yaml
index a75004f..7db5561 100644
--- a/compose.yaml
+++ b/compose.yaml
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ services:
       apprise_port: 8000
       apprise_https: "false"
     depends_on:
-      - apprise
+      apprise:
+        condition: service_healthy
     links:
       - apprise
     # ports: