diff --git a/monitoring/docker-compose.monitoring.yml b/monitoring/docker-compose.monitoring.yml
index 17178dc..7f5c863 100644
--- a/monitoring/docker-compose.monitoring.yml
+++ b/monitoring/docker-compose.monitoring.yml
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ services:
       - prometheus_data:/prometheus
     networks:
       - monitoring
+      - shared
     restart: unless-stopped
 
   grafana:
@@ -130,10 +131,12 @@ services:
     restart: unless-stopped
 
   # -------------------------------------------------------------- exporters --
+  # Linux-host only (see cadvisor note): local runs skip it via the profile.
   node-exporter:
     image: prom/node-exporter:v1.9.1
     container_name: monitoring-node-exporter
     mem_limit: 32m
+    profiles: ["host-metrics"]
     command:
       - --path.rootfs=/host
     volumes:
@@ -155,10 +158,15 @@ services:
       - shared
     restart: unless-stopped
 
+  # Linux-host only: the rootfs bind mounts fail on Docker Desktop (Windows/macOS).
+  # VPS:   docker compose -f monitoring/docker-compose.monitoring.yml --env-file .env \
+  #          --profile host-metrics up -d
+  # Local: started WITHOUT the profile — per-container metrics are simply absent.
   cadvisor:
     image: gcr.io/cadvisor/cadvisor:v0.49.1
     container_name: monitoring-cadvisor
     mem_limit: 128m
+    profiles: ["host-metrics"]
     privileged: true
     devices:
       - /dev/kmsg
diff --git a/monitoring/loki/loki-config.yml b/monitoring/loki/loki-config.yml
index 096bdcf..7d2ec2a 100644
--- a/monitoring/loki/loki-config.yml
+++ b/monitoring/loki/loki-config.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ limits_config:
   # Keep the log store bounded — this box shares 8 GB RAM / limited disk.
   retention_period: 14d
   ingestion_rate_mb: 4
-  ingestion_burstsize_mb: 8
+  ingestion_burst_size_mb: 8
   max_query_series: 500
 
 compactor: